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Dammright - prefer this to the elegant but distinctly retro next-gen Alfas - been a sucker for the triple-headlamp since the days of the ZR/T Zagato...Just so goddam motherfu*king beautiful!
YEEEAAAHH!!!There's always the SZ - love or hate styling ........ me like
Ah yes, that's the Brera concept. The actual production model isn't quite as attractive...Just thought I'd post this piccie again:
I've wanted one since I was eleven years old. I know that the handling is tricky when provoked and that it is made of plastic but even if we ran out of oil tomorrow, I'd wheel it out the garage just to look at it.There's always the SZ - love or hate styling ........ me like
If you've got £15,000 there's one going for sale in a classic dealers near meTesture wrote:I've wanted one since I was eleven years old. I know that the handling is tricky when provoked and that it is made of plastic but even if we ran out of oil tomorrow, I'd wheel it out the garage just to look at it.There's always the SZ - love or hate styling ........ me like
Sadly the closest I've come to driving one is;
well at least you would never have to take children in it, scare them sh*tless, eats kids for breakfast then entertains the rich in the eveningThere's always the SZ - love or hate styling ........ me like
[pedant] 3 litre V6 [/pedant].well at least you would never have to take children in it, scare them sh*tless, eats kids for breakfast then entertains the rich in the evening
bet the V8 sounds good!
True, but it sounds more like a growling V8TannoyBoy wrote:[pedant] 3 litre V6 [/pedant].well at least you would never have to take children in it, scare them sh*tless, eats kids for breakfast then entertains the rich in the evening
bet the V8 sounds good!
That's the one (got my letters mixed-up) - personally I love itThere's always the SZ - love or hate styling ........ me like
I think it's an absolute miracle that you have an Alfa that's done 102 problem-free miles.Just seen this thread, seems alot of Alfa hatred!I have a company 156, an 03 thats just hit 102k. The only trouble Ive had is that it was nicked and run on false plates by a drug-dealer in Liverpool until the police caught them in a chase and the garage (who are the worse in the business) who have cross-threaded a water-pipe, didnt tighten the cam-belt properly when it was changed, broke a lamp, dented my wing, fit cheap brakes, left a screwdriver under the bonnet.....the list goes on. Saying that, the car has never missed a beat! Although it does love the black stuff (a common trait of the twin spark engine).
subterranean-alien wrote:
Just seen this thread, seems alot of Alfa hatred!I have a company 156, an 03 thats just hit 102k. The only trouble Ive had is that it was nicked and run on false plates by a drug-dealer in Liverpool until the police caught them in a chase and the garage (who are the worse in the business) who have cross-threaded a water-pipe, didnt tighten the cam-belt properly when it was changed, broke a lamp, dented my wing, fit cheap brakes, left a screwdriver under the bonnet.....the list goes on. Saying that, the car has never missed a beat! Although it does love the black stuff (a common trait of the twin spark engine).
I think it's an absolute miracle that you have an Alfa that's done 102 problem-free miles.
Funny thing is, I had a call from Alfa customer services last week. Asked me how I felt about my recent Alfa 147 experience (where I had to fork out 2.5k on repairs due to a failed water pump).
I didn't have a go but I did tell him, having owned two and having had problems with both, I wasn't ever going to buy another Alfa ever (ever) again.
He went on to say it's a shame I sold my Alfa because, had I still owned it, he would've perhaps been able to provide some compensation....
Yes, Im very lucky and count my blessings everyday. Thing is, the company leased quite a few Alfa's and mine is the last one standing!! We've had gearboxes, axles, water-pumps, you name it its failed........on all the others, all 147's I might add. Mine just doesnt miss a beat, not a single noise from the interior, the leather still looks new and only the steering wheel is showing signs of the miles. If it wasnt for the garage being so awful it would be a faultless showing!