Tyre Rotation, any point?

[securespark]

It's an old 164 (1989 Series 1). Pretty obscure, but I'm fond of it!

Loved that car but was never in a position to get one. It was my favourite out of the Type Four cars: Alfa 164, Lancia Thema, Saab 9000, Fiat Croma.

85-86 I had a 'sud that had pedals heavily offset towards the centre of the car.

It took some getting used to. As did the close spacing of the pedals, made for Italians, and the short seat squab. At least the driving position suited my extra long arms!

 

[johnny2007]

Loved that car but was never in a position to get one. It was my favourite out of the Type Four cars: Alfa 164, Lancia Thema, Saab 9000, Fiat Croma.

85-86 I had a 'sud that had pedals heavily offset towards the centre of the car.

It took some getting used to. As did the close spacing of the pedals, made for Italians, and the short seat squab. At least the driving position suited my extra long arms!

Lancia Thema was way better than the others.
They even made one with a Ferrari engine, badged 8.32

 

[norseman]

I wonder if these anomalies are due to the cars being designed as LHD & then converted to RHD?

Back in 1986 my ex. bought a new Lada Riva that had an uncomfortable accelerator position due to it being close to the wheel arch, whereas in LHD configuration the pedal would have been on the right of the pedal lay-out.

 

[securespark]

Lancia Thema was way better than the others.
They even made one with a Ferrari engine, badged 8.32

Yeah, even with prancing horses under the bonnet, I still preferred the Alfa.

 

[Avocet]

Loved that car but was never in a position to get one. It was my favourite out of the Type Four cars: Alfa 164, Lancia Thema, Saab 9000, Fiat Croma.

85-86 I had a 'sud that had pedals heavily offset towards the centre of the car.

It took some getting used to. As did the close spacing of the pedals, made for Italians, and the short seat squab. At least the driving position suited my extra long arms!

Mate of mine had a series of Suds when we were students. Absolute dogs, all of them but SO much fun! Those little flat 4 motors were absolute jewels!

 

[Avocet]

Lancia Thema was way better than the others.
They even made one with a Ferrari engine, badged 8.32

Other than the "Ferrari" engine, I thought the Thema was a bit dull. I'm biased, of course, but I think in terms of looks alone, the 164 was head-and-shoulders better than the other three. Dynamically, they were all pretty much like a Fiat Croma with a bodykit, of course. The 164 with the 3 litre V6 (also an absolute jewel of an engine), was a bit nose-heavy, and (as a right hand drive) very heavy on its right hand front corner with just the driver in it. Mine just smokes its left hand front tyre if I hoof it out of a wet junction with just me in it.

 

[Avocet]

I wonder if these anomalies are due to the cars being designed as LHD & then converted to RHD?

Back in 1986 my ex. bought a new Lada Riva that had an uncomfortable accelerator position due to it being close to the wheel arch, whereas in LHD configuration the pedal would have been on the right of the pedal lay-out.

Sometimes, yes. Lots of problems with the 164 as a result of it being a left-hooker by design. Don't talk to me about clutch master cylinders!