abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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.......2.0 TS 16v Lusso Selespeed please.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I like the looks.
Not a clue what they are like to drive etc.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Lovely looking cars, not very well made.
We had a 156 (i know its slightly different, but still the same build quality) and trim bits don't feel solid.
Steering lock is not very good either, 3 point turns aren't ever 3 points 
decent spec, lovely seats, fantastic looks, pretty reliable, its just the interior quality which is an issue.
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Rob_Lee
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Folkestone Drives: Nova 1.6 16v
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Awful build quailty and electrics!
I worked at Alfa/Fiat for a year and they are awful cars!
If your lucky you'll get a good one with no probs but most of them have got their fair share
PS... keep an eye on oil EVERY few hundred miles!
[Edited on 11-10-2006 by Rob_Lee]
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Engines look pretty. It will break down though.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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our 156 V6 never broke down. the dashboard fell apart, but it never broke down or had any electrical faults.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I'm disapointed 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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at the fact that it was reliable?
the Vectra V6 broke more than the Alfa.
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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drove my friends 147 GTA 6 months or so ago, really lovely car, but still suffers from problems mentioned by Robin though
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alistairolsen
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: glasgow
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dont know about the 146 specifically, but i HATE the looks!!
A mates got a 166 which is horrid. Its nice inside, a great car to be stuck in traffic with, but for what it is it handles terribly, its slow for the engine size/power/fuel consumption
another mate had a 156 which was similar but better but then the engine let go and alfa wanten a zillion quid to replace it.
never seen the attraction to them tbh, some folk think theyre special, but theyre mass produced fwd cars with a dose of unreliability IMO
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