Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 litre Twin Spark and why its fun to drive.

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In this video I run through why I love driving my 1996 UK registered Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 litre Twin Spark (916).
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[@edgarrarrio5018]

Currently saving up money to buy one that is on sale for 4.5K Euros. The guy is giving me till June to find the money so I've been selling as much of my things as I can because I absolutely fell in love with this car as a kid. Here's to hoping I make enough money to buy the car before hand! I will cry if I don't.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Good luck 👍🏾.

[@chijiokeraymonddiogu798]

Super amazing car. I have a 2005 GTV spider here in Nigeria.. Looks new and has served for years.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi Chijioke, glad to read that you are enjoying your Alfa. Brilliant car 👍🏾.

[@paulhornsey-pennell1931]

might i suggest if you do another one, you do it with the roof down ... as these are sensational little cars that give so much more than anyone realises ... until they get into it. stunning little ferraries that hold the road like glue.

[@MrVxrman]

I can tell you love that car by the grin on your face 😎 She is a thing of beauty for sure 😊 All the best m8y 🙂🍻👍🏻

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Oh yes definitely, I can’t help but grin when I’m driving it like that. 😃👍🏾.

[@middlevillagemary8876]

I have the same model same color and totally agree it’s a great car.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

👍🏾😃

[@Bigmojo75]

It’s brilliant to watch you smiling while you drive it. That’s how mine makes me feel.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

It's great to read that's how yours makes you feel as well! 😃👍🏾

[@Bigmojo75]

Well, my Alfa passion got renewed about a year ago after watching an episode of wheeler dealers. I had these in the late 90s and I’d forgotten how great they are. Not the faster at, not the maddest or the best handling. But there’s magic there you can connect to. I’m about to pull the trigger on a 3.0 V6 as well, just as soon as I find one. A bit mad to have 2 …. but who cares?

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

@NightfallBlue fairplay to you. I don’t think you can never have too many Alfas (especially if one is a V6) 😃.

[@jamesmacdonald3090]

Bought a GTV lusso new in 1998, loved it but then family came a long..... just bought a 1998 Phase 1, back in love with the GTV. I have owned 156, 159 and 147 but I do have a soft spot for the GTV. You have to look after Alfas and keep them supplied with the finest fluids money can buy, got the experience now to do pretty much anything on the car... never got my hands dirty with my first GTV, had money back then!

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Good to read you are back in love with the GTV. You are definitely right about using the very best fluids.

[@garydaniels1420]

Mines cost me over, £1500 so far this year....but its still on the road....Always smile when behind that leather wheel GTV....😊

[@jonellison9832]

Great video. I bought my 96 GTV TS Phase one coupe 12 years ago. Still got it and I love it!

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

So good to read that. I know just how that feels 😀 👍🏾.

[@studiocalder818]

I think it's natural 😊

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

It sure is 😃

[@raggedrascal5463]

Recently bought my second one, a phase 2 twinny in Zoe yellow. Utterly fabulous little cars that feel delightfully analogue. These are definitely starting to increase in value as numbers reduce and appreciation of a very fine car increases.

[@pmv4787]

❤ lovely video, currently a 2000 spider 🕷️🕸️ 2.0 looking and driving like new 🆕.

[@Airbossmovies]

You are absolutely right, a very nice car. I own a 1995, phase 1, 3.0 V6 Spider. :-)

[@maseraticc2834]

Excellent review of what is very much a rare sight these days. I also have a Phase1 TwinSpark Spider which is a 98 car and while I have hardly driven it for several years now, on the very occasional drive I get in it, I still get the same thrill and wonderful driving experience as when I bought it back in 2002. It may not be as powerful and iconic as some of my cars, it still gives so much pleasure behind the wheel, and has the right amount of power for the chassis. And the TwinSpark and exhaust sound great too. It's pretty much perfect!! Unless one has driven a Spider, one will never know just what a great drive it is. Thank you for posting 😀👍

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thank you for taking the time to watch my review and posting your comment. I totally agree with you. They are such a great car to drive 👍🏾.

