Alfa Romeo 147
07 September 2005, 10:55 PM
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Alfa Romeo 147
Recently the missus has taken a liking to these.....
In particular, she like the 147 2.0 lusso Selespeed.
Now, I know that it has a twinspark 150bhp engine and nice leather (mostly) but what else should I know about them?
Whats the selespeed setup like? How does it work? Is it better than manual?
Cheers for any pointers
In particular, she like the 147 2.0 lusso Selespeed.
Now, I know that it has a twinspark 150bhp engine and nice leather (mostly) but what else should I know about them?
Whats the selespeed setup like? How does it work? Is it better than manual?
Cheers for any pointers
08 September 2005, 06:23 PM
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I nearly bought one - see this thread:
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=425326
The depreciation alone put me off, not to mention reliagility that comes with buying an Alfa.
The 147 JTD we took out was a lovely car though...
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=425326
The depreciation alone put me off, not to mention reliagility that comes with buying an Alfa.
The 147 JTD we took out was a lovely car though...
09 September 2005, 01:46 PM
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The reliability of the 147 is much better than the 156. Mine (2.0TS manual) was very reliable apart from a few niggles that you get with most cars. The only thing I didn't like was the rather snatchy clutch that was a bit of a pain in slow traffic.
I personally wouldn't go for a Selespeed because they can be the least reliable thing on the car and I prefer to be in full control.
My dealer was a new one and very good, much better than the local Subaru dealer! But there do seem to be a lot of bad dealers out there.
I personally wouldn't go for a Selespeed because they can be the least reliable thing on the car and I prefer to be in full control.
My dealer was a new one and very good, much better than the local Subaru dealer! But there do seem to be a lot of bad dealers out there.
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