Alfa Romeo Cloverleaf

[nottyash]

Ive gone mad and bought an Alfa 145 cloverleaf!!
Ive had it 2 weeks and it hasnt broke down yet!!

Its even faster than the Wifes Glanza (Unmodified) on the straights, but feels a lot slower on accelaration.
It was only 700 quid for a W plate!!

Anyone else had an Alfa or had a bad experiance with one?

 

[PelvisGt]

well my friend has a 145 1.8 tspark and it cost him 700 pounds and hasnt broken down yet, so i guess you can get lucky with them

 

[nottyash]

I am just waiting for it to break down!!
Already The heater doesnt work, it knocks when I drive over bumps,a back wheel is at an angle the handling is terrible. Too much body roll and to think this was the sport model

 

[sussex_gti]

Get a good 2 litre one and they are really good cars. All Alfas are notorious for going through suspension bushes every 20k, change all of them for polybushes and it'll handle 10x better. I used to have a 16v Tipo and borrowed a friends Alfa 33 1.7 boxer 16v. When they were on form, they were brilliant cars.

 

[Texx]

A mate of mine has got a 145 1.7 boxer, it's a complete shitter!
The dash lights up like a christmas tree 99% of the time and it's a complete arsehole to work on.

He likes it though!

 

[nottyash]

It is the 2 litre twin spark. Its a good engine.
The suspension is whats making the knocking. Its a weird driving position and the dash isreally dated. Drives ok though

Them boxers sound good but they stopped making them agaes ago