Alfa Brera?? anyone got on
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firebobby said:
At which point all appeal or reasoning to buy one should cease
though they are a great place to sit & ponder how soon you can get rid without it appearing dodgy 
Glad i put a line through my "need to own a Alfa" desire ( lasted 5 weeks ) but they really do feel very fragile & i never gained enough confidence to travel further than 10 miles from home
So, just nice to look at then :lol:mr wilks said:firebobby said:
At which point all appeal or reasoning to buy one should cease
Glad i put a line through my "need to own a Alfa" desire ( lasted 5 weeks ) but they really do feel very fragile & i never gained enough confidence to travel further than 10 miles from home
Alfa do make some sexy looking cars, shame about the reliability :roll:
The Brera is on my "cars to own" list, simply because I think it looks bloody gorgeous. Quite fancy one..
Mike
Mike
Its hard to deny they look great inside & out but after maybe 35/40 german cars ( MB Audi Vw & Bmw ) they do feel poorly constructed ( though better than French cars )
I was faced with a dllemma that the 2.2 would be sub 200bhp & heavier than the ZC i sold or the 3.2 V6 would be big VED & notoriously hard to sell
2.2 i went for really lacked any velocity , in all i think i covered around 150 miles in my 5 weeks made £50 on it once sold so considered myself lucky 
Buy one with the knowledge they will fail & will cost you money to keep & you might enjoy it , they are rare sights on the road .
I was faced with a dllemma that the 2.2 would be sub 200bhp & heavier than the ZC i sold or the 3.2 V6 would be big VED & notoriously hard to sell
2.2 i went for really lacked any velocity , in all i think i covered around 150 miles in my 5 weeks made £50 on it once sold so considered myself lucky Buy one with the knowledge they will fail & will cost you money to keep & you might enjoy it , they are rare sights on the road .
john-e89 said:Only if some fooker gets to close with a Match Johnfirebobby said:Yep, also got classNumber5 said:Do they do a walnut dash on the Alfa's then Fred ?
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We’re you absent on the day they went through ‘wood burns very easily and quickly’ in basic training Fred....
Liverpool
Sounds like the solution is to go for the 2.4jtd and harass some Z4Ms on the next National
BTW, they don’t have to be expensive to run or maintain...nor do they break down every 5 minutes. Mine works out about 1 breakdown every 13,000 miles so far; rear suspension collapse despite buying it with a full, day before MOT, from a trader (cost about £200); clutch slave failure (£60 including fitting).
The rest has been diesel & 2 new tyres & scheduled maintenance (although I did put new tyres, discs & pads on when I first got it 35000 miles ago).
BTW, they don’t have to be expensive to run or maintain...nor do they break down every 5 minutes. Mine works out about 1 breakdown every 13,000 miles so far; rear suspension collapse despite buying it with a full, day before MOT, from a trader (cost about £200); clutch slave failure (£60 including fitting).
The rest has been diesel & 2 new tyres & scheduled maintenance (although I did put new tyres, discs & pads on when I first got it 35000 miles ago).
looked up the timing chain problem on the v6s good to know, price seems a bit less at an indy @ 2.5k but is an engine out job with a lot to replace, i presume the diesel is just a belt. Having said that a late 2008 50k manual 3.2 is 9k and a 2008 66k auto 2.4 diesel is 6k. Seems its a typical alfa ie you buy with your heart not your head :?
Had an Alfa GT JTD. Turned lots of heads etc and you'd try to convenience yourself (and others) they're reliable, but in reality they're for from it (based on personal experience).
Suspension failure, early replacement of clutch and flywheel, electronic gremlins, window regulator failing twice and glow plugs failing, turbo pipe splitting and never seen to much rust under a car. There were plenty of other issues. Had the car less than 2 years. Think I'll be staying away from Alfa for a long long time. They're cheap for a reason.
Suspension failure, early replacement of clutch and flywheel, electronic gremlins, window regulator failing twice and glow plugs failing, turbo pipe splitting and never seen to much rust under a car. There were plenty of other issues. Had the car less than 2 years. Think I'll be staying away from Alfa for a long long time. They're cheap for a reason.
mr wilks said:Its hard to deny they look great inside & out but after maybe 35/40 german cars ( MB Audi Vw & Bmw ) they do feel poorly constructed ( though better than French cars )
I was faced with a dllemma that the 2.2 would be sub 200bhp & heavier than the ZC i sold or the 3.2 V6 would be big VED & notoriously hard to sell
Buy one with the knowledge they will fail & will cost you money to keep & you might enjoy it , they are rare sights on the road .
Andy you need to use 'https' for images to show :wink:
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