Post a picture of your car here, part 3 (Quote A Photo, GET A 24 HOUR BAN!!!)

Erper · 15-07-2013 5:00pm

Scortho wrote: »

What are you looking for?
Are you looking for an a to b car or are you looking to get their via c?
They're so fun to drive.
I've had mine a few weeks and although it has a few niggly things (it's an 11 year old car) I don't think I'd ever go back to the German stuff.
My dad has a landcruiser and a merc and loves the alfa (he thought it'd have blown up by now).
Everyone who's drove mine can't get over how fast it is and the way it handles corners.
They do need more tlc than your normal car, but a normal car wouldn't put a smile on your face the way the alfa does.
Mine is thirsty (it's a 2.5 v6) so that's explainable and I get 28 mpg average which isn't bad.
What one are you looking at?
If your in the Kildare/Dublin area feel free to try mine.
I would ignore the people who say they are bad.
Most people who say that, haven't actually owned one.
The build quality in the last few years has improved immensely, however the current models don't have that alfaness of the previous models.
If I was buying one tomorrow, I'd be getting one of an enthusiast.
I was waiting 6 months for the right one to pop up.

the thing is that i had mazda 6, 1.8...
but for some reason had to go for opel astra 1.4...

i still miss mazda and im looking at the prices and good deal all the time...
i used to talk with mechanics and most of bad experiences are coming from them...

if i could, i would buy mazda 6 again, not the model from 2008, but the one from 2002-2007 model...

again, line from mazda is similar to alfa 156..

i wish that im close to dublin (but im not) so i can try your...

15-07-2013 5:56pm

discombobulate wrote: »

On the subject of Alfa's picked this up on Friday. Alfa 159 Ti. Replaces the Alfa GT I wrote off 6 weeks ago. Loving it so far.

Thats one angry looking machine. Love it. Well wear!

L-M · 15-07-2013 5:59pm

@That Alfa TI: Wow! Such a fantastic looking car with those wheels.

Theyre really underwhelming with smaller wheels but those are just the biz.

Erper · 15-07-2013 5:59pm

Top Gear : Alfa Romeo 159

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOv4A_NFswY

discombobulate · 15-07-2013 6:47pm

Limerick man wrote: »

@That Alfa TI: Wow! Such a fantastic looking car with those wheels.

Theyre really underwhelming with smaller wheels but those are just the biz.

She's a beauty alright with the 19's. Worth the extra rubber cost. The Ti comes slightly lower than standard too which shows them off more

YouTookMyName · 15-07-2013 8:38pm

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Scortho · 15-07-2013 11:17pm

Erper wrote: »

the thing is that i had mazda 6, 1.8...
but for some reason had to go for opel astra 1.4...

i still miss mazda and im looking at the prices and good deal all the time...
i used to talk with mechanics and most of bad experiences are coming from them...

if i could, i would buy mazda 6 again, not the model from 2008, but the one from 2002-2007 model...

again, line from mazda is similar to alfa 156..

i wish that im close to dublin (but im not) so i can try your...

Most of the people who told me they were bad, had never drove one before. You really need to drive one before you can appreciate them.
It keeps asking for more.

Erper · 15-07-2013 11:19pm

Scortho wrote: »

Most of the people who told me they were bad, had never drove one before. You really need to drive one before you can appreciate them.
It keeps asking for more.

i might get tested one tomorrow...
i didnt say they are bad, ive just heard those stories...;)

Scortho · 15-07-2013 11:26pm

Erper wrote: »

i might get tested one tomorrow...
i didnt say they are bad, ive just heard those stories...;)

Which is why I'd try buy an enthusiast owned one. Look on alfaowner and you should see owners on there selling theirs.
If theyre looked after theyre fine.

I had heard the stories myself and it worried me. But Im glad I did. What model are you thinking of?

Erper · 15-07-2013 11:27pm

Scortho wrote: »

Which is why I'd try buy an enthusiast owned one. Look on alfaowner and you should see owners on there selling theirs.
If theyre looked after theyre fine.

I had heard the stories myself and it worried me. But Im glad I did. What model are you thinking of?

was thinking of 156 ti

166man · 15-07-2013 11:30pm

That ain't no ti above that's for sure...;)

Ah there's something special about 'em, it's hard to explain, go out and drive one sure and come back to us!

@Discombobulate - stunning yoke! Absolutely gorgeous beast, I'm going to assume 1.9jtdm? Looks the business, I'm definitely jealous!

Erper · 15-07-2013 11:32pm

mods delete this

georgefalls · 16-07-2013 9:54am

There's so many 156's on DD being advertised as Ti's, that aren't. I dunno how they manage to get away with it.

discombobulate · 16-07-2013 10:40am

166man wrote: »

That ain't no ti above that's for sure...;)

Ah there's something special about 'em, it's hard to explain, go out and drive one sure and come back to us!

