Any Alfa Fans?

[CSW]

We (read my wife!) get our new alfa on saturday.

Anyone else got one/a fan?

[HarryW]

Loosely a fan, by rights I should hate them , as I had an old original sud Ti ,[rose-tinted-spec-mode-on] still have a soft spot for them myself [rose-tinted-mode-off].
Wish they made a flat 6 though and not the V, as the old flat 4 was sweet.

Harry

[PetrolTed]

Make some noise in the Alfa forum and see if anyone wakes up

[jimbro1000]

Can't say I'm a huge fan, but I've raced against enough of them to know that they are damn quick cars. There was a sud Ti in our series this year that was only marginally slower than the 355 Challenge that eventually took the championship. Most of the cars are 33s and 75s as they are the most recent of the RWD models. Seriously unimpressed with the modern FWD range (driven the 145, 146 and 147)

Often been sorely tempted to buy one but can't quite bring myself to do it...

[pwig]

Im a Trainee salesman at an Alfa dealership

[joolzb]

What are you getting, model engine etc?

Personnaly I like Alfas, the interior styling is excellent IMO. It's one car when you're showroom hopping that actually excites you, the 147 GTA(?) is gorge.

[RichB]

pwig said:

Im a Trainee salesman at an Alfa dealership

Where do you work? I'll be swapping my wife's 2.0 Spider for a 3.2 soon. Rich...

[nobbybombshell]

My wife is considering a brand new 147, i think its beatiful BUT its that old problem of reliability and build quality thats put a hold on it, anyone got one.
TA

[dragstar]

ohhh yes!! the alfa 147.

beautiful car..i think its perfect!!!

[Alex]

HarryW said:

Loosely a fan, by rights I should hate them , as I had an old original sud Ti ,[rose-tinted-spec-mode-on] still have a soft spot for them myself [rose-tinted-mode-off]. Wish they made a flat 6 though and not the V, as the old flat 4 was sweet. Harry

Eh? The Alfa V6 is the sweetest motor in the history of the universe!

P.S. I've got a 33 16V P4 for sale if anyone is interested...

[GTA]

Have the GTA 147 myself - a major improvement over my previous GTV in every area. Looking forward to the GTAn 300bhp 4WD model coming out too.



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[CSW]

We're picking up the 156 gta tomorrow!!

Can't wait

It's my wife's car though Boohoo!. I get the old 1.8 156. But at least my mini gets a rest

[joolzb]

CSW said:

We're picking up the 156 gta tomorrow!! Can't wait It's my wife's car though Boohoo!. I get the old 1.8 156. But at least my mini gets a rest

You'd better make sure it's safe and properly road worthy before you hand over the keys then.

[pwig]

Trust me mate, you will love it!

[tamago]

156 GTA - top car, good road presence and massively underrated IMHO! Alfa Red?

[sparkyjohn]

Despite, during 6 months of ownership, the abject incompetence of the dealership, the execrable build quality, the total abscence of any response by Alfa whatsoever to reams of letters pertaining to the above, I loved my 166. It had style, soul and a heart with its Latin roots bellowed forth by an exhaust note from the chorus at La Scala overlaid with a howl from the depths of hell (and the occasional muffled clatter when something fell off).
It wasn't 'transport' in any meaningful sense, but it was a thing of utter beauty.

I may be cut out to be a TVR driver

[sparkyjohn]

and (while I'm rambling) an Alfa SZ, once numero uno on my 'when I win the lottery' list, is looking like a distinct purchase possibility atm

[The DJ 27]

jimbro1000 said:

Can't say I'm a huge fan, but I've raced against enough of them to know that they are damn quick cars. There was a sud Ti in our series this year that was only marginally slower than the 355 Challenge that eventually took the championship. Most of the cars are 33s and 75s as they are the most recent of the RWD models. Seriously unimpressed with the modern FWD range (driven the 145, 146 and 147) Often been sorely tempted to buy one but can't quite bring myself to do it...

Wouldn't happen to be orange and black would it? Makes a wonderful noise and it is damn quick

[lightningghost]

well, i've never really liked them until quite recently. I still hate the weird position for the number plate even though i can see why they had to do that. but i do like them now. don't know why.

I guess you can call me a fan

Lightning Ghost mornin'

[rab c]

I have had 4 alfas and still have a 1988 1.7 sprint, the best was a 1996 wide body V6 155, amazing engine, great handling and very good reliability. It did 86K miles being thrashed round scottish back roads, including track days at Knockhill and the only major fault was a failed crankshaft position sensor, I only sold it because I needed more space.