Alfa 147 GTA
07 August 2006, 01:42 PM
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Alfa 147 GTA
Cant search at the moment and just wondered if any of you guys have had any experience of these ? Of course as per any Alfa there are the reliability issues but more interested in the day to day usability.
07 August 2006, 02:23 PM
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Day to day usability ??????
Day 1, Turn out of garage and drive home. Make the mistake of hitting the loud pedal on a slight corner while not realising the TC is switched off. Front tyres light up, car goes straight on instead of round the corner. You crash !!
Day 2, Go buy something better !!
Day 1, Turn out of garage and drive home. Make the mistake of hitting the loud pedal on a slight corner while not realising the TC is switched off. Front tyres light up, car goes straight on instead of round the corner. You crash !!
Day 2, Go buy something better !!
07 August 2006, 03:10 PM
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I'd love one. Only the Italians could put 250bhp through the front wheels and think it a sensible idea. 
There is a black one near me. See it most mornings. Sounds glorious and the driver always seems happy. Wonder why?! 
Yes, I'm sure that they have more power than grip, but isn't that the way it should be? Put an equivalent price Subaru next to a GTA and I'll take the Alfa thanks.
The Alfa has soul, which is something a Subaru can only dream about.
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There is a black one near me. See it most mornings. Sounds glorious and the driver always seems happy. Wonder why?! Yes, I'm sure that they have more power than grip, but isn't that the way it should be? Put an equivalent price Subaru next to a GTA and I'll take the Alfa thanks.
The Alfa has soul, which is something a Subaru can only dream about.
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07 August 2006, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MattOz
I'd love one. Only the Italians could put 250bhp through the front wheels and think it a sensible idea. There is a black one near me. See it most mornings. Sounds glorious and the driver always seems happy. Wonder why?!
Yes, I'm sure that they have more power than grip, but isn't that the way it should be? Put an equivalent price Subaru next to a GTA and I'll take the Alfa thanks.
The Alfa has soul, which is something a Subaru can only dream about.
Matt
There is a black one near me. See it most mornings. Sounds glorious and the driver always seems happy. Wonder why?! Yes, I'm sure that they have more power than grip, but isn't that the way it should be? Put an equivalent price Subaru next to a GTA and I'll take the Alfa thanks.
The Alfa has soul, which is something a Subaru can only dream about.
Matt
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07 August 2006, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
You mean the Alfa will HAVE your soul
To be honest, I've driven plenty of Italian cars, from Ferraris to Fiats, Lancias, Alfas etc. All of them, without fault, have something to like about them. It's intangible, but it's not something that you find in Jap cars. Matt
07 August 2006, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MattOz
I'd love one. Only the Italians could put 250bhp through the front wheels and think it a sensible idea.
07 August 2006, 04:37 PM
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funnily enough i looked at one of these on saturday in red,6 speed box ,massive pepperpot wheels and looked stunning ,especially under the bonnet
,all the luxuries too,id have one no probs,every one talks about vxr vr's st,cupra ,ctr etc ,id take the alfa over any of them without thinking twice.Its just about the only standard production front wheel drive car to go over 100 mph in the 1/4 mile sprint.
,all the luxuries too,id have one no probs,every one talks about vxr vr's st,cupra ,ctr etc ,id take the alfa over any of them without thinking twice.Its just about the only standard production front wheel drive car to go over 100 mph in the 1/4 mile sprint.
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my dad had 1 engine to powerful for the chassie(car)he got a clio 182 like it not fast enough go the back end to brake out so had to come off gas,now has a 2001 wrx,loves it
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I've always fancied one of these GTA's ever since sitting in a lower version of one at the Motorshow a few years ago.
Prices on Alfas seem to drop a lot, a quick look on autotrader and you can find a 2 year old one for £12k, thats a hell of a lot of depreciation!! Great if your in the market for a 2nd hand one
Prices on Alfas seem to drop a lot, a quick look on autotrader and you can find a 2 year old one for £12k, thats a hell of a lot of depreciation!! Great if your in the market for a 2nd hand one
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Always wanted an Alfa until I owned and run one for a year, never again. I fell in love with the Italian looks (inside and out) but not the Italian build quality. Quality of a car usually shows on depreciation prices and the Alfa's is like the Titanic 
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All my own opinion though, Wolfie.
.All my own opinion though, Wolfie.
08 August 2006, 01:23 PM
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Once followed a 156 GTA and a tastefully modified 993 Turbo...might have been an RUF not sure...have to say my eyes kept drifting towards the GTA, loooovely looking car. 
...rare to as im sure no one in their right mind would buy one
...rare to as im sure no one in their right mind would buy one
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Originally Posted by MattOz
Only the Italians could put 250bhp through the front wheels and think it a sensible idea.
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08 August 2006, 09:08 PM
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08 August 2006, 09:39 PM
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Just such a cool car, look at that interior, smell the burning tyres, if we all went for sensible we would all be in 3 series, oh we are.
Cant be that daft, just drive it sensibly and be aware of its configuration, limitations and power, get an account at Kwik Fit.
Cant be that daft, just drive it sensibly and be aware of its configuration, limitations and power, get an account at Kwik Fit.
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