[@jamieh2304]

Bought my 1999 Twin Spark in 2009. Still got it and since bought a 1998 GTV V6 in 2016 which hasn't made me think about selling the Spider. 2 very different cars but both equally desirable to me.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Oh wow, you are spoilt for choice. Drive the Spider one day and then the GTV V6 the other day. 👍🏾

[@studiocalder818]

Alfa Romeos are made for their drivers. Difficult change

[@normanbwa8086]

So do I still have it with 105,00Km on the clox.

[@steriledial]

Great review. Got to love that Battista Pininfarina Italian style, along with the connected drive feel. Bellissimo.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thanks Sterile Dial 🙏🏾. Definitely so 👍🏾.

[@richardsmith1689]

Loved the video...great bit of presenting...bought my first 916spider "zoe yellow" in May and great for the "grin"factor...what a great looking fun car....thanks..

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thanks for your nice comments. Zoe Yellow is such a nice colour. Glad to read you are enjoying your 916 spider. 👍🏾

[@aperson2125]

'grin factor' is right. I drive a 939 Spider most days. Really nice car, but it doesn't put that goofy grin on my face that happens every time I climb into my GTV Spider!

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thanks for watching the video and your comment. It’s all about the “grin factor” 😁 but the 939 Spider is still a lovely car. Just very different 👍🏾

[@waynecochrane5652]

Great review ! I have a 916 GTV and I want one of these too now 😎

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi Wayne. Thanks for watching and your comment 👍🏾. Hey it’s never to late to own one. GTV for the winter Spider for the summer? 😃.

[@user-nh1sl2bj8y]

Hi , big fan of this video, along with the buying guide etc - one that helped me make the decision to buy my first 916 Spider (1997 2.0, Black / Nero) I look forward to asking for tips and sharing the joys of the car as a fellow phase 1 owner!

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi @user-nh1sl2bj8y I'm glad you found the video useful and that it helped with your buying decision. Congratulations on getting your 916 Spider! Are you in the U.K?

[@user-nh1sl2bj8y]

@@WeBlogAnyCar Yep i'm in East Sussex, so amazing driving roads close by to stretch its legs!

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

@user-nh1sl2bj8y brilliant. I would also recommend joining the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. It’s up to you, but they are a friendly bunch of Alfa Romeo enthusiasts. The website is aroc-uk.com

[@user-nh1sl2bj8y]

@@WeBlogAnyCar thanks i'll look into signing up. I've struggled to attach my wind deflector this weekend, got any tips?

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

@user-nh1sl2bj8y hi, unfortunately I can’t help you there, I have never fitted a wind defector to my 916.

[@hermanntrolsrud3762]

Great video😁i have a 916, 2.0 Lusso1998, silver looking forward to next spring. It is in winther sleep in a warm garage.Greatings from Norway

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi Hermanntrolsrud. Thank you for your message from Norway. Good to read that your 916 is in winter hibernation. Spring 2024 will soon be here 👍🏾.

[@916gits]

Really nice car, Great informative review. Really pleased to hear you've reverted back to the PH1 style, It is my personal favorite too

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thanks for your comment 916gits, they are so much fun 👍🏾.

[@nordic1121]

Only just seen this video having just bought a 916 gtv , it needs work which is why I bought it , parts aren’t cheap but once the work is completed ( mainly mechanical and some welding) I feel it could be a good car, definitely overlooked as I have only just bought one at 25 years old but it still looks great,

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

That is great to read 👍🏾

[@alexanderlaver1607]

Add Alfa shop to your list of service part suppliers, old business in Norwich norfolk early online shop ship all over EU.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thanks Alexander, will do 👍🏾.

