Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Erm, am I stupid for wanting to buy an Alfa?
Got a shitty 1.1 T Reg Saxo at the moment, and it's served me well, but i'm getting a bit bored with it, also saw at work that Commsave, RM's Credit Union offer 1% loans, so £2k would take me 1 year to pay back with the amount I put away at the moment.
Looking at Alfa 147s as their not too big, not too small, and seem to be decent spec, I also like the shape of them.
At the back of my mind is thinking all the things that go wrong with them, and the cost of fixing them.
Saw a nice one for £2k with 47k on the clock the other day
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201001349613049/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/price-to/2000/make/alfa_romeo/keywords/147/page/1/radius/30/postcode/de221ju?logcode=p
[Edited on 19-05-2010 by Cavey]
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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tbh that is not a bad price.
My friend has/had one. Loads of problems though.
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Sportycorsa86
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Registered: 10th Dec 07
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there not that bad, i used to work at a main dealer on them, only thing thats very important is to make sure the cambelt is replaced regulary otherwise its silly things like airbag lights etc..
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Not bad for a couple of grand.
Just make sure you know a mechanic whos good with electrics!
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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that's my fear with it all, hence the post about it!
i'm not any good with car stuff, gonna be a few months to mull it over anyway, cheers for the advice guys
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Reedy
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Registered: 11th Apr 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
that's my fear with it all, hence the post about it!
i'm not any good with car stuff, gonna be a few months to mull it over anyway, cheers for the advice guys
My old housemate had one. He said to make sure the variator is working otherwise it sounds like a diesel. Also take into account that the t-spark use twice as many spark plugs.
I've heard its hard to source parts other than the dealer and the dealers prices are crazy.
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ed
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I love them. You need to make sure the timing belts been done and don't get a Selespeed 
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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As long as the cambelt has been changed should be fine, Realisticly cutting all the bull shit, they dont have any more problems than any other manufacturer, they tend to get a bad rep based on the 70's and 80's models.
It's also the people that buy them, they just nit pick instead of just driving and enjoying their car, they make up problems that really wouldn't phase anyone in another marque.
Another thing, is they don't maintain them properly, I've seen 20k Alfa Brera's in our workshop, filthy and with sawdust and all sorts in the boot.
[Edited on 19-05-2010 by Kurt]
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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if your gona get an alfa save yourself some money and get a 145 cloverleaf 
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