First time Integrale owner

[daviekiwi]

Evening all, picked up this beauty earlier in the week.
Had a great drive from Glasgow up the A9 to ullapool in snow.
It was like the Monte carlo rally!

[Turbotechnic]

Looks like a cracking car. I regret not buying one when they were affordable. What is it like to drive?

[Mr Tidy]

Congratulations - fantastic car. :thumbup;

[covmutley]

Oh yes, very nice . !!

[d_a_n1979]

daviekiwi said:

Evening all, picked up this beauty earlier in the week.
Had a great drive from Glasgow up the A9 to ullapool in snow.
It was like the Monte carlo rally!

1st things first... Bookmarked

2nd thing - congrats on the purchase, I'm very jealous as I've loved these since being a kid and watching them tear through rallies in the Lake District

3rd thing - any plans?

[Church of Noise]

Excellent!
Enjoy it!

And please share more pictures and maybe video so we can hear it growl?

[normalbloke]

Reminiscing about Sega Rally now!

Great car, looking forward to your updates and ownership experiences.

[TopTrump]

You lucky thing! Tell us all! How is it to drive?

LOVE this

[Shuff4]

Great purchase!

One car I’d have parked on the driveway given a lotto win.

[VS02]

Car porn!!!!

[marky911]

Wow. What a great purchase. Well done.

[daviekiwi]

Thanks for all the kind comments!
I had never driven one before, but I always dreamt of owning one.
I must say it's quicker than I imagined it would be for a car of this era.
The turbo lag of eighties cars that was much criticised back in the day, gives it a bit of excitement! and probably makes it feel faster than it is.
Most worthy note is the steering on twisty Scottish B roads is beautiful and makes my old e46 M3 feel like a bus.
It also has lovely burble from the exhaust.
The negatives so far are the interior rattles, to be expected I suppose? Overtaking is a bit tricky being on the wrong side to view on coming traffic.
And pretty heavy on fuel, however it got a bit of attention at the fuel stops so that softened the blow.
Overall I am delighted and impressed by the drive for such an old car.

[Koolkat969]

Great purchase OP. Had this picture saved for a while and that's in my dream garage amongst these others of which i have one one of them though.....



Keep us posted with updates!

[SlimJim16v]

Very nice, I've seen a photo of this somewhere. The 17" Speedlines really make it.

These are one of the few 4 pots that sounds good with a performance exhaust and yes, the steering feel is legendary.

After you've got used to it, there are a few weaknesses. The springs are far too soft, and the overboost needs to be full time. The boost can be done easily and cheaply, and the springs can be replaced with the ones that Lancia fitted to the Final Edition and shorter bump stops.
If you want to explore the upper end of the speedo, the spoiler needs to be fully down, which will also help with MPG.

[daviekiwi]

Koolkat969 said:

Great purchase OP. Had this picture saved for a while and that's in my dream garage amongst these others of which i have one one of them though.....



Keep us posted with updates!

Nice dream garage! They are all proper drivers car's?

[daviekiwi]

SlimJim16v said:

Very nice, I've seen a photo of this somewhere. The 17" Speedlines really make it.

These are one of the few 4 pots that sounds good with a performance exhaust and yes, the steering feel is legendary.

After you've got used to it, there are a few weaknesses. The springs are far too soft, and the overboost needs to be full time. The boost can be done easily and cheaply, and the springs can be replaced with the ones that Lancia fitted to the Final Edition and shorter bump stops.
If you want to explore the upper end of the speedo, the spoiler needs to be fully down, which will also help with MPG.

Thanks for the information on the overboost, it's on quality coilover suspension but I might soften them a tad.

[andy-integrale]

Congratulations. I’ve had mine 16 years. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have mine.





Bit of info on ownership here:

https://www.classiclineinsurance.co.uk/hot-hatch-i...

[daviekiwi]

andy-integrale said:

Congratulations. I’ve had mine 16 years. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have mine.





Bit of info on ownership here:

https://www.classiclineinsurance.co.uk/hot-hatch-i...

Andy that looks like a stunner!
How was your ownership experience of the integrale?

[andy-integrale]

daviekiwi said:

andy-integrale said:

Congratulations. I’ve had mine 16 years. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have mine.





Bit of info on ownership here:

https://www.classiclineinsurance.co.uk/hot-hatch-i...

Andy that looks like a stunner!
How was your ownership experience of the integrale?

Still got it. Still love it. It’s been great. I got it from Walkers and it had decent history with it. I have averaged over 2000 miles a year with it and it’s been trouble free. Had the belts done regularly etc. It’s on standard wheels and dampers/springs an drives and rides nicely. Having fresh suspension parts and bushes makes a real difference to them, as does tracking and 4 wheel alignment that I tend to get checked every couple of years. I treat it gently now, realizing it’s 30 years old, you can have good fun at sensible speeds. They like to get fully warmed through to feel at their best. I am sure you get lots of positive attention when you are out in it. Worth Joining Club Lancia Sport as there’s quite a community. There seem to be more about now than when I first got mine as I think people have spent money resurrecting tatty ones as values have made it worth while.

[daviekiwi]

andy-integrale said:

daviekiwi said:

andy-integrale said:

Congratulations. I’ve had mine 16 years. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have mine.





Bit of info on ownership here:

https://www.classiclineinsurance.co.uk/hot-hatch-i...

Andy that looks like a stunner!
How was your ownership experience of the integrale?

Still got it. Still love it. It’s been great. I got it from Walkers and it had decent history with it. I have averaged over 2000 miles a year with it and it’s been trouble free. Had the belts done regularly etc. It’s on standard wheels and dampers/springs an drives and rides nicely. Having fresh suspension parts and bushes makes a real difference to them, as does tracking and 4 wheel alignment that I tend to get checked every couple of years. I treat it gently now, realizing it’s 30 years old, you can have good fun at sensible speeds. They like to get fully warmed through to feel at their best. I am sure you get lots of positive attention when you are out in it. Worth Joining Club Lancia Sport as there’s quite a community. There seem to be more about now than when I first got mine as I think people have spent money resurrecting tatty ones as values have made it worth while.

Thanks for the heads up on the bushes and alignment Andy, I will have to join Club Lancia Sport for more information.
I noticed they take a while to warm up, I agree I have never owned a car that get's such attention!
Love it so far.