Jamz3k

Anyone owned one of these? good/bad points?

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

had a couple of alfas, on the upside very punchy and reliable engines. on the down, everything else im afraid!

gingerboy

They are OK, but thats about it I am afraid. Look nice, usually well specd etc etc but build wise a bit ropey.

If you do decide to look at one, check everything works and I mean everything, if it has a switch or button for it try it out at least twice.

Check the exhaust for corrosion / blowing. Gear box linkeage, 147's are prone to the gear box linkeage failing, if it feels like your stirring porridge you are looking at between £100 and £150 to have it sorted.

Make sure it's got full alfa or specialist service history and has had cam belt, tensioners etc etc all done.

Other than that great cars ;-)

GB

p.s. wife had one for about 6 months and just could not get on with it.

gingerboy

They are OK, but thats about it I am afraid. Look nice, usually well specd etc etc but build wise a bit ropey.

If you do decide to look at one, check everything works and I mean everything, if it has a switch or button for it try it out at least twice.

Check the exhaust for corrosion / blowing. Gear box linkeage, 147's are prone to the gear box linkeage failing, if it feels like your stirring porridge you are looking at between £100 and £150 to have it sorted.

Make sure it's got full alfa or specialist service history and has had cam belt, tensioners etc etc all done.

Other than that great cars

GB

p.s. wife had one for about 6 months and just could not get on with it.

bigvern

iTrader: (1)

Great car if maybe a bit under powered. However I had a 156 v6 at the time. Fuel ecconomy is high 30's - low forties on a run. Low thirties if you thrash it. My wife had one for 3 years and loved it - as she said, its the first 'proper' car she's owned.

Had the gearbox thing. Also had the water pump fail (due the cambelt anyway).

Lots of toys with the Lusso model - all of which worked.

Very comfortable driving positions for both of us - I'm 6'2" and she is 5' 5".

With the 15" wheels it was very nimble, lovely handling.

Servicing isn't too bad, the spark plug change can be a bit frightening, there's eight of them.

Andy M3

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Biggest thing to watch out for is 36k or 3 year cambelt service. If it hasn't been done knock £400 off the asking price.

Despite what bigvern reported, I have read that even the 1.6's struggle to do 30mpg, top twenties average maybe 33-35 on a run.

Check out the forum.

Jamz3k

I'm going to see one today. It is a Lusso and has 68k on the clock anything other than the cambelt i should look out for?

Jamz3k

Put a deposit down on a 1.6tspark Lusso

Getting it delivered down to me on Monday. I have to say if the salesman was possiblely the nicest guy i have ever dealt with and (fingered crossed this car is not a lemon) i would defo buy from him again. Excellent service and knowledge!