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Post by firemac on May 14, 2021 11:52:10 GMT
No.2 daughter just bought herself this as her present to herself for passing her CIMA finals. 19-reg with only 19 miles on the clock. Brand new but surplus to a broker's bulk order so the Alfa dealer bought it back. Lovely little 1.4 turbo, goes like stink and has muti-mode suspension.  |
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Post by unclebob on May 14, 2021 12:13:05 GMT
What model is it...I’ll need to look it up now 👍🏻
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Post by firemac on May 14, 2021 12:22:13 GMT
Model model is it...I’ll need to look it up now 👍🏻 Giulietta 1.4 Turbo 120 Super. |
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Post by clarki on May 14, 2021 13:39:50 GMT
Ooooh, an Alfa, nice, proper petrolhead's motor  Not normally a fan of white cars, but that suits it tbh. Nice clean lines, always liked cars with the hidden rear door handles, think it looks good. "What car do you drive?"..."an Alfa"...does sound  |
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Post by firemac on May 14, 2021 13:53:28 GMT
Ooooh, an Alfa, nice, proper petrolhead's motor Not normally a fan of white cars, but that suits it tbh. Nice clean lines, always liked cars with the hidden rear door handles, think it looks good. "What car do you drive?"..."an Alfa"...does sound Indeed. Lovely thing and they’re built well these days. Driveway’s monochrome now: white Saab, white Audi, white Alfa, black Disco and silver RAV. Yes, “I drive an Alfa” sounds a bit grander than “I drive an Aygo”!😂 |
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Post by charliefarlie on May 14, 2021 16:40:14 GMT
I like that.... No one quite makes cars that look as cool as Alfa. That one with the triple headlights side by side is a masterpiece of design.
Everyone must own an Alfa as least once 👍👍👍
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Post by firemac on May 14, 2021 16:50:58 GMT
I like that.... No one quite makes cars that look as cool as Alfa. That one with the triple headlights side by side is a masterpiece of design. Everyone must own an Alfa as least once 👍👍👍 Very true. I had my experience of an Alfa with a 60s Guilia in the 70s. Lovely car, handled brilliantly, luscious red leather interior but in those days the rust was a non-optional extra! The engine was an absolute peach until it blew a hole in the piston but that's another story.  when we were at the Alfa dealer, they had a couple of Fiat 124 Abarths; I am tempted....... |
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Post by Ravasher on May 15, 2021 10:11:47 GMT
A very nice looking car looks fantastic. Enjoy 🚗🚗🚗
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Post by Mb2t on May 15, 2021 11:37:25 GMT
Very nice! Congratulations !
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Post by Paulus17 on May 16, 2021 10:00:50 GMT
Nice one Jim :TU:
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Post by bigkev on May 16, 2021 14:35:15 GMT
Alfa is just wan of those marques I have never taken to. Brother had a twin carb 2 litre in the early 80’s……lovely sound and performance. Engine self destructed at bonkers low mileage……..oil sender unit proved to be not functioning, so ran low on oil. Not empty. £3k rebuild and got rid.
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Post by charliefarlie on May 16, 2021 16:39:15 GMT
Alfa is just wan of those marques I have never taken to. Brother had a twin carb 2 litre in the early 80’s……lovely sound and performance. Engine self destructed at bonkers low mileage……..oil sender unit proved to be not functioning, so ran low on oil. Not empty. £3k rebuild and got rid. All Alfa’s have a reputation of fragility... That’s whether they deserve it or not. Some of you may recall when I was hankering after the V6 spider and everyone told me I was nuts..... Still love that car and for the money are quite some motor. 3.0 V4 AWD and one of the sexiest convertibles ever..... But I wouldn’t want to own an Alfa out or warranty.👍👍 |
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Post by firemac on May 16, 2021 16:50:38 GMT
Alfa is just wan of those marques I have never taken to. Brother had a twin carb 2 litre in the early 80’s……lovely sound and performance. Engine self destructed at bonkers low mileage……..oil sender unit proved to be not functioning, so ran low on oil. Not empty. £3k rebuild and got rid. All Alfa’s have a reputation of fragility... That’s whether they deserve it or not. Some of you may recall when I was hankering after the V6 spider and everyone told me I was nuts..... Still love that car and for the money are quite some motor. 3.0 V4 AWD and one of the sexiest convertibles ever..... But I wouldn’t want to own an Alfa out or warranty.👍👍 I always had the same hesitation about Alfas; they had the reputation of being the worst built beautiful cars you could buy. Times change though and these days their reliability is up there with the best. They even give 5 year warranties now. To be honest, I told our girl to be sure that she was prepared to give up Toyota’s almost total reliability in favor of what is, to be fair, something that may fall short. But if I thought that it was anything like Alfas of old, I would have persuaded her not to have it. In the end, time will tell.😊 |
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Post by charliefarlie on May 16, 2021 17:12:41 GMT
All Alfa’s have a reputation of fragility... That’s whether they deserve it or not. Some of you may recall when I was hankering after the V6 spider and everyone told me I was nuts..... Still love that car and for the money are quite some motor. 3.0 V4 AWD and one of the sexiest convertibles ever..... But I wouldn’t want to own an Alfa out or warranty.👍👍 I always had the same hesitation about Alfas; they had the reputation of being the worst built beautiful cars you could buy. Times change though and these days their reliability is up there with the best. They even give 5 year warranties now. To be honest, I told our girl to be sure that she was prepared to give up Toyota’s almost total reliability in favor of what is, to be fair, something that may fall short. But if I thought that it was anything like Alfas of old, I would have persuaded her not to have it. In the end, time will tell.😊 Reputations grow even though not always deserved....Not long after I decided not to buy a good mate voiced his desires for the very same model I was hankering after that V6 convertible.. I said I was looking myself not long ago but bottled it due to the advice I was given here and on Pistonheads a site I go on often. So there’s me putting him off and I’ve never owned one ! Adding of course to the reputation 😳😳😳 All cars are a risk some more or less than others. If ever the right perfect V6 drops in front of me I think I would roll the dice ..... |
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Post by firemac on May 16, 2021 18:05:32 GMT
I always had the same hesitation about Alfas; they had the reputation of being the worst built beautiful cars you could buy. Times change though and these days their reliability is up there with the best. They even give 5 year warranties now. To be honest, I told our girl to be sure that she was prepared to give up Toyota’s almost total reliability in favor of what is, to be fair, something that may fall short. But if I thought that it was anything like Alfas of old, I would have persuaded her not to have it. In the end, time will tell.😊 Reputations grow even though not always deserved....Not long after I decided not to buy a good mate voiced his desires for the very same model I was hankering after that V6 convertible.. I said I was looking myself not long ago but bottled it due to the advice I was given here and on Pistonheads a site I go on often. So there’s me putting him off and I’ve never owned one ! Adding of course to the reputation 😳😳😳 All cars are a risk some more or less than others. If ever the right perfect V6 drops in front of me I think I would roll the dice ..... I think you’re right. Life’s too short and if it all went tits up, so what? You’d just flog it and move on to something else. There’s much worse that could befall any of us than a dodgy set of wheels.😊 |
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