so jamie wats the car like on fuel. Not sure if ur a clio RS owner, how wud u compare both. Iv seen afew topgear clips on youtube, clarkson likes it but not keen on buying one. I wont have patients to take days off work to go dealers to get things done
fuel will be very similar to the vee... all depends on what roads you drive on and driving style. If you are using cruise control at say 75-80 mph you can get 350 miles to £55 (premium fuel).. but thats no fun. I had an r27 for a few months from new.. and loved it but mpg on it just was poor. Now i dont mind a car that does 10mpg as i only use it at weekends, but it needs the performance to match it. I found with the 197 26mpg ish was about all i got and for a little 2.0 i thought was poor and frustrating. I get 22-25 in the gta but i never try and be economical with it, and thats mostly urban driving. (still cant get enough of the sound of the v6). It will run smooth at 20mph in 6th if you want to keep the mpg closer to the 30's.
The only problems with mine is a xenon light is out and aircon pipe has split (unusual fault) but it was like that when i bought it. And have just got round to getting a replacement. minor stuff.
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The V6 is faultless and honestly bullet proof! Please dont listen to people who are just going by hearsay.. Alfas are no more unreliable than a renault. Get a well sorted one and you will have no problem. There are a few neglected ones out there no doubt, just make sure they have full history including at least one cambelt change as they are all 3yrs+ now.
Some people might fob you off and say the cambelt doesnt need done til 72k/6 year.. as it says in handbook
. they have been known to fail at 5years and 40k. Its not just the mileage that is the problem, age causes the tensioners to deteriorate too. When the cambelt has been done its usually advised to get the water pump impellor changed to the gtv v6 one, as the gta one is plastic and is can fail... just saves labour costs if it does fail.
So like i say nearly all gta's now have them done anyway. So thats the engine sorted!
I know it sounds alot but its only really the cambelt that causes engine problems, same with most cars :approve:
Im sure theres many clios who have suffered cambelt snappage..:evil:
The other achllies heel is the diff, its just not designed to take the 250 stallions. So the q2 LSD diff is advisable, more and more gta owners are getting it fitted, not only to avoid failure, but it removes any criticism of the handling and if it had it fitted from new the top gear review. Im sure it would have been on top. :approve:
The V6 alfa engine is reliable long as it's serviced. Am I right in thinking it's originally a GM motor with some tweeks?
The diff is the main problem on them but like I said most have been changed to Q2 ones. Think that's the right one. If not it's only £500 for them fitted.
Don't worry about fuel mate. You only live once
@jamier.
We have a selespeed 147 and it's never hinted a problem. You read horror storys about them but it's luck of the draw. It's like playing a playstation game with the paddles. Auto blipping on down shifts is just sexy stuff lol
The q2 diff was about £500 fitted but its creeping up all the time due to the demand for it
only drove one selespeed, and just couldnt get the hang of if
albeit drove it for 5 miles... great cars though..
bring on the mito gta!
