ELM327 wrote: » I've never seen an alfa with rust. I've had a rusty 320d and a couple of rusty VAG cars but never so much as seen an alfa with rust.
selectamatic wrote: » a well known poster who is known round here for taking exceptional care of his cars and also buying very clean examples was burned badly by a gt.
unkel wrote: » That's lovely bear1, the right colour, right leather, right wheels and the right shape. Future classic! If you get burned by a bangernomics car, you're not doing it right. First sign of expensive trouble => dump the car and get another bangernomics
JohnBoy26 wrote: » Ya but a poster asked are alfas reliable and they were given the usual fanboi "if it's maintained it's a reliable as anything" answer. The maintenance argument is usualy vague by them. By maintained they imply proper servicing, changing the oil on time etc but you need to go well above and beyond regular maintenance and replace a whole bunch of parts as preventive maintenance to make them some bit reliable and even then they can be a nightmare. The above poster was just alluding to the fact that a fairly regular poster on here, a car enthusiast, who is known to keep his cars properly maintained bought into that fanboi argument and purchased an alfa gt, maintained it properly like the fanbois said and still the car let him down badly.
bear1 wrote: » I don't think it's a fanboi approach but ones general opinion. I would consider myself a fan of the brand but wouldn't ever say they are fault free. Some require more care and some don't and I'm using my own experiences to base this on.
selous wrote: » Like my Subaru legacy Diesel, full main dealer service on time every time, all parts from them....crankshaft still snapped....(yep, still bitter)
JohnBoy26 wrote: » it's general opinion of a fanboi tbh, or at least the one they'd like people to think. The general opinion and perception of alfa to the public is that of an unreliable car with fall apart build quality.
JohnBoy26 wrote: » The general opinion and perception of alfa to the public is that of an unreliable car with fall apart build quality.
unkel wrote: » Agreed. But the best value bangernomics cars are usually the ones that the man in the pub says to avoid Some super value for money Alfa GTVs posted here in this thread recently. If only I had a big garage, I'd have 10 cars already, not just 3
unkel wrote: » You always need a bit of luck with bangernomics. Unless you can live with a 90s Toyota as your daily. Me, I'd rather have something a bit more exciting
commited wrote: » Km/h Speedo was first sign but didn't have Jap rear bootlid. Ran a VIN check then.
JohnBoy26 wrote: » There no excitment being stuck on the side of the road though, especially on a cold winters night
bear1 wrote: » Just to stir a bit more **** https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156-2003/17151342
CiDeRmAn wrote: » I'd nearly swap my 9-3 for that, it's one of the best looking cars on the road.
bear1 wrote: » Last of that style of 156 too before the FL came in. Supposedly a very revvy engine but I'd want to see the belt and variator have been done or else you'd need to add another 500e to that.
CiDeRmAn wrote: » I'd be uncertain about trading down two years, I wonder what else the car has going on.
An Ri rua wrote: » I'm not sure what sort of T-cut you'd need for stigmata? I'd imagine that'd be a tough stain to shift! Bloody thing would keep coming back too!
bear1 wrote: » Do you need the space of a SW or just like the look of it? Cause believe it or not the boot in the saloon is slightly bigger The t-spark isn't an overly complicated engine but you'd have to go and see it and drive it to see if it's worth the change. What's the Saab? a diesel or turbo petrol? Few reasons why that car is cheap, has the stigmata of the badge and it's a 14 year old car.
