My 159 TI 2.4

[cobratwin]

Hi guys as directed
ive popped in to post some pic's of my baby. lol ... that is funny and you'll understand why in a moment or two.
First off my 2.4 159 TI little monster
the day she was bought

same day but she arrives at home

Trying on some new boots with her new number plate

didnt like the shoes so back to Ti's and shes brought a friend !

And my other beast of a baby Giulietta!

 

[Andyk]

Lovely.......car and baby...........

The 159 is such a great looking car...........Thanks for sharing the pictures...Looking forward to seeing her around Llandow...

 

[dem maser]

Did you call her giulietta??
It was going to be my daughters name until mrs put her foot down!!

 

[TridentTested]

Did you call her giulietta??
It was going to be my daughters name until mrs put her foot down!!

I know a chap who named his first-born Aurelia and was going to name his second-born something similar (Appia?) until his wife intervened

 

[cobratwin]

Thank you, she is a great looking car but i was driving home from london last night and got a stone chip in the bonnet its Real nasty aswell

Yes her name IS Giulietta my wife named our last child so i had free range over naming her !

 

[dem maser]

i have free range with the next one...........

 

[mondie]

Hi Cobra

How is the 159 treating you? We have been thinking about a second car and had been thinking of a BMW 330d until we found the 159 was around for similar money. How do you find it to drive, and how is the economy from the 2.4? The 159 wont have the performance of a 330d but perhaps the driving experience and sweet looks make up for that

Cheers
mondie

 

[cobratwin]

Hi Mondie. The 159 is pure bliss , the handling is top notch, the fuel economy depends how you drive motorway miles in granny format and you'll hit the 70's spirited driving on a motorway will see you in the 50's but go hardcore and expect a lot of stops at yhe services. Around london I see late 30's to low 40's.
This particular 159 makes a 330d seem like a 1.3 and yes I have driven the 330d bwm. But she's had the dpf removed so the mpg is much better than that of a std 2.4 and shes remapped with full stainless steel exhaust from the manifold down for better performance. Personally I think she is now the car alfa should of released.

And quite by chance is now up for sale due to my new purchase of a maserati QP.

;-)

 

[mondie]

Sounds like a great car Cobra. Whats a dpf? Who did the remap and exhaust? The economy is pretty mind boggling!

Up for sale Might be 3-4 mths too early for me unfortunately. We are going from a 2 to 3 car family so I have a couple to sell myself first.

 

[CatmanV2]

DPF - Diesel Particulate Filter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_Particulate_Filter

HTH

C

 

[cobratwin]

^^ see above and i Highly suggest a dpf removal on Any new Alfa diesel car, AlfaTune Motor sports in st. Helens did the remap and exhaust for me.
If you want the High mpg though you really do have to drive like a granny on a normal day of motorway runs ill get about 1000miles to a tank of fuel.
just a straight forward remap and DPF removal will give you the performance over a 330D BMW so you dont need to go nuts on the remap, and the handling of the 159 is well know to be above the standard of BMW, ull be very surprised what one can actually do. So defo go out and take a test drive if your still unsure.
the 2.4 does come in two formats the 200bhp version and the 210bhp the 200 is a very capable car but the 210 is just a standard better, and a lot more tuner friendly when the DPF's have been removed.

 

[mondie]

Thanks for the explanation's. Cobra, seems like your car is well sorted. Is it advertised anywhere presently?

 

[cobratwin]

Will be going up on AO soon it's on here at the moment and will be going on EBay by the end of the month