doormatty

Only car i seem to like is the Alfa Gt JDM anyone got a experience of one because there meant to be more reliable now

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

So cars llke the Mondeo dont hit the spot for you?
You after the 1.9ltr alfa?

Tony

doormatty

want a coupe but not a bmw or a merc
after looking on trader only leaves along the line of smaller cars which im not really wanting

Simon C

Colleague has 1, 55 plate with 50k miles on it. 2 months after the warrenty ran out, he got raped for £900 for a new turbo.

doormatty

Yeah there not cheap when they break down but what car is

Jamz3k

The only real expense to Alfas out of warranty is thinking its a good idea to bring them to a main dealer if something goes wrong. The dealer network is rubbish and their mechanics in general (but not all) don't know a thing. Knowing a good independant Alfa Mechanic will save you a fortune and will have an Alfa running as reliable as any other marquee.

doormatty

Do you know any in the northeast that could make my decision easy

Jamz3k

Alfa Romeo Cars - The site all Alfa Drivers need to join! will hold the answer to all your questions.

Matteeboy

It's a rebadged Vauxhall with a Fiat sourced engine (which is good). Nice looking but you pay a lot more for worse handling and reliability.

They are one marque I'd avoid.

Jamz3k

Err, a rebadged Vauxhall? where did you hear that from? It uses the same fiat derived platform as the 147(which its based on) & 156.

Dunk

iTrader: (1)

On the GT the front wishbones wear quickly but are easily replaced. Biggest issue is the waterpump throwing the cambelt, hence they should be replaced with a scheduled cambelt change, something the independants do but main dealers don't.
I had a 156 2.4 and have now got a 2.4 159 which is fantastic. I drove a secondhand GT jtdma found it underpowered however it might have been a rogue. They're easily remapped to 180-200 bhp.
If you're the kind of person who'll take the car into a garage everytime there's a warning light on, it'll cost you a fortune, if you can wait 'til tomorrow when it'll disappear you'll love it. Dare to be different !

D

doormatty

This is the problem DUNK

Who wants to be just another BMW or AUDI driver

graeme jones

the new passat coupe is nice. I don't know what options it has.
My dads old skoda octavia got 60 mpg was swift and comfy with a 1.9tdi engine

dpb

' doormatty'

doormatty

dpd

d - dic5head
p - pric5
b - boring