Alfa Giulietta, good buy?

[Acuity30]

Been eyeing up a post 2013 Giulietta, 175bhp variant for a daily driver. I'm reading mixed opinions on reliability, however most major issues seem to be pre 2013 models.
Anyone owned one and can comment? Performance seems reasonable with a 7.8s 0 to 60. Interiors seem well kitted out, not sure if they have Android Auto however, but the driving experience is supposedly good in sport mode. I love the looks of them too and just seems like a nice change from the usual Golf, Audi etc.

[ZX10R NIN]

Yes they're a good buy you can add Android Auto/CarPlay to them.

Some people complain at the lack of a footrest but it's not a deal breaker, they are sensitive to the oil used so make sure you use the recommended one.

I've supplied a fair few & people have been very happy with them.

[Killer2005]

My 2014 Giulietta QV line has similar engine and is just short of 60,000 and have never had a mechanical problem with it and entirely reliable. Everything still works as it should and the engine still feels as new.

The only issue I've had is a couple of broken interior door handles which seems a common thing but easily resolved.

[adf83]

My father has the 1.4 multiair which I assume is the one you’re looking at? Performance is very decent for the engine size. Best to drive it in dynamic mode as it tends to feel artificially restricted in the other lower modes. His is a 2011 car and in that time only problems were a faulty gear position sensor which didn’t affect performance, it just disabled selection of the other drive modes and some broken wires in the tailgate which is a common problem on them but an easy enough fix. Otherwise no issues and a nice car to drive.

[Rob 131 Sport]

Between the wife and I we’ve had 3 Alfa’s 155, 159 and Mito (kept as third car) with total reliability and exceptional service.

I would have no problem recommending them.

[shalmaneser]

We've got a QV as a family bus and I like it. Nothing gone wrong, expansion tank replaced as it was weeping but that's it.

[Silvanus]

My brother has the QV and absolutely loves it. I had a MiTo with the 1.4 turbo. Its been one of my favourite cars! Never ever went wrong, I'd still have it now if an uninsured van driver hadn't used me as his preferred method of coming to a stop.

[SeekerOfTruthAndPies]

My friend is a Sales Rep. and bought a nearly new diesel Giulietta of this vintage, colleagues mostly laughed at her and trotted out all the old stereotypes etc. She ran the car for about four years, did approximately 25k - 30k miles per year and it never missed a beat.

I drove it a few times, found it a comfortable, stylish and good handling car for what it was. Would confidently recommend one.

[Rob 131 Sport]

SeekerOfTruthAndPies said:

My friend is a Sales Rep. and bought a nearly new diesel Giulietta of this vintage, colleagues mostly laughed at her and trotted out all the old stereotypes etc. She ran the car for about four years, did approximately 25k - 30k miles per year and it never missed a beat.

I drove it a few times, found it a comfortable, stylish and good handling car for what it was. Would confidently recommend one.

Typical Alfa then of the last 30 years.

[GeorgeA380]

Good afternoon all. I recently bought a 2017 Giullieta with 70k miles on the clock but the car feels like new to me, and really like it. I do have a couple of things to ask if anyone knows the answer to them. I got the red break calipers so assume they are the most sporty brakes, but most of the times the do a grinding noise, I had them checked and nothing wrong was found so can't understand why. Also the steering sometimes it does not correct it's self to go back into straight feels like it stucks in a small angle, could it be because if the ran flat tyres? Thank you

[ZX10R NIN]

It means you have the Brembo calipers, it could be a stone in between the brake pads, not had the steering issue.

Have you had your alignment checked?

[GeorgeA380]

ZX10R NIN said:

It means you have the Brembo calipers, it could be a stone in between the brake pads, not had the steering issue.

Have you had your alignment checked?

Thank you! I have arranged to have the steering checked next week. The brake thing is weird as it was checked again and nothing was found, it was passed MOT before I buy it and there was no advisories etc but let's see.

Now trying to get used to the pedal set up cause sometimes I do push the gas too. And need to do something with the plastic pads on the pedals, they are almost completely worn out and are very slippery now

[alfabeat]

You could have some uprated pads on there, which can feel a bit more "granular" to normal road going pads?

[GeorgeA380]

alfabeat said:

You could have some uprated pads on there, which can feel a bit more "granular" to normal road going pads?

That also could be true, the guy who had it before was very much into Alfas (bought a Stelvio now) so would make sense if he did a few upgrades on the Giullieta

[Killer2005]

alfabeat said:

You could have some uprated pads on there, which can feel a bit more "granular" to normal road going pads?

Have the Brembos on my QV line and that's a very good explanation for how they can feel.

[shalmaneser]

ZX10R NIN said:

It means you have the Brembo calipers, it could be a stone in between the brake pads, not had the steering issue.

Have you had your alignment checked?

Funnily enough we had a stone caught in our caliper the other week, made a terrible noise and ruined the disc wearing a deep groove into it. Worth checking, very obvious if it's on the outside.

[GeorgeA380]

Thank you for your replies so far. Might be a good idea to have them checked again