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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

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

Tony:)

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

This is the problem DUNK

Who wants to be just another BMW or AUDI driver

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

' doormatty' :lol1:

dpd

d - dic5head
p - pric5
b - boring