About to say good bye! What next would be a good but?

AlfaZen

So my Alfa GT will be going up for sale in the coming weeks. New arrival on the way so I need something that will carry a baby and a bike at the same time. Sadly the GT can't do this.

My budget will be what I can get for the Alfa (07 1.9jtd, black with beige leather, 90k km) plus €6k/€7k.

Will be doing up to 150km a day so diesel is a must.

Any suggestions o wise Motor Boardsies?

Summary: baby, bike, economical and will sadden me least coming from my GT.

Cheers, AZ

OREGATO

Octavia vrs?.

AlfaZen

OREGATO wrote: »

Octavia vrs?.

Good call but very hard to find. Thanks.

MadYaker

159 Sportwagon :pac:

Edit: http://www.carzone.ie/search/Alfa-Romeo/159/SPORTWAG/37113825182686770/advert?channel=CARS

Might be stretching your budget a bit.

bear1

Good call on the 159 SW, quite a rare find on Irish roads

discombobulate

bear1 wrote: »

Good call on the 159 SW, quite a rare find on Irish roads

And Tracta Motors would be more willing than most to give a decent price on a GT for trade in i'd imagine being Alfa heads themselves. Has a tow bar too which would be handy for a bike mount.

I changed up from a GT to a 159 myself and would recommend the switch. Also remember you'd have to change your username if you got anything else

If you look in the UK you'd also have a lot more options.

bear1

If only it was a Ti though

discombobulate

bear1 wrote: »

If only it was a Ti though

Yeah seems to be low enough spec on that one alright. Heres what you need OP

bear1

I can't tell properly from the pics of the Irish SW but it could be the 150bhp engine? I think the M after JTD is red.
Plus at least the Irish one has digital climate control so not a complete bog standard one
What I would recommend on those 159's is to have the DPF and EGR removed and mapped. Makes a world of a difference

Tea 1000

Bike rack for the GT?

AlfaZen

discombobulate wrote: »

Yeah seems to be low enough spec on that one alright. Heres what you need OP

Oh sweet Jebus, I think I just wet myself. Lovely machine.

AlfaZen

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Bike rack for the GT?

I looked at that but, no way of getting a roof rack on and with a boot mounted one I'd have to take the bike off to access the boot.

bazz26

I'd say it will be very difficult to go from an Alfa Romeo to another car that isn't as driver focused. A BMW 3 or 5 Series Touring is probably worth looking at.

Tea 1000

You could get a 185bhp 2.2 diesel Mazda 3 from the UK if you sold your GT privately. Very nice chassis on that car.

AlfaZen

Tea 1000 wrote: »

You could get a 185bhp 2.2 diesel Mazda 3 from the UK if you sold your GT privately. Very nice chassis on that car.

Sounds interesting, never been the biggest fan of Jap cars. Always came across good but very dull on the inside.
I must investigate it further.

Any idea what I could expect to get for the GT in a private sale?
The Diesel GTs seem to disappear fairly quickly on carzone.

discombobulate

AlfaZen wrote: »

Sounds interesting, never been the biggest fan of Jap cars. Always came across good but very dull on the inside.
I must investigate it further.

Any idea what I could expect to get for the GT in a private sale?
The Diesel GTs seem to disappear fairly quickly on carzone.

I'd say in or around 6-7k depending on service history and spec. I presume cam belt and water pump have been changed?

AlfaZen

discombobulate wrote: »

I'd say in or around 6-7k depending on service history and spec. I presume cam belt and water pump have been changed?

Yes, they were changed at 60k km.

Full service history, all main services done at Alfa garage since I bought it.

NCT'd to November 2015. I was going to price it at €7.5k

Tea 1000

AlfaZen wrote: »

Sounds interesting, never been the biggest fan of Jap cars. Always came across good but very dull on the inside.
I must investigate it further.

Any idea what I could expect to get for the GT in a private sale?
The Diesel GTs seem to disappear fairly quickly on carzone.

Yep, jap interiors can be a bit function over form alright, but Mazda's are usually excellent to drive. The 3 and 6 are both top of the class in terms of handling. The Mazda/Alfa collaboration I reckon should extend beyond the upcoming roadster.

discombobulate

AlfaZen wrote: »

Yes, they were changed at 60k km.

Full service history, all main services done at Alfa garage since I bought it.

NCT'd to November 2015. I was going to price it at €7.5k

I'd probably price it at around that myself. Heres your competition. One is overvalued, silvers not a great colour and the other (my old one) is a former write off so you should get around the 7k i'd say with history, NCT and belt done.

Lex Luthor

I was in the same prediciment as you 4yrs ago, selling a GT and what to get next. Something with a decent practical boot and still have a bit of driver focus but not break the bank

I test drove a 2.4 159 sportwagon but the high boot lip on the 159 SW killed it for me. The boot wasnt huge either
Settled on 4th generation Subaru Legacy estate and still have it. Cant fault it. Interior is obviously never going to match the GT for looks but its not the worse and the boxer diesel is nice to drive. Only gripe is mine is the 5speed but the ratios are well matched and its the same bhp as the GT i walked out of

Supergurrier

+1 for the 159 sw

Lovely cars of o was having a diesel would be top of my list remapped

Irishder

OP is your car up or sale yet? Any links?

AlfaZen

Irishder wrote: »

OP is your car up or sale yet? Any links?

NCT next Friday. Service the following Monday. Then I'll be preping it for Sale.

AlfaZen

Irishder wrote: »

OP is your car up or sale yet? Any links?

Hi Irishder link to ad for my GT,

http://www.adverts.ie/car/alfa-romeo/gt/alfa-gt-collezione-milano-1-9jtdm/4221078

Casati

Supergurrier wrote: »

+1 for the 159 sw

Lovely cars of o was having a diesel would be top of my list remapped

If you want to bring the bike and the baby inside the car, then the 159 SW will be tight as the boot is small- unless you have a small frame size you wont fit the bike inside the car without folding seats. Ideally you want a car you can stick the bike into the boot with wheels off, but without folding the seats. Based on your budget I'd go for the Octavia VRS and your budget should see you get into a 2010

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-vrs-tdi/5955751

Scortho

AlfaZen wrote: »

Hi Irishder link to ad for my GT,

http://www.adverts.ie/car/alfa-romeo/gt/alfa-gt-collezione-milano-1-9jtdm/4221078

Id pop her up on done deal. Things sell a lot faster there. Looks well minded:D

vectra

AlfaZen wrote: »

Good call but very hard to find. Thanks.

Not really

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/10-skoda-octavia/5340609

AlfaZen

Scortho wrote: »

Id pop her up on done deal. Things sell a lot faster there. Looks well minded:D

Thanks Scortho, she's up there too.;)

discombobulate

AlfaZen wrote: »

Thanks Scortho, she's up there too.;)

Are you selling it privately or is a dealer selling it? Looks in great condition! Best of luck with the sale.

AlfaZen

discombobulate wrote: »

Are you selling it privately or is a dealer selling it? Looks in great condition! Best of luck with the sale.

Thanks discombobulated, it's a Private sale.