1992 Alfa Romeo 164

164 L Sedan

3.0L 2959CC V6 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated

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This is a no reserve listing. This is my 1992 Alfa Romeo 164 L sedan with 113,554 miles. This is a reliable, dependable, great driving car that you could drive every day if you wanted. All of the typical issues and problems have been sorted out, and this is a superb, fun-to-drive car that you can drive anywhere. I have 8 years of service records for this car- it has been very well cared-for and serviced. This is one of only 1700 of these cars sold in the USA in 1992, making it a pretty rare find. These cars have become very hard to find in good condition. This is probably the nicest 164 you will find for sale in the country. While this is a rare car in the USA, over 270,000 of these cars were produced worldwide. Consequently parts are plentiful and easy to source, and internet forums are a great source of information. This was the fastest, most-powerful Italian sedan sold in America at the time. It will accelerate 0-60 about as fast as American V8 "muscle" cars from the 80s and early 90s, yet it will get about 27 mpg on the highway. The exterior styling of this car was done by the Italian design house Pininfarina- the same company who designed Ferrari cars throughout the 1980s and 1990s. This was one of the best-equipped European cars you could buy at the time. The list of standard features and equipment was staggering. Here is a list of some of the equipment on this car:3.0L all-aluminum V6 engine5-speed manual transmissionbeautifully crafted high-quality leather interiorpower and heated front seatspower moonroofpower windows and locksrear window sunshadesfoglightsdriver's airbagautomatic climate controlanti-lock brakescruise control I also have the original books and manuals with the car, plus service records going back 8 years. Literally thousands upon thousands of dollars were spent on service and maintenance work on this car- this has got to be one of the best-maintained 164 models you will see. This car handles and drives like a sports car. The car well-balanced, nimble and quick on its feet. The engine is amazingly powerful, and of course nothing sounds like an Italian V6 engine at full power. This car is truly a blast to drive. You cannot imagine how far superior this car was to its contemporaries- this car has a soul! If you hate boring cars, this is the car for you. This car runs and drives great and there are no known mechanical problems. The car has been immaculately cared for. This car runs and drives outstandingly well. The engine is superbly powerful and torquey, the transmission shifts well; the brakes and suspension are responsive, and the car handles nimbly. This is a superbly well-preserved, great-driving 164 that I'd trust to drive anywhere. The interior of this car is the highest quality I've seen in any car short of a Rolls-Royce. The quality and thickness of the leather is beyond compare. The seats are in nearly perfect condition, and the deep-pile carpets are excellent as well, albeit with some color fade. The quality of the materials and craftsmanship is outstanding. This interior is gorgeous- the best in its class. The exterior, paint and body look quite good. There is no body rust. The paint is all-original, except for the hood which was repainted due to clear-coat flaking. This exterior looks very presentable for the age. The air conditioning has been serviced and retrofitted to R134a. The system holds pressure, and the compressor cycles on and off. However it is too cold here in the Cleveland area to tell if the A/C blows cold. You can fly in to Cleveland (CLE) and drive this car home. If you choose to ship the car, I highly recommend Angels Moving Autos at 530 245 0481. This car is a 1992 and as such it is not brand new. Please expect normal issues of wear and tear consistent with the age and nature of this car. This is an Italian car, not a Honda. There are some minor dings in the hood and the front fenders as well as other small faults and flaws in the paint and body- what I'd consider very reasonable for a 21-year-old car. The hood has been repainted due to clearcoat flaking and it is just a shade off in color, there is also a small paint chipped spot which has been brush-touched. The paint on the roof and the rear decklid has some minor clearcoat flaking. The power locks do not work- you just push and pull the levers manually to lock and unlock. Overall this is probably the nicest 164 you will find for sale anywhere. This car is kept in my heated warehouse in Willoughby, OH. Email me or call/text me at 440 339 4341.On Mar-08-13 at 20:03:00 PST, seller added the following information: On Mar-11-13 at 15:22:41 PDT, seller added the following information: On Mar-17-13 at 20:24:53 PDT, seller added the following information:As is common for these cars, the stepper motor/plastic gear setup that controls the heater blend door doesn't work anymore. Therefore a manual control to open and close the heater blend door has been set up.