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Is an alfa 156 JTD really a sensible option?
MK9R - 15/2/10 at 11:58 PM

Looking at spending about 3.5k on a medium size diesel thats gotta do high miles (500 miles per week), had decided upon a golf, but just keep looking at the alfa's, they look so nice and i know its a cracking engine, but the Alfa's reliability tag is telling me to stick with the golf idea. Are the alfa's really that bad??

[Edited on 16/2/10 by MK9R]

morcus - 16/2/10 at 12:54 AM

I would go for the Alfa, Just make sure its been properly serviced and looked after. You need to have a good interior if your going to do 500 miles a week and I think you get a better one in the Alfa.

bj928 - 16/2/10 at 01:05 AM

a friend of mine has a garage, and the same engine in the fiat is so crap i wouldn't touch with a barge pole, he is always changing or rebuilding, i think the same engine in the vauxhall is fine, don't know about the alfa engine, but i would say it would be like the fiat not the vauxhall, stick to the VW, or go for seat, skoda or audi with the vw engine you liked, vw will have better resale as well, a high mile used alfa is worth scrap money, a vw is worth good money sort of, but yes the alfa has the looks.

Dan. - 16/2/10 at 03:42 AM

Personally I would be looking at the mondeo in the clasifides, they are suprisingly fun to drive.

l0rd - 16/2/10 at 06:11 AM

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=130212

MK9R - 16/2/10 at 08:04 AM

Head says VW, heart says alfa, its all just gravy until someone actually buys my car anyway!!! Mondeo is a sensible option, but thats what i'm getting rid of as want something smaller, although mine is an estate.

mcerd1 - 16/2/10 at 08:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
....Mondeo is a sensible option, but thats what i'm getting rid of as want something smaller....

so that'll be a focus then

MK9R - 16/2/10 at 09:10 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
....Mondeo is a sensible option, but thats what i'm getting rid of as want something smaller....

so that'll be a focus then


Focus TDCI is not a cheap option, pretty sort after cars

MikeRJ - 16/2/10 at 09:12 AM

The JTS is the direct injection petrol engine, do you mean the JTD?

mcerd1 - 16/2/10 at 09:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
Focus TDCI is not a cheap option, pretty sort after cars

you'd still get a Mk1 TDCi without too many miles on the clock for that kind of money, if you look around a bit

MK9R - 16/2/10 at 10:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
The JTS is the direct injection petrol engine, do you mean the JTD?


oops yes, jtd

graememk - 16/2/10 at 11:12 AM

all early jdt engine suffer with inlet manifold probs, 2005 onwards are ok....