Looks solid! I envy you for having the multi-functional buttons on the steeringwheel - i didn’t have them.
To the badges, the original Alfa Romeo one with all the colours is still the best. I just replaced the one on my boot, since it was faded.
And for 900 Quid… normal price for an Alfa 147. Noone wants them since they have the Alfa Stigma - yet the 147s are really decent cars.
Change your Oil regularily - dont fill 5W-30 in it - check the oil-level every 2nd refuel and… replace the friggin belt ever 60.000km - Alfa lowered the interval for safety reasons, since the TS have higher than average wear on those.
Mine didn’t drink a lot of oil, although your mileage may vary. Due to the Dieselator - if you have the non-ECO - they can eat a lot of oil. (Dieselator is the VVT-Intake System which causes a diesely sound when it breaks)
Oilchecking is common sense though, but Alfas will punish you if you dont service them properely - they are like women There is a reason why some Alfisti call their Alfa “Bella”
Mine is not the eco one Its the sporty 120hp one, my VVT is fine then because she sounds as sweet as honey
I still haven’t named her yet, but I’m sure a suitable name will fall into place after driving her for a while, she goes to Alfa specialists only as normal garages don’t know how to look after an Alfa
IT. It’s a 1,000 kg hunk of steel and plastic. English has an appropriate pronoun for items, use it. Also, I don’t understand why people need to name their cars, just why.
Because Alfas aren’t just a car, they are a living being, a living being full of beauty and passion and therefore deserve to be named, plus it’s also family tradition to name our cars
well it’s not clean. but it is tidy… everything looks like it’s on it’s place properly
like they even thought of the symmetry of the dual spark plug placement it seems? and there’s not much cable to be seen aside from those near the battery and fuse box…
I couldn’t resist hitting up the classifieds around Europe. Here was a cracking deal from Sweden
Alfa 147 Selespeed (with the 2.0TS) between 17 to 18 thousand k’s on the odometer. One owner. Price? 455 pounds. Compromise? [color=darkred]RUST![/color]
Not sure why I’m even searching. I’m still a good few years from reaching the point where buying a car is a feasible idea. Simply out of curiosity, I guess?
Here’s another cool Alfa Spider from Germany. Doesn’t say much about it’s condition.
There are a shit ton of Alfa 156’s in the 600-900 quid range.
too true, If I had the cash, time and more importantly a nice garage for them to live in I’d be looking to get a classic model.
Ideally I’d like an Alfetta GTV6, although I’d be torn between that and the car that really turned me onto Alfa - the 33, love at first sight. I absolutely love that design with the high tail.
no I use 10W40 Castrol GTX as recommended by previous owner, the belt was changed very recently as it’s only done 79,000 miles
There is a reason why some Alfisti call their Alfa “Bella”
Its the sporty 120hp one, my VVT is fine then because she sounds as sweet as honey 
I have never driven a better car (driven mostly hatchbacks and city cars but I did drive a W204 Mercedes at one point)