RE: Spotted: Alfa 147 GTA
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, way better than any hatch should look!The one in this thread has just the right amount of mods for me. Looks fantastic after being detailed..
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
I've put a Q2 diff and some later ARBs on my 2.0l 147 and it really did transform the balance (had the same mods on my previous 1.6 TS too).
My eternal excuse to myself to not take the plunge on a GTA is that the engine is something like 100kg heavier than the Twin Spark unit. Plus with an eternally blowing exhaust my little 4-pot can sound pretty good
It's a fight I'm losing though and this article is hardly helping, especially as I've got the chassis bits it's talking about ready to go!
My apologies for mentioning economy, and it isn't a real issue for the driving I do, but a good mate sold his after a year of seeing 14 MPG average in mixed driving.
Also, hoping somebody knows who the incredibly gorgeous brunette is that drives a black GTA around Tunbridge Wells like she stole it, I'd love to go for a ride sometime
My eternal excuse to myself to not take the plunge on a GTA is that the engine is something like 100kg heavier than the Twin Spark unit. Plus with an eternally blowing exhaust my little 4-pot can sound pretty good
It's a fight I'm losing though and this article is hardly helping, especially as I've got the chassis bits it's talking about ready to go!
My apologies for mentioning economy, and it isn't a real issue for the driving I do, but a good mate sold his after a year of seeing 14 MPG average in mixed driving.
Also, hoping somebody knows who the incredibly gorgeous brunette is that drives a black GTA around Tunbridge Wells like she stole it, I'd love to go for a ride sometime
I'd really love one of these, but my 147 TS from a few years ago was without doubt the worst car I've ever owned (out of 20 something cars over the years) despite 'doing everything right'.
I'll probably give it one more try though as the GTA's that are available do seem to be very well looked after on the whole.
I'll probably give it one more try though as the GTA's that are available do seem to be very well looked after on the whole.
Lovely. The only one of my previous cars that I often think about getting another.
Mine was red with teledials, Autodelta air-box and CSC backbox. The airbox changed the induction noise too much for me and drowned out the lovely V6, but I bought the car already like that.
The day I took it down to Autolusso for the Q2 and big-brake kit was amazing. Got there in the morning, dropped the car off, disappeared for a few hours and came back to a transformed car.
I'll be keeping my eye on the classifieds for a while.
Mine was red with teledials, Autodelta air-box and CSC backbox. The airbox changed the induction noise too much for me and drowned out the lovely V6, but I bought the car already like that.
The day I took it down to Autolusso for the Q2 and big-brake kit was amazing. Got there in the morning, dropped the car off, disappeared for a few hours and came back to a transformed car.
I'll be keeping my eye on the classifieds for a while.
General consensus is that the 156 GTA is a better handling car out of the box, but both can be made far better with mods as described in the car for sale here.
My 156 GTA is the same blue and I absolutely love it. My main gripe with the 156 though is that the front seats are so hard they're uncomfortable on long journeys - the 147 GTA's are far better.
Performance wise the cars are almost identical in a straight line.
... Now I'm off to find me some 147 front seats!
My 156 GTA is the same blue and I absolutely love it. My main gripe with the 156 though is that the front seats are so hard they're uncomfortable on long journeys - the 147 GTA's are far better.
Performance wise the cars are almost identical in a straight line.
... Now I'm off to find me some 147 front seats!
kambites said:
Objectively better, yes; but with as much character? Well, probably also yes, but not by such a large margin.
Of course it's subjective but you can get a 2009 Mazda 3 mps for this money on eBay now, I agree not as much character but a better car by most accounts.Or how about a e46 m3 or if you can suffer impracticality you can just about get a s1 Elise
As much character as this car has I would have to consider the other options and I'd always opt for the others
I have to ask would anyone chose this over something like a m3 something else in this price bracket ?
Unless you really have to have all that power, then the 2.5 V6 is the nicer engine.
It sounds better and revs harder than the 3.2, even though it can't compare in the power stakes.
I've owned two 3.2 GTVs and the power really does corrupt the chassis and detract from the pleasure, though my second one had a Q2 and was much better.
My daily snotter is a 156 with the 2.5 V6 and it is a lovely compromise, far nicer to drive than either of the GTVs.
For what it's worth, both GTVs and the 156 have been completely reliable.
But whilst I prefer the 2.5, all versions of the Arese V6 are magnificent.
I've owned Lotus Twinks, Rover/TVR V8s, a Ferrari V8, and BMW Sixes and in my humble opinion the Alfa V6 knocks them all into a cocked hat.
My 156 has covered 60,000 miles and is probably worth less than a grand.
It sounds better and revs harder than the 3.2, even though it can't compare in the power stakes.
I've owned two 3.2 GTVs and the power really does corrupt the chassis and detract from the pleasure, though my second one had a Q2 and was much better.
My daily snotter is a 156 with the 2.5 V6 and it is a lovely compromise, far nicer to drive than either of the GTVs.
For what it's worth, both GTVs and the 156 have been completely reliable.
But whilst I prefer the 2.5, all versions of the Arese V6 are magnificent.
I've owned Lotus Twinks, Rover/TVR V8s, a Ferrari V8, and BMW Sixes and in my humble opinion the Alfa V6 knocks them all into a cocked hat.
My 156 has covered 60,000 miles and is probably worth less than a grand.
trickymex said:
kambites said:
Objectively better, yes; but with as much character? Well, probably also yes, but not by such a large margin.
Of course it's subjective but you can get a 2009 Mazda 3 mps for this money on eBay now, I agree not as much character but a better car by most accounts.Or how about a e46 m3 or if you can suffer impracticality you can just about get a s1 Elise
As much character as this car has I would have to consider the other options and I'd always opt for the others
I have to ask would anyone chose this over something like a m3 something else in this price bracket ?
A few years ago, I paid over 9k for a 99 JDM Integra, a year later I sold it for the same money - a car is worth what someone will pay and people will pay good money for a cult car like this.
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