Alfa 147 GTA ?? Have I gone mad

[Mik001]

There is something about this little Italian. I have read all the reviews and I know they are rubbish, yet I still want one.
It must be the sound of that six. I need a daily driver .....seriously guys have I lost it ?

Edited by Mik001 on Sunday 17th March 02:50

[soad]

Get it bought, I say.

[henrytvr]

Do it! You know you want to. I plan to get one to replace my wonderful GTV in a year or two.

[z06tim]

They definitely are not rubbish. If you buy one with the Q2 LSD then the way it deploys its 250 horses is mighty impressive. You can also jump on the power earlier than you may think, when exiting a roundabout say, and if you don't give it too much gas it'll slightly tighten the line around the corner. Get it wrong with too much gas and it'll understeer like any powerful front driver with or without fancy diff or electronics.

I bought mine as a daily driver. Go for it, you won't regret it.

[Squadrone Rosso]

If they'd been launched with the easily retrofittable Torsen (Q2 or Quaife) diff, the reviews would have been very different.

There's a good white one for sale on PH now

[darkfold]

If it hasn't got the Q2, get one fitted The stock differential has a habit of going bang and taking a few other bits with it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=104...

[EuroSag]

I always thought the Quaife LSD was better than Q2, but each to their own etc...

I've just upgraded the brakes on mine (it had the original 305's - which were pants). I've gone for 330 Brembo's, with, strangely enough, the front calipers from an F40

[rijmij99]

EuroSag said:

I always thought the Quaife LSD was better than Q2, but each to their own etc...

I've just upgraded the brakes on mine (it had the original 305's - which were pants). I've gone for 330 Brembo's, with, strangely enough, the front calipers from an F40

And the winner of todays shameless boast award goes to.......

[BUG4LIFE]

Post pics of your 147 GTA's guys

[z06tim]

This is my 147 GTA

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

[MattyB_]

Without getting boastful, I'd like to think I've owned some decent cars - ITR, VXR8, Exige, Elise, RS2...And despite the GTA being the most expensive to run of them all, it's still the best car I've ever owned. Period.

So yes, DO IT, but please please go in with your eyes open, as they can throw alot of bills. It'll cost alot more to run than the equivalent Golf/Megane/Focus of the same era; because of this they're hard to 'recommend' unless you really, really want one (few costs in my blog in my profile if interested)

Oh, and mine was white - gorgeous, beautiful colour...BUT very difficult to get repaired or corrected, so be mindful.

Lovely noise too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMhYqTbP4oE

[george123]

This was mine....was beautiful but prefer the GTV i have now. Just feels more special

Edited by george123 on Sunday 24th March 07:59

[Mik001]

Mattb
That love noise.

[beautifulbusso]

I say do it as these are only going to get more and more rare!

Here's mine which is now rather modded



And the thing that makes these such epic cars!

[BUG4LIFE]

Yum

[illmonkey]

beautifulbusso said:

I say do it as these are only going to get more and more rare!

Here's mine which is now rather modded



And the thing that makes these such epic cars!

Up for sale then? http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

Or was it your hope someone would post a link

I've looked at these before, seems a great combination of v6, Italian and a bit different.

[Zombie]

I've written a buyers guide which can be found here;

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gta/306407-buy...

[Zombie]

EuroSag said:

I've just upgraded the brakes on mine (it had the original 305's - which were pants). I've gone for 330 Brembo's, with, strangely enough, the front calipers from an F40

Where on earth have you got that idea from?

[george123]

Zombie said:

Where on earth have you got that idea from?

The brembo 330s you mention where used on the rear of the Ferrari 360.

[EuroSag]

Zombie said:

EuroSag said:

I've just upgraded the brakes on mine (it had the original 305's - which were pants). I've gone for 330 Brembo's, with, strangely enough, the front calipers from an F40

Where on earth have you got that idea from?

I'm friends with someone that works at Brembo. He measured up the wheels and brakes, and as he'd got some calipers in stock for a F40, he got me some brackets made up to fit the GTA. I've had to run 3mm spacers on the front wheels - not that you'd notice. I said 330's, but actually think from memory the discs are 335mm, so everything just clears.

Worked out at about the same price as the official Alfa upgrade from 305 to 330.

It's widely acknowledged that the std F40 brakes were never really up to the job on an F40, but they seem to stop the GTA ok