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145 2.0 Cloverleaf.
Hi all,
I used to have a 156 and unfortunately had to sell it due to lack of cash :-( However I am now in a slightly better position and am looking at the possibilities of returning Alfa. Being on a limited budget I was wondering what the general opinion of the 145 Cloverleaf is with regard to performance but mainly on how reliable and well built it is. I guess I'll be looking at a 98 ish car and was wondering if I was potentially looking at a bit of a cash cow. Any thoughts? Thanks HC. |
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"Hull Chap" > wrote in message ... > Hi all, > > I used to have a 156 and unfortunately had to sell it due to lack of cash > :-( However I am now in a slightly better position and am looking at the > possibilities of returning Alfa. Being on a limited budget I was wondering > what the general opinion of the 145 Cloverleaf is with regard to > performance but mainly on how reliable and well built it is. I guess I'll > be looking at a 98 ish car and was wondering if I was potentially looking > at a bit of a cash cow. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks > HC. > Hello HC. Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A member has just said they are selling their black, T-registered, 1999, 145 QV. Post all the questions you like, we WILL answer them! |
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"bobdabilda" > wrote in message ... > > Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A member > has just said they are selling their black, T-registered, 1999, 145 QV. > > Post all the questions you like, we WILL answer them! Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to put a smile back on my face? Regards, HC. |
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Hull Chap > wrote:
> "bobdabilda" > wrote in message > ... > > > > Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A member > > has just said they are selling their black, T-registered, 1999, 145 QV. > > > > Post all the questions you like, we WILL answer them! > > Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to put a > smile back on my face? IMHO, probably not. People will hate me for saying this, but it's just a Fiat with stick-on Alfa bits. Not a patch on the 33 it replaced. I'd be looking at a 'widebody' 155 V6 or 8v T-Spark if I were you. <whispers> Not a lot of people know this, but the 'widebody' 155s are more or less a 156 without the flashy styling. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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SteveH > decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows > Hull Chap > wrote: > >> "bobdabilda" > wrote in >> message ... >>> >>> Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A >>> member has just said they are selling their black, T-registered, >>> 1999, 145 QV. >>> >>> Post all the questions you like, we WILL answer them! >> >> Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to >> put a smile back on my face? > > IMHO, probably not. People will hate me for saying this, but it's > just a Fiat with stick-on Alfa bits. Not a patch on the 33 it > replaced. No, Steve, you've failed to understand reality again. Alfa 33s were something that should really never have happened. They're a total mess, they're horrible to drive, badly built, look awful, and are nowhere near as much fun as a 145 Cloverleaf. The Cloverleaf is fun, at least. > > I'd be looking at a 'widebody' 155 V6 or 8v T-Spark if I were you. > > <whispers> > Not a lot of people know this, but the 'widebody' 155s are more or > less > a 156 without the flashy styling. Aye, but avoid a narrow body 155 like the plague. They're cheap for a reason. -- Pete M - "Hater of FWD Vauxhalls" Mercedes 260E Ford Capri (ressurection starts soon) COSOC #5 Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain |
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Pete M > wrote:
> >> Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to > >> put a smile back on my face? > > > > IMHO, probably not. People will hate me for saying this, but it's > > just a Fiat with stick-on Alfa bits. Not a patch on the 33 it > > replaced. > > No, Steve, you've failed to understand reality again. Alfa 33s were > something that should really never have happened. They're a total mess, > they're horrible to drive, badly built, look awful, and are nowhere near as > much fun as a 145 Cloverleaf. The Cloverleaf is fun, at least. I just can't agree on this. Having had 2 33s, I'd agree that they're pretty shoddily built, but they are massive fun to drive. Especially the 16v, which is a real screamer. > > I'd be looking at a 'widebody' 155 V6 or 8v T-Spark if I were you. > > > > <whispers> > > Not a lot of people know this, but the 'widebody' 155s are more or > > less > > a 156 without the flashy styling. > > Aye, but avoid a narrow body 155 like the plague. They're cheap for a > reason. Again, I'll disagree, my narrowbody is fine, althought I beleive there were 2 revisions of the narrowbody, with mine being the later one. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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SteveH > decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows > Pete M > wrote: > >>>> Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to >>>> put a smile back on my face? >>> >>> IMHO, probably not. People will hate me for saying this, but it's >>> just a Fiat with stick-on Alfa bits. Not a patch on the 33 it >>> replaced. >> >> No, Steve, you've failed to understand reality again. Alfa 33s were >> something that should really never have happened. They're a total >> mess, they're horrible to drive, badly built, look awful, and are >> nowhere near as much fun as a 145 Cloverleaf. The Cloverleaf is fun, >> at least. > > I just can't agree on this. > > Having had 2 33s, I'd agree that they're pretty shoddily built, but > they are massive fun to drive. Especially the 16v, which is a real > screamer. > >>> I'd be looking at a 'widebody' 155 V6 or 8v T-Spark if I were you. >>> >>> <whispers> >>> Not a lot of people know this, but the 'widebody' 155s are more or >>> less >>> a 156 without the flashy styling. >> >> Aye, but avoid a narrow body 155 like the plague. They're cheap for a >> reason. > > Again, I'll disagree, my narrowbody is fine, althought I beleive there > were 2 revisions of the narrowbody, with mine being the later one. the earlier ones, however, were a bloody disgrace to the Alfa name. I admit to not having driven a very early 155, but having had a 155 Q4 as a company car - which I loved almost as much as I enjoyed the 164 Q4, and having driven a couple of later narrow body ones I have to say that the wider body 155s were *much* better cars. To the extent I'd very happily have a widebody 2.0. The V6 ones were unfortunately a bit "bobbly" at the front. -- Pete M - "Hater of FWD Vauxhalls" Mercedes 260E Ford Capri (ressurection starts soon) COSOC #5 Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain |
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I have a 1999 145 1.6 TS and love it to bits
here's a useful site for things to look out for http://www.doix.demon.nl/alfa_buying.html Cheers, Mark "Hull Chap" > wrote in message ... > Hi all, > > I used to have a 156 and unfortunately had to sell it due to lack of cash > :-( However I am now in a slightly better position and am looking at the > possibilities of returning Alfa. Being on a limited budget I was wondering > what the general opinion of the 145 Cloverleaf is with regard to > performance but mainly on how reliable and well built it is. I guess I'll > be looking at a 98 ish car and was wondering if I was potentially looking > at a bit of a cash cow. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks > HC. > |
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