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Should I buy this Alfa 147?

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    #2
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    I'll risk the beating here. Not on your life would I advise you to spend that much on a 7 year old ( nearly 8 ) Alfa. Now Im talking from the head here and not the heart but then again thats what you wanted to hear if you came on here. Not on your Nelly. It has a trade value ( to an Alfa buyer ) of between 600-800 quid and it would have to be mint at that.


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    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    I'll risk the beating here. Not on your life would I advise you to spend that much on a 7 year old ( nearly 8 ) Alfa. Now Im talking from the head here and not the heart but then again thats what you wanted to hear if you came on here. Not on your Nelly. It has a trade value ( to an Alfa buyer ) of between 600-800 quid and it would have to be mint at that.

    No that's fair enough. Any idea where I could get a better deal?? Realistically I'm not going to able to get one for anywhere near 600-800.
    It was handy that one as it's close as I live in Tallaght.


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    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    Ush1 wrote: »
    No that's fair enough. Any idea where I could get a better deal?? Realistically I'm not going to able to get one for anywhere near 600-800.
    It was handy that one as it's close as I live in Tallaght.

    Oh mate, the Alfisti are going to beat up on me hear for what im about to say but here goes. Unless you know your 2nd gear syncros from your injection computers and have the ability ,time and money to spend fixing these various bits then my advise is stay away. A crack habbit is cheaper long term. One of the only cars I'd put behind a MK2 Laguna on my sh!tometer. Yup the look lovely, drive lovely and its not a Civic but just dont go there. World of pain.


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    Tragedy
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    http://cars.donedeal.ie/find/cars/all/Ireland/147
    http://www.gumtree.ie/cgi-bin/list_postings.pl?posting_cat=572&search_terms=147&min_price=&max_price=


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    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Tragedy wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/find/cars/all/Ireland/147
    http://www.gumtree.ie/cgi-bin/list_postings.pl?posting_cat=572&search_terms=147&min_price=&max_price=

    The ones that are better there are private sales which I've been advised to avoid as no warranty. I don't know much about cars but trying to learn quickly!


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    squod
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    '02 Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 €4,25. Wow. Awesome amount of neck on that salesperson.


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    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    squod wrote: »
    '02 Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 €4,25. Wow. Awesome amount of neck on that salesperson.

    Hearing that alot but not seeing much better deals.


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    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Hearing that alot but not seeing much better deals.

    You're probably only lookin' at Dublin garages on places like carzone. Some carzone prices bear no relation to reality whatsoever. Try donedeal.ie and get a copy of the Buy & Sell for yourself. Seriuosly, a short trip to a private seller can sometimes tell you more about the car you want than a salesman.


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    Tragedy
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    Ush1 wrote: »
    The ones that are better there are private sales which I've been advised to avoid as no warranty. I don't know much about cars but trying to learn quickly!
    I'd take a FSH and a once over by a decent mechanic to a 3month engine+transmission warranty

    Any reason why you want the 147 especially? 156 Is a good bit cheaper+more on the market


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,159 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Crazy money for a 02 147 when here is a facelifted 06 asking €7,700:
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200940195392607

    Actually if it were my money I would spend it on a 156 like this:
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200945195718506

    or this
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200944195642490


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,513 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    A crack habbit is cheaper long term. .

    PMSL :D

    Never a truer word ;)


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    Zube
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭Zube


    These guys really have a neck: the bonnet is badly resprayed after being scratched to hell, and for the interior to be as flittered as it is in 50,000 kms, the last owner must have been Wolverine.


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    milltown
    Registered Users Posts: 4,613 ✭✭✭milltown


    Doesn't look that bad in the photos. Have you been to see it Zube?


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    alias no.9
    Registered Users Posts: 6,272 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    Alfa's are not nearly as complex or problematic as some people will have you believe. Buying with the timing belt changed and with a warrenty are advisable but that is still way over priced, €2,500 would be more like it retail.


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    Zube
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭Zube


    milltown wrote: »
    Doesn't look that bad in the photos. Have you been to see it Zube?

    It caught my eye as I was passing, the purple colour is interesting.


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    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Crazy money for a 02 147 when here is a facelifted 06 asking €7,700:
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200940195392607

    Actually if it were my money I would spend it on a 156 like this:
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200945195718506

    or this
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200944195642490

    They look great but I'm only driving a while, could see problems with driving a car that size like.:(


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    Ush1
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    Tragedy wrote: »
    I'd take a FSH and a once over by a decent mechanic to a 3month engine+transmission warranty

    Any reason why you want the 147 especially? 156 Is a good bit cheaper+more on the market

    That's a fair point. I've only got my full license a while so just thinking hatchback would be easier for me to manage like.


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    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    You wont get comfortable with a bigger car til you drive one :) I went from a smallish hatchback to a car bigger than a Mondeo, it takes a surprisingly small amount of time to get used to it!


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    no1beemerfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭no1beemerfan


    Only entertain buying one that has a full service history that has everything done that it should have. And bring a mechanic with you.

    (And this should go when buying any car...not just an alfa!!;))


    My father had two Alfa 147s. 01 and 02 regs one was 3door and the other 5 door. Fantastic cars to drive etc and he didn't have any problems with either.........only got rid of them because he tipped one and got a good deal on a BMW 3series!


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    #21
    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,263 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    They're asking too much for the age and the mileage. Walk away.

    If you can get a full service history and a mechanic to check it out, I wouldn't hesitate to buy privately.


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    steveq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 71 ✭✭steveq


    I have had an Alfa 156 for over 9 years and I bought it secondhand. I got lots of dire warnings at the time about having expensive problems, unreliabiity, etc. I have not had any problems whatsoever with it. I keep it serviced pretty regularly but I have only had to change the timing belt.
    The handling on any Alfa beats any comparable car -- in my opinion. I think it was Jeremy Clarkson who said that everyone should own an Alfa at least once in their life.


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    #23
    CharlieCroker
    Registered Users Posts: 8,451 ✭✭✭CharlieCroker


    That one is way overpriced.
    I bought a 2003 156 Sportivo last year for €3500 so that gives you some idea of what that one is worth. I'd imagine about €2500


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    #24
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Check the usual things and you'll be fine...If its mint and has no issues 3-3.5k is actually getting you quite a bit of car.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055705272


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