@Discombobulate - stunning yoke! Absolutely gorgeous beast, I'm going to assume 1.9jtdm? Looks the business, I'm definitely jealous!

Thanks. Over the moon with it. Yes its the 1.9. Would like to have went with the 2.0 or even better the TBi but this one popped up at a great price with the EGR and belt only just done with low mileage so had to go for it. Hope the VRT man goes easy on me now.

Erper · 16-07-2013 11:01am

166man wrote: »

That ain't no ti above that's for sure...;)

Ah there's something special about 'em, it's hard to explain, go out and drive one sure and come back to us!

@Discombobulate - stunning yoke! Absolutely gorgeous beast, I'm going to assume 1.9jtdm? Looks the business, I'm definitely jealous!

I have to disagree with you on this one...
This model is TI by mywheels.ie

Make Alfa Romeo
Model 156 Ti Lusso 1.8
Colour GREY
Fuel Type PETROL
Engine Size 1.7L

discombobulate · 16-07-2013 11:08am

Erper wrote: »

I have to disagree with you on this one...
This model is TI by mywheels.ie

Make Alfa Romeo
Model 156 Ti Lusso 1.8
Colour GREY
Fuel Type PETROL
Engine Size 1.7L

That one has no leather, side skirts, doesn't look lowered and the wrong alloys so i'd say thats wrong. It also can't be a Lusso and a Ti I don't think as their two seperate specs.

Erper · 16-07-2013 11:13am

well thats what i got from mywheels

Renegade Mechanic · 16-07-2013 11:14am

Quick question, can we post a picture of a car(s) we had?

discombobulate · 16-07-2013 11:18am

Erper wrote: »

well thats what i got from mywheels

Fair enough but its definitely wrong. My old GT comes up as a Blackline on there although they only came in black (mine was red)

maximoose · 16-07-2013 11:21am

Tony Stark pulled up beside me in a carpark in Normandy.

Asked me if I wanted to swap, I was like "lolwut? can't you see I have a Nürburgring sticker?"

As an aside, is there an easy DIY method to remove those filthy things?

Matt Simis · 16-07-2013 11:30am

Put on a set of 18" on the 740i Im selling as the 19" where proving annoying and $$ to source correct size tyres for:

jimmy180sx · 16-07-2013 1:48pm

maximoose wrote: »

Tony Stark pulled up beside me in a carpark in Normandy.

Asked me if I wanted to swap, I was like "lolwut? can't you see I have a Nürburgring sticker?"

As an aside, is there an easy DIY method to remove those filthy things?

Hair dryer should do the trick

georgefalls · 16-07-2013 1:53pm

Erper wrote: »

I have to disagree with you on this one...
This model is TI by mywheels.ie

Make Alfa Romeo
Model 156 Ti Lusso 1.8
Colour GREY
Fuel Type PETROL
Engine Size 1.7L

There's loads of 156's listed on the book as Ti's, but in reality they are not.
I have no idea why this should be.
"Propper" Ti's are lowered, have Ti leather seats in them, the headliner and pillars are black. they have side skirts and "Ti" stamped on the Toora Alloys.

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renofan · 16-07-2013 1:57pm

Matt Simis wrote: »

Put on a set of 18" on the 740i Im selling as the 19" where proving annoying and $$ to source correct size tyres for:....

Car looks a lot better for it too imo.

georgefalls · 16-07-2013 1:59pm

Matt Simis wrote: »

Put on a set of 18" on the 740i Im selling as the 19" where proving annoying and $$ to source correct size tyres for:

Brilliant sales pitch there m8... I'll have'em..!!:D:D

Matt Simis · 16-07-2013 2:06pm

georgefalls wrote: »

Brilliant sales pitch there m8... I'll have'em..!!:D:D

Already have a buyer for them.

Hal1 · 16-07-2013 2:17pm

jimmy180sx wrote: »

Hair dryer should do the trick

There's a few purchases of those been made on here recently

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dgt · 16-07-2013 2:31pm

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Quick question, can we post a picture of a car(s) we had?

There were nostalgic pics we had way earlier in the thread, go for it

kiddums · 16-07-2013 2:44pm

I got a new car a few weeks back, so after her first wash at the weekend, I thought I would go for a test drive.

Kind of wish I hadn't now.

Edit: Why can't I resize the image so I can include it?

_Kaiser_ · 16-07-2013 3:27pm

dgt wrote: »

There were nostalgic pics we had way earlier in the thread, go for it

Me first... :P

First (well ok, second) I started in this... (98 1.3 Mitsubishi Mirage)

Then I progressed to this... (02 1.9 TDI Passat)

About 2 years later I moved on to this... (06 2.0 TDI Passat)

And finally (for now), I got this a few weeks ago! (05 3.0 TDI Quattro A6)

Via..... (05 3.0 TDI Quattro A6 #1)

and... (03 BMW 530D.. ok this was a loaner for a week but it still sorta counts!)

.. all the above were/are automatic too!

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