Let's see your Alfa Romeos!
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Davejag said:
I love these and that looks lovely! Are they good cars to own? I have an 11 plate guillietta (or however you bloody spell it) which is a great golf alternative and so far has cost very little to run, next car I would love to stick to alfa so this is a possibility all be it in a few years.
joshcowin said:
Are they good cars to own?
Yes. Cons for me are mostly visibility-based due to the A and B pillars. I often - actually nearly always - have to manoeuvre around in my seat order to get a clear view at junctions or reversing. I'm 6' 3" so have my seat low which may be a factor, but if I raise it up I sometimes bang my head on the roof where the door shuts.
Fuel tank isn't massive. I've never had to fill a car up so often.
In fact the above issue is what's making me really consider chopping it in for the Tonale next year.
joshcowin said:
I love these and that looks lovely!
Are they good cars to own? I have an 11 plate guillietta (or however you bloody spell it) which is a great golf alternative and so far has cost very little to run, next car I would love to stick to alfa so this is a possibility all be it in a few years.
Superb!Are they good cars to own? I have an 11 plate guillietta (or however you bloody spell it) which is a great golf alternative and so far has cost very little to run, next car I would love to stick to alfa so this is a possibility all be it in a few years.
Genuinely special, especially in misano blue IMO. Reliable (if you fit a good battery, but most battery gremlins are superficial anyway). Chassis and drive are excellent even coming from a hot hatch. I absolutely adore the elegance of the interior with the aluminium paddles, Alfa embossed leather headrests, no touch screen heater controls and has everything I need with Apple carplay. Very comfy. Quick enough in veloce spec. Servicing cheap with a 3yr service pack (buy from LC Motors Swansea over the phone, or it’s extortionate buying individual services).
What’s not to like? Fuel economy- roughly 27mpg long term average with a mix of city/motorway, but tbh it doesn’t bother me. Noise is a bit uninspiring. That’s it really.
Would recommend!
ETA: here’s mine:
Edited by abucd4 on Saturday 18th December 23:19
October jobbie in the Amsterdam harbour area. Soft skies begged for a quick snap shot of the trusty 2 litre. Here on 17" Tristars.
Hard to beat daily and decent mpg too: currently 13 kms on a litre E5/98.
Outdoors grafitti 'museum' provided for a nice backdrop contrast with the Jarama Nero skin.
Started 2021 with a 159 3.2 Ti Qtronic Q4, next a Giulia QF, then a Giulia Veloce, added an Alfa SZ then yesterday sold the Giulia and the old Range Rover and picked this up with cash my way:
TBI Ti Sportswagon. All the style of the 159 and a little bit of the load-lugging ability that I had with the Range Rover. The Giulia was a great car but I never looked back over my shoulder at it, whereas the 159 never fails to make me look twice.
TBI Ti Sportswagon. All the style of the 159 and a little bit of the load-lugging ability that I had with the Range Rover. The Giulia was a great car but I never looked back over my shoulder at it, whereas the 159 never fails to make me look twice.
Mallard126 said:
When I visited the Late Brake Show live tour in Manchester I commissioned a "continuous car drawing" from PopBangColour for £75. It came just before Christmas and I love it. It's now framed and up on the wall.
I’m not sure that’s a particularly flattering depiction of a Misano Blue Giulia, doesn’t quite capture the beauty of the real thing 
This is mine:
Finally after nearly 6 years I've finished (well as much as a 26 year Alfa is finished...) the resto on my early Phase 1 916 TS Spider , bought this for £200 (delivered). It's taken at least twice as long as I thought but pleased with the way it came out. I had the usual mission creep and ended up literally doing a full nut and bolt restoration, plenty of challenges on the way but I guess that's why we do these things.
Did everything myself apart from the paint, hood and welding. I very much lucked in with the bodywork as apart from the nearside 3/4 panel it was pretty much rust free. Drives really sweetly and I'm glad I left it as standard as possible given parts supply, some components are an utter nightmare to find now in a working condition.
Looking forward to actually driving it a bit this year and doing a few of the Italian car shows.
Did everything myself apart from the paint, hood and welding. I very much lucked in with the bodywork as apart from the nearside 3/4 panel it was pretty much rust free. Drives really sweetly and I'm glad I left it as standard as possible given parts supply, some components are an utter nightmare to find now in a working condition.
Looking forward to actually driving it a bit this year and doing a few of the Italian car shows.
DrBrule said:
Started 2021 with a 159 3.2 Ti Qtronic Q4, next a Giulia QF, then a Giulia Veloce, added an Alfa SZ then yesterday sold the Giulia and the old Range Rover and picked this up with cash my way:
TBI Ti Sportswagon. All the style of the 159 and a little bit of the load-lugging ability that I had with the Range Rover. The Giulia was a great car but I never looked back over my shoulder at it, whereas the 159 never fails to make me look twice.
How did you find that dealer? They often have interesting cars that I like the look of but have never got around to visitingTBI Ti Sportswagon. All the style of the 159 and a little bit of the load-lugging ability that I had with the Range Rover. The Giulia was a great car but I never looked back over my shoulder at it, whereas the 159 never fails to make me look twice.
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