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Justayellowbadge
Original Poster
29,445 posts
111 months
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captainzep said: Not sure to what extent that's still the case DMN. My 156 had it's little problems here and there, but broadly, it was as robust as any car I've owned and it was soundly thraped around when it was my work hack. The dealer in Canterbury (although paid a fecking king's ransom) was the best main dealer I've ever used too. Good blokes. Depreciation is a worry, but it's also what makes this pseudo-exotic purchase affordable in the first place. There's little in the BMW/Audi/Merc stable which is has both appeal and affordability currently, and I don't want another SAAB. Just need to find those special lightened teledial 19's that they put on the Prodrive fettled 'S' version.  ETA apparently £1,200 for Prodrive originals... http://www.ebspares.co.uk/alfa_159/19inch_Brera_S_... Does that actually have tyres, or did they simply apply a light coating of black paint where you'd normally expect them to be? Very good looking thing. As an aside, whilst attempting to go to work this morn, I was passed by a black 8C Comp. Pure filth.
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ArsE92
16,970 posts
56 months
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captainzep said: drivin_me_nuts said: Italian cars.. like their women are beautiful when young. But one day, suddenly you'll wake up to a bloated fat car that gives you constant earache, high bills and will leave you with constant sleepless nights living in fear of being stabbed in the head with a rusty screwdriver. Avoid, they only end up looking like a 75. Not sure to what extent that's still the case DMN. My 156 had it's little problems here and there, but broadly, it was as robust as any car I've owned and it was soundly thraped around when it was my work hack. The dealer in Canterbury (although paid a fecking king's ransom) was the best main dealer I've ever used too. Good blokes. Depreciation is a worry, but it's also what makes this pseudo-exotic purchase affordable in the first place. There's little in the BMW/Audi/Merc stable which is has both appeal and affordability currently, and I don't want another SAAB. Just need to find those special lightened teledial 19's that they put on the Prodrive fettled 'S' version. Stop being too polite - it's b  ks (no offence, DMN). Wife's 2000 year Spider - owned 3 years and had no issues or expense over the usual maintenance. My 147 GTA - had it for a year, spent about £1000 on bigger brakes and an LSD, commuted 80 miles a day in it and it never missed a beat. Fabulous car that I only sold because I'd made a few naive assumptions about HMRC  Wife's GT JTDm - beautiful car, not the finest dynamics and a pretty rough engine but again we had no major issues with it. My 2003 156 1.8TS Lusso - bought for £2k with 50k miles on it. Drove it like I stole it up to Shetland in winter where it spent 3 weeks parked up in the snow. Started first time when I brought it back home, then put another 10k miles on it including several trips to Bournemouth and back. Only sold it because I'd got back on my feet and wanted an MPS. It never once let me down and I only spent about £200 on it in a year. Like any car, shop around and find a good one. Read buyer's guides and you'll know what to look out for. Pretty sure the Brera doesn't weigh any/much more than the equivalent coupe from other manufacturers.
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captainzep
11,444 posts
61 months
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10 Pence Short said: I really like the Brera Spyder, but the Coupe just looks like a fat, pie eating b d. It looks funny from the back, granted. The transition from prototype to production model lost some of the appeal, as it was splodged onto the 159 chassis. But I still like 'em personally. I think. I'll change my mind again in a few days time no doubt...
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ArsE92
16,970 posts
56 months
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.
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Council Baby
16,100 posts
59 months
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I had a Spider for 10 days when the S2000 was being fixed on a 'like for like'basis. It was practically new and just wallowed along the road, biggest disappointment of any car I've played with. Shocking steering feel, rattly, just utter crap.
Then again it was the diesel and was not anything like 'like for like'.
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Gorilla Boy
7,348 posts
42 months
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I love alfas, really like the coupe too! Agreed with ginge on this one, all that matters is getting a good one, same goes for tvrs etc 
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drivin_me_nuts
13,754 posts
80 months
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Indeed it is. My favourite car of the 80's was a tempamenral git of an alfa sud.. but even now, most leave me cold... My post was more a tease at the drama queen histrionics of the Italian women I've known than than merits of Italian cars 
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captainzep
11,444 posts
61 months
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Justayellowbadge said: As an aside, whilst attempting to go to work this morn, I was passed by a black 8C Comp. Pure filth. Indeed. Youtube footage of 8Cs is one of the few viable late-night alternatives to French pornography.
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PSBuckshot
4,641 posts
28 months
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I hate Audi TT TDI drivers.
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EvoDelta
5,978 posts
59 months
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ArsE92 said: Pretty sure the Brera doesn't weigh any/much more than the equivalent coupe from other manufacturers. Agree with everything apart from that. They're around 200 kilo heavier than similar cars in it's class (TT, 1 Series and RX8)
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NotDave
20,951 posts
26 months
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We got any pics of wuffs sister yet?
I'm cold. It's windy. I'm at a charity do tonight
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ArsE92
16,970 posts
56 months
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EvoDelta said: ArsE92 said: Pretty sure the Brera doesn't weigh any/much more than the equivalent coupe from other manufacturers. Agree with everything apart from that. They're around 200 kilo heavier than similar cars in it's class (TT, 1 Series and RX8) I wouldn't put them in the same class as those cars. The Brera is based on a 159 so is more comparable to an E92 in size, in my opinion.
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EvoDelta
5,978 posts
59 months
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ArsE92 said: I wouldn't put them in the same class as those cars. The Brera is based on a 159 so is more comparable to an E92 in size, in my opinion. Fair enough. They're still 160kg heavier than a 330 coupe.
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ArsE92
16,970 posts
56 months
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EvoDelta said: ArsE92 said: I wouldn't put them in the same class as those cars. The Brera is based on a 159 so is more comparable to an E92 in size, in my opinion. Fair enough. They're still 160kg heavier than a 330 coupe. Italian leather is heavy.
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captainzep
11,444 posts
61 months
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EvoDelta said: ArsE92 said: I wouldn't put them in the same class as those cars. The Brera is based on a 159 so is more comparable to an E92 in size, in my opinion. Fair enough. They're still 160kg heavier than a 330 coupe. 4WD on the Brera doesn't help. It was the first thing Prodrive ditched when they made the 'S' 100kg lighter. Although it adds to the appeal given the roads I drive on the commute. Comme ça:
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Karyn
5,388 posts
37 months
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Morning, scamps.
Do we all know it's Friday today?
(I like that Alfafafafa estate. No, don't ask me what I mean. I don't know... I know nothing about Alfafafafas. It's relatively new, though. By 'new', I mean, not 20 years old...)
OK?
CW! You've been making the sex with someone you don't even fancy?? Kudos to you!
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captainzep
11,444 posts
61 months
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Karyn said: Morning, scamps.
Mmmmm. Scampi.  Yes, I'm hungry.
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NotDave
20,951 posts
26 months
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captainzep said: Mmmmm. Scampi. Yes, I'm hungry. b d! Now I am too
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EvoDelta
5,978 posts
59 months
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captainzep said: Karyn said: Morning, scamps.
Mmmmm. Scampi. Yes, I'm hungry. Mmmm. I've not had scampi in years.
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ArsE92
16,970 posts
56 months
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I will eat fish and chips in just over an hour.
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