[@benfearnhead9851]

Great car and review. I particularly like the seats in the phase one. Hats off to you for keeping it as original, or true-to-original, as possible. I cringe at the sight of some mods and 'upgrades' which can spoil a car that was already great. Love those wheels as well. The fact you've kept this so long says it all! I think the 916 looks better now than it did when new and an extremely rare sight on the roads so perhaps even more special. I just noticed you've done a review on the 159 so I'll go and check it out. I currently drive a 2014 Giulietta Sportiva (1.4 turbo petrol) and previously owned a 159 TI with the 1750TBI engine - sadly written off by another driver hitting me side-on about 5 years ago. Both great modern Alfas and the Giulietta has so far been bulletproof on reliability. As for the 159 it was so solid I drove it home after the crash without issue other than a broken heart! Cheers

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thank you for this. I enjoyed reading your comments. Alfa’s are definitely a hard car to give up on. Sad to hear what happened to your 159 but great to read that your Giulietta has been bulletproof 👍🏾.

[@matthewstone1920]

This review is really good. I invested in a 2k example from 1997 with 148k miles on the clock about 3 months before this review came out. I love it! Absolutely love it! What I would say is maintenance is quite expensive and now mine is 25 years old parts are getting quite hard to find. For instance I have a very very small coolant leak but it's from a hose that nobody seems to recognise so really struggling to nail that down. Watched this because I've just spent the last 2 days with the roof down and now sad it's night time and I can't go out again 😞

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi Matthew, I’m glad you are loving driving your 148k Spider and enjoyed the review. They are great cars. Reference the coolant hose you want to replace, have you tried the guys at The Alfa Workshop?

[@erazemferbezar3629]

Hi... Your videos are amazing... Good work, could you please vlog alfa romeo 166 2.4l?

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi, thanks for your nice comment. The 166 is a pretty rare car in the U.K. but would definitely love to do a vlog on one in 2022. 👍🏾.

[@jamesavickers5961]

What a wonderfully interesting informative and enjoyable chap bravo grazie grazie Mille ciao ciao

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hello James and thank you for your lovely comment. I am glad you found it interesting and informative.

[@emailthelee]

Your smile says it all :)

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Thanks for watching the video 🙏🏾. It puts a smile on my face every time I drive it 😀👍🏾.

[@buickmclean8163]

Good work fella.

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi Buick McLean, thanks for your kind words 👍🏾.

[@a.holy.deer.9522]

I call it the meatball class delicious but affordable

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Definitely so 👍🏾.

[@aleksazlatkovic4663]

Could as many of you as possible give me an opinion regarding the reliability of 2.0 TS engines? There are only 3 spiders in my county. :O I have to own one!!! Many thanks :D Cheers!

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi, I would say some service history with regular oil changes are a good idea.👍🏾

[@aleksazlatkovic4663]

@@WeBlogAnyCar Thank you sir. Do you know how long they usually last? How many miles/km does your 2.0 TS have on? Thanks in advance!

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Mine is coming up to 120,000 miles on it.

[@alexanderlaver1607]

Great engine, that will use a little oil (designed to) so keep it toped up, best with regular oil changes 8 - 10,000 miles regular cam belt. Listen out for variators might need one ever 60,000 or so.

[@alcadras]

Any tire recommendation for my 1996 phase 1 spider 2.0 ts?

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Hi, I have Pirelli P7 Cinturato on mine.

[@alcadras]

@@WeBlogAnyCar 205/50/16 ?

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

@@alcadras yes that is the size Pirelli P7.

[@domantoniello9765]

Can the driver see the hood of the car ?

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Only the top of the hood, just below the wiper blades 👍🏾

[@garydaniels1420]

Phase 1 GTV T/S...

[@martinspurrier1643]

I have phase 1 spider and absolutely love it Would like to refurb as much of the suspension as I can without breaking bank . Love the styling is timeless

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

Yeah 916 spiders are a lot of fun😃. Your suspension refurb could be a on going project so you don’t break the bank all at once. 👍🏾

[@martinspurrier1643]

Good advice Thanks and h n y

[@WeBlogAnyCar]

🙏🏾 Happy New Year to you too. 👍🏾