milano automatic ?

**lgbalfa** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 02:50 PM

did they make the milano in an automatic?

if so - can anyone post a pic of the interior?

thanks

**Zunige** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 03:34 PM

Yes, some Milanos with the 2.5 liter engine did come with an automatic transmission. There were four Milano editions: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Verde. The Verde was the "quadrifoglio" edition, with the larger 3 liter engine, and only came in a standard shift.

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**rcess** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 04:00 PM

In '88/'89, the Milano Platinum came only with an automatic, while for the Milano Gold the automatic was an option. Prior to '88, there was only a stick.

yiminlu · #4 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lgbalfa

can anyone post a pic of the interior?

thanks

**lgbalfa** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by yiminlu

Mine

rjv125 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 08:10 AM

Why are you looking for a picture of the Milano automatic interior?
I bought the red one listed on ebay this summer for $532. The interior is basically the same as a manual Milano except the automatic shifter. Car had 80,000, ususal rear fender rust, and a little rust underneath. Also, the corrugated hose from the airfilter box to the plenum had a hole in it, the exhaust pipes were broken right after the cat converter, needed a rear exhaust, the rear brakes needed a slight adjustment, and the heater fan doesn't work. I parted out a Platinum and got all of my parts from that car except the new rear exhaust. Its a good daily driver, but a real slug. It only has a 3 speed trans. I wish I could put a four speed in to possibly get a shorter first gear and and a longer fourth gear for highway.

**lgbalfa** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rjv125

Why are you looking for a picture of the Milano automatic interior?
I bought the red one listed on ebay this summer for $532. The interior is basically the same as a manual Milano except the automatic shifter. Car had 80,000, ususal rear fender rust, and a little rust underneath. Also, the corrugated hose from the airfilter box to the plenum had a hole in it, the exhaust pipes were broken right after the cat converter, needed a rear exhaust, the rear brakes needed a slight adjustment, and the heater fan doesn't work. I parted out a Platinum and got all of my parts from that car except the new rear exhaust. Its a good daily driver, but a real slug. It only has a 3 speed trans. I wish I could put a four speed in to possibly get a shorter first gear and and a longer fourth gear for highway.

JoeCab · #8 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rcess

In '88/'89, the Milano Platinum came only with an automatic, while for the Milano Gold the automatic was an option. Prior to '88, there was only a stick.

sh0rtlife · #9 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 08:07 PM

are you sure about the auto's all being open diff?..ive seen more than a handfull of them for sale and all have been LSD

JoeCab · #10 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

are you sure about the auto's all being open diff?..ive seen more than a handfull of them for sale and all have been LSD

Rookie ROX · #11 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 10:44 PM

I don't know about Milanos, but I was under the impression all automatic 75s had an LSD as standard. I know our '89 75 Auto has an LSD fitted.

rjv125 - I remember reading that Alfa intended on putting a 4 speed unit from a BMW (from memory) in when they made the car, however they discovered that the box was too big and would require intrusion into the cabin, reducing overall space and simplicity of model variants, so they settled for the 3sp ZF unit.

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rjv125 · #12 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 08:21 AM

Hmmmm, very interesting. We all know the engine is fantastic, I just wish the gearing was better.
The hydralic rear suspension was taken out of my car and replaced with some stock shocks, but everything is still in place if I ever wanted to put it back. Probably really expensive.
We do have a slight bottoming out problem in the front actually with speed bumps. Was the ride height any different on these cars or did the previous owner mess with the torsion bars. Does anyone know what the ride height should be?

**lgbalfa** · #13 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeCab

This is correct; although I'm not sure there were many '89 Platinums, nor any '89 Silvers (please correct me if I'm wrong here).

Let's get back to the specs. of the automatic. It was a ZF 3-speed with a 3.15:1 final drive. It had an open (non-LSD) differential. The ZF transmission itself was used by many other cars of the era, although the casing was unique to the Alfa.

All of the automatic cars also had a self-leveling rear suspension, which used the power steering hydraulic circuit to raise and lower the rear of the car depending on load. You are very unlikely to find one of these self leveling suspensions in working condition - most have been replaced by the standard rear suspension from a manual transmission car by this point.