lance
Senior Member

I found myself tempted by an Alfa again the other day in the shape of a 3.2 156 but no Im happy with project stealth for the time being but maybe next year I might go for a swear word round here an E46 M3!

I used to have an alfa 156. I bought it in 2007 on an 03 plate for $5700 (pounds) with 57k on the clock. I sold it for 1750 pounds , 3 years later with 124k on the clock. Lovely car, in the same way I remember my first girlfriend. "looked good, everyone was tempted, but at the end of the day, total ££££££££££ nightmare." I lost 6 days at work in 3 years due to it either not starting, cutting out, or making horrendous noises which turned out to be cam belt pulley problems (!). That was a 1.9 diesel BTW. Good looking car and the engines, diesel, last longer then the petrol, but if you are used to Volvo, then any alfa over 60-70k miles will just p*** you off.

fair enough

No but I thought if someone made me an offer or part ex for a T5 estate it opens up my options Ie Old 850 T5 for fun and tip runs/ sport sallon or even a sports car for everyday use

Have you spotted something then?

Thanks Mate.

A quick browse, and there is nothing in your budget at the moment. Buying tips here:

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...et-veloce.html

They are bloody rare, so you would have to hunt, but £4k will find you a facelift variant I am sure

Im going to have to own one one day, I only want to spend about £4k would that get me a good one

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