Listing snapshot
| Spotted | October 2022 |
| Asking price | $5,988 |
| Mileage | 97,173 |
| Listed on | Cars.com, dealer |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We spotted this 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 in October 2022, listed on Cars.com for $5,988 with 97,173 miles. The ad has expired, but we keep the record. The 164 was Alfa’s last sedan sold new in the US for decades, and real asking prices for them are scarce.
What this car was
A white four-door sedan, photographed in a dealer’s photo booth. The paint looks even, the body straight, and the car sits on its factory-style alloy wheels with the Alfa shield in the centre of the nose. The listing did not give much more than the price and mileage, so we can’t say anything about its service history or interior. The clean presentation suggests the dealer had prepared it for sale.
Every US-market 164 used Alfa’s 3.0-liter V6, a smooth engine known for its sound. On any 164 the things to check are the timing belt history, the electrics and the dashboard displays, and whether the air conditioning works, because parts for this car are no longer easy to find in America.
Was $5,988 a fair ask?
For a running, clean-looking 164 with under 100,000 miles, $5,988 was reasonable. Working in its favour: decent mileage for the age, tidy paint, and a car that very few people get to own. Working against it: a buyer has to find a mechanic who knows the car, parts take time to source, and electrical faults are a known weakness. It was priced for an enthusiast who knew what they were getting into.
A little 164 history
Alfa Romeo built the 164 from 1987 to 1998. It was styled at Pininfarina by Enrico Fumia and shared its basic platform with the Saab 9000, Fiat Croma and Lancia Thema, though the 164 looked nothing like them. It was the last Alfa developed before Fiat took over the company. Alfa pulled out of the US market after 1995, so the 164 was the last Alfa sedan sold new in America until the Giulia arrived in 2017.
More cars from the archive
- 1979 Alfa Romeo Spider, another Alfa Romeo
- 1991 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo I, another 1990s European car
- 1992 BMW 318i, another 1990s European car
- 1990 BMW 525i, another 1990s European car
