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Alfa Romeo 146 yay or nay..?

  • 14-02-2012 11:54PM
    #1
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭


    Thinking of getting one of these, i love the styling and particularly the quirky dashboard! But theres the usual scaremongering stories you hear about them. Has anyone here run one, and what are the big things to watch for?
    Are they as high maintenance as they are made out to be? Are the engines as tough as chocolate?


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  • #2
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Watch out for seriously rusty floorpans, thats why a lot of them end up in the scrapyards.

    Nice car apart from that :) it is a Bravo chassis with a different body. Older ones had boxer engines, best to go for a t-spark (although I'd love a boxer engined one myself!)


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,328 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    dgt wrote: »
    Watch out for seriously rusty floorpans, thats why a lot of them end up in the scrapyards.

    Nice car apart from that :) it is a Bravo chassis with a different body. Older ones had boxer engines, best to go for a t-spark (although I'd love a boxer engined one myself!)
    based on the Tipo I thought?


    Had one, wouldn't bother again.


  • #4
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    based on the Tipo I thought?

    Same chassis, bulkhead and floorpans anyway!


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