Alfa Romeo 147 GTA

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beau

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hi people :)

as a couple of you know having spoken at auto italia, i spotted this on ebay, at a low price, up as a buy now with best offer, despite the great price, i didnt have any money! anyway, i took the mick and offered a silly price and thought nothing of it, til the next day when he said when am i picking it up :omg::unsure:

anyway, here are some pics:











i hate to say it, but this is much nicer to drive than the maserati!
 
Andyk

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Great little cars with one of the best V6 engines....Well done Beau....Shame Alfa never made them rear wheel drive though as its a lot pf power to the front wheels...but adding a Q2 really helps and must have addition.
 
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Congratulations! A friend of mine was the second owner of your very car! He paid £15k for it when it was 1 year old, and it was him that fitted the Q2 diff and 330mm brakes to it. He sold it at the end of 2008....it's had a few owners in the past 5 years since then!

I'm on my second now - first was a red one like yours, which was my daily runaround. Sold it and then another one came up which was too good to miss... cosmos blue, very low mileage and Q2 diff. Great cars (especially with Q2) and not many about.

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Happy you got it as we spoke about it last week i felt the guy on ebay will pull it from you as its way too cheap....

Looking at them last week i too might be interested if i sell maserati....lovely cars
 
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I know a guy who needs to sell one so I'll chase him up if anyone wants. Always loved them after being asked to leave the track at Millbrooke at the launch for driving it too enthusiastically. Lovely noise.
 
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Andyk said:
Anything from 4k to 8k Phil......
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That's about right Andy. Generally anything less than £4.5k needs money spending on it, and anything over about £7.5k hangs around.

I'll probably advertise mine in September...didn't mean to buy the same car again, but it's surprisingly hard to find ones that are original/cared for! Having had both, I now wouldn't have one without Q2 - it really stops it scrabbling around, even at fairly low speeds.
 
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beau

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Generally speaking a decent one with average mileage is about 5k minimum

I'd say mine is very decent, few small marks but generally its vgc, with 84k, with recent cambelt & clutch, i paid £2800, and i see no reason why its not worth £5k+
 
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nigw

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Yep, definitely a bargain...I've seen breakers for more than that! Didnt it need a driveshaft....presumably not expensive?
 
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Thatbis a true bargain if its a sorted car Beau..Well done......................Just get the Q2 fotted as it will transform the car........Would never have a V6 GT, V6 GTV, V6 156 GTA, V6 146 GTA without a Q2....
 
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beau

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It said it needed a cv joint, iv seen and heard nothing wrong so far...

Andyk said:
Thatbis a true bargain if its a sorted car Beau..Well done......................Just get the Q2 fotted as it will transform the car........Would never have a V6 GT, V6 GTV, V6 156 GTA, V6 146 GTA without a Q2....
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Its had the q2 and 330 brake upgrade :)
 
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Thats even better then Beau...Shout feel well sorted and planted around the bends....You should bring her down to the Llandow track day in October as whe would be perfect around tight Llandow.
 
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Anyone want a fully sorted 156 GTA in part ex for a gransport then give me a call! Just had a full respray and had all the upgrades:thumb1:

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