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Alfa Romeo 33 16V Permanent 4 by Angus Ross
The Permanent 4 is an awsome machine - Alfa Romeo only imported about 40 of
these cars into Australia. It came with a Recaro interior and Momo steering
wheel and 14 inch wheels (smaller than the standard 16 valve).
The front sits extremely low to the ground (too low - I have ripped air
conditioning hoses off before!) and the rear of the car sits higher than a
standard 16 valve.
I have found that the whole car feels like a much more solid package
than the standard 16 valve and the upgrades Alfa did for the car's interior
really *lift* the whole car over the standard model.
The best points about this car are when the engine is in the powerband
(4500-7000 rpm) and it's ability to be launched out of corners very rapidly.
Gearbox is very user friendly. Willingness to rev is superb!!
I do however have a number of complaints about the vehicle:
- Car is quite sluggish below 3000rpm (seems to bog down - standard 16
valve does not)
- I agree with usual comments about the brakes on the cars - they are just
not up to scratch and emergency breaking manouvres can be a bit scary.
- The turning circle is absolutely shocking.
- The instrument binnacle is constantly shaking due to it being a
separate component to the dash. A friend of mine refers to the noise it
makes as *like a rustling chips packet* - whatever, it is very annoying.
Copyright © 1997 Angus Ross
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