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Rust in weird places, stupidspeed (avoid like plague) and you'll find all the manuals are really hard to change gear (the shift cables rot) and consequently gearboxes end up getting lunched as not been shifted right for years and years.
1.6 under powered, 2.0 more like it, they both use fuel the same from all accounts in the real world. 1.9 cdti fiat/GM unit is very good, but has the usual problems (injectors, swirl flaps nom nom nom).
147 GTA been on 'the list' for many years but doubt I'll ever get one, too many other cars
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@NurseHolliday I thought I remembered reading somewhere that rust is not really an issue because they have a galvanised body? As for sillyspeed I don't think I'd even consider buying a car (especially an Italian one) without a proper manual. Thanks for the tip on the 1.6 had been looking at a few but have since read plenty of other reports of them being a bit wet.
poodawg
Anyone on here ever owned an Alfa 147?
I'm in the market for a cheapish medium sized car with a bit of poke and been eyeing up some of the later facelift models. They're far more appealing to me than the alternative ford focus, vauxhall astra type school run boxes on offer within my budget. I'm well aware of thier reputation for having shitty electrics and being generally Italian in terms of build quality, but are they actually that terrible in reality?
Going to view a couple this week is there anything I should look out for?