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Reliability wise they're much better.. the press haven't helped as they still keep harking back to the reliability issues which aren't really there anymore and Alfa has been stuck with this image despite things getting a lot better, plus the dealer network has had an overhaul and they've got rid of the bad apples.
I've got a brera spider and the build quality is the best I've seen from them (up to germanic standards i'd say) had it a year and no problems with it so far apart from an altercation with a fox. The previous 147 I had was pretty much faultless as well.
Depreciation isn't as bad either, the Brera was in the top 10 least depreciating cars in a recent survey and as long as Alfa don't come out with a new batch of Brera S's and they maintain their exclusivity they will become sought after I think which'll help hold the value up.
I've driven an S and the handling is superb..go try one
I've got a brera spider and the build quality is the best I've seen from them (up to germanic standards i'd say) had it a year and no problems with it so far apart from an altercation with a fox. The previous 147 I had was pretty much faultless as well.
Depreciation isn't as bad either, the Brera was in the top 10 least depreciating cars in a recent survey and as long as Alfa don't come out with a new batch of Brera S's and they maintain their exclusivity they will become sought after I think which'll help hold the value up.
I've driven an S and the handling is superb..go try one
Edited by JonSpiderMan on Friday 24th October 18:33
thanks for reply yes i went into alfa at guilford the s looks great an i love the leather dash salesman did say i could have the last special Edition spider in black for 27k on the road but i do like the brera s an the brem brakes special alloys etc.Glad to here there more reliable now what the service bills like ? are they every 12000 miles
i Agree with the v6 but i wish alfa would get rid of the black canvas soft top hood and catch up with the metal roofs ? then i,d think about a spider for me its got to be brera s special edition v6 got all the bits and the wheels in gun metal grey look more sexy than kelly brooke lol
jordi said:
i Agree with the v6 but i wish alfa would get rid of the black canvas soft top hood and catch up with the metal roofs ? then i,d think about a spider for me its got to be brera s special edition v6 got all the bits and the wheels in gun metal grey look more sexy than kelly brooke lol
I think they've made the things heavy as it is without adding on another ton! Plus you lose the boot if you want to drive it with it down. Only mercedes / mazda and the tigra have managed to combine looks with metal roofs and some degree of usefulness (i.e. you and a bint can go away for a dirty weekend in your convertible because there's enough room in the boot for her makeup and shoe collection).
See renault / peugeot for how not to do it....
JonSpiderMan said:
I guess it you couldn't call it a spider with the Hard top.. the name was taken from the spider web shape that the metal roof frame made on the old ones I think .. *looks for need to get out more smiley*
Sorry but that's cods-wallop... Spider/Spyder was a term used by coachbuilders in the 19th to describe a particular style of open 4 wheel carriage of slender design. Nothing to do with Spiders you doughnut 
wadgebeast said:
Exactly - it was supposed to be called the Speedster, but porsche already had the rights. so it became the Speeder instead, which in Italian sounds great but ended up being translated as Spider.
More twaddle I'm afraid.The first car body styles drew their names from the horse drawn carriage body styles which immediately preceded them.
Saloons were Berlinas after the enclosed carriages necessary in cold north Germany.
Berlinettas using the Italian diminutive were short enclosed coach bodies.
Spiders were spindly wheeled open carriages light in weight and designed to travel quickly over long distances.
Barchettas, Broughams and Landaus and Landaulettes are just a few more styles which made it across from horse to internal combustion.
wadgebeast said:
Exactly - it was supposed to be called the Speedster, but porsche already had the rights. so it became the Speeder instead, which in Italian sounds great but ended up being translated as Spider.
What do you think this is? Call My Bluff! 
I told you the answer yesterday which Lemans just re-confirmed. RichB said:
JonSpiderMan said:
I guess it you couldn't call it a spider with the Hard top.. the name was taken from the spider web shape that the metal roof frame made on the old ones I think .. *looks for need to get out more smiley*
Sorry but that's cods-wallop... Spider/Spyder was a term used by coachbuilders in the 19th to describe a particular style of open 4 wheel carriage of slender design. Nothing to do with Spiders you doughnut Edited by JonSpiderMan on Wednesday 29th October 10:11
RichB said:
wadgebeast said:
Exactly - it was supposed to be called the Speedster, but porsche already had the rights. so it became the Speeder instead, which in Italian sounds great but ended up being translated as Spider.
What do you think this is? Call My Bluff! I told you the answer yesterday which Lemans just re-confirmed. 
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