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Tris
25-05-07, 11:17 AM
Anyone got one?

The 159 looks as cool as hell IMO :cool: - but is it any good?

Thanks
Steve H
25-05-07, 11:35 AM
Anyone got one?

The 159 looks as cool as hell IMO :cool: - but is it any good?

Thanks

Looks good, It's Italian. It will break!
Certainly only worth a look if you are feeling brave. :smt087

Saying that though, at least the Italians have a car industry. :-(
gettin2dizzy
25-05-07, 12:08 PM
Amazingly cheap second hand. The 166 is a bargain too!
wolverine04uk
25-05-07, 12:12 PM
We rented one in Italy 2 weeks ago. Looks gorgeous, but I really didn't like it. Really bland to drive, like all rep cars, and you should've seen it when we tried a hill start on gravel. Traction control went ape. Good as a motorway cruiser, crap at any other type of road.
Tris
29-05-07, 11:25 AM
Looks good, It's Italian. It will break!
Certainly only worth a look if you are feeling brave. :smt087

Saying that though, at least the Italians have a car industry. :-(

My wifes' got a GTV allready and I'm thinking about the 159 touring as a company car - who cares if breaks!!

Still looks a helll of a lot better than any of the main stream "rep-mobiles"
keithd
29-05-07, 11:34 AM
save your pennies and get a Brera.

sex on wheels.

http://thisjob.co.kr/data/job_bbs_gallery_1110018519_Alfa%20Romeo%20Brera%20 Concept%202002%2002.jpg
Tris
29-05-07, 11:54 AM
save your pennies and get a Brera.

sex on wheels.

http://thisjob.co.kr/data/job_bbs_gallery_1110018519_Alfa%20Romeo%20Brera%20 Concept%202002%2002.jpg

I totally agree - I sat looking a one just like that when we got the GTV and fell in love :smt008 :smt008 :smt008

Problem is

Budget wont stretch to it
Company insist on 4 doors (IRC)
No way am I having the dog in a Brera ;)So the 159 touring ticks many of the boxes though
keithd
29-05-07, 12:02 PM
i think i'll be in the same boat when it comes to my next company wheels.

boss is a complete petrol head so he'll be on my side, accounts department however are a different animal!! i MAY be able to convince them of a low mileage second hand model - my car is due to be changed next May, but its the 2 door thing what may be the real sticky wicket...
Steve H
29-05-07, 12:37 PM
My wifes' got a GTV allready and I'm thinking about the 159 touring as a company car - who cares if breaks!!

Still looks a helll of a lot better than any of the main stream "rep-mobiles"

Well, if the company are paying, I say get one pdq! :-D
Jelster
29-05-07, 12:58 PM
It's an Alfa.... Looks good, we'd all like one, but nobody dare risk it. Reliability of a Ducati made on a Friday afternoon that's been left out in the rain ;)

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keithd
29-05-07, 01:04 PM
It's an Alfa.... Looks good, we'd all like one, but nobody dare risk it. Reliability of a Ducati made on a Friday afternoon that's been left out in the rain ;)

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this is again a most valid point. and probably what will be the main reason i dont get one :(
Filipe M.
29-05-07, 01:04 PM
It's an Alfa.... Looks good, we'd all like one, but nobody dare risk it. Reliability of a Ducati made on a Friday afternoon that's been left out in the rain ;)

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Wot he said, really.