1990 Alfa Romeo 75 Cloverleaf review from UK and Ireland

I owned the car from 56,000 miles to 64,000 miles. In that time it had an intermittent problem with the fuel pump which turned out to be a broken wire hidden away somewhere.

The gearbox jumped out of reverse and eventually needed re-building. The clutch slave cylinder blew.

Electrical faults are invariably due to poor ground connections somewhere.

Outstanding car which gives more driving bang for the buck than anything I know.

One of the best-sounding and driving engines ever combined with one of the best chassis ever.

The styling is an acquired and personal tase. I love it but many do not.

The rear-end is a little tail happy but with close to 200 hp and something like 125lb/ft torque what do you expect? The LSD helps make it extremely easy to hang the tail out.

If you cannot control a slide in this car, you need driving lessons.

The problems I experienced with the car could probably all be traced to poor maintenance by previous owners (6!) or my stupid hard and sometimes unsympathetic driving style.

Unless you have loads of money to spend, this is not a car for traffic light drag races. It relishes in 100+mph cruising (or so I am told ;->).

I loved it so much I am looking for another.

If you want to buy one, take time to find the best one available and have it thoroughly checked by an engineer. Once you have bought one, join the owners' club and look really hard for reliable mechanics and parts sources. If you can do some work yourself, it is worth it.