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Hull Chap - 23 Nov 2004 11:27 GMT

Hi all,

I used to have a 156 and unfortunately had to sell it due to lack of cash

:-( However I am now in a slightly better position and am looking at the

possibilities of returning Alfa. Being on a limited budget I was wondering
what the general opinion of the 145 Cloverleaf is with regard to performance
but mainly on how reliable and well built it is. I guess I'll be looking at
a 98 ish car and was wondering if I was potentially looking at a bit of a
cash cow.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
HC.

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bobdabilda - 23 Nov 2004 16:40 GMT

> Hi all,
>
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> Thanks
> HC.

Hello HC.

Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A member
has just said they are selling their black, T-registered, 1999, 145 QV. :)

Post all the questions you like, we WILL answer them!

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Hull Chap - 23 Nov 2004 17:28 GMT

> Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A member
> has just said they are selling their black, T-registered, 1999, 145 QV. :)
>
> Post all the questions you like, we WILL answer them!

Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to put a
smile back on my face?

Regards,
HC.

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SteveH - 23 Nov 2004 18:30 GMT

> > Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A member
> > has just said they are selling their black, T-registered, 1999, 145 QV. :)
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> Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to put a
> smile back on my face?

IMHO, probably not. People will hate me for saying this, but it's just a
Fiat with stick-on Alfa bits. Not a patch on the 33 it replaced.

I'd be looking at a 'widebody' 155 V6 or 8v T-Spark if I were you.

<whispers>
Not a lot of people know this, but the 'widebody' 155s are more or less
a 156 without the flashy styling.

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Pete M - 23 Nov 2004 21:53 GMT

In news:1gnpvbn.qxd7z912h3eteN%steve@italiancar.co.uk,
SteveH <steve@italiancar.co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls
with a rant as follows

>>> Have a look (and register if you like) on www.alfa145.com/forum. A
>>> member has just said they are selling their black, T-registered,
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> just a Fiat with stick-on Alfa bits. Not a patch on the 33 it
> replaced.

No, Steve, you've failed to understand reality again. Alfa 33s were
something that should really never have happened. They're a total mess,
they're horrible to drive, badly built, look awful, and are nowhere near as
much fun as a 145 Cloverleaf. The Cloverleaf is fun, at least.

> I'd be looking at a 'widebody' 155 V6 or 8v T-Spark if I were you.
>
> <whispers>
> Not a lot of people know this, but the 'widebody' 155s are more or
> less
> a 156 without the flashy styling.

Aye, but avoid a narrow body 155 like the plague. They're cheap for a
reason.

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SteveH - 23 Nov 2004 22:07 GMT

> >> Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to
> >> put a smile back on my face?
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> they're horrible to drive, badly built, look awful, and are nowhere near as
> much fun as a 145 Cloverleaf. The Cloverleaf is fun, at least.

I just can't agree on this.

Having had 2 33s, I'd agree that they're pretty shoddily built, but they
are massive fun to drive. Especially the 16v, which is a real screamer.

> > I'd be looking at a 'widebody' 155 V6 or 8v T-Spark if I were you.
> >
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> Aye, but avoid a narrow body 155 like the plague. They're cheap for a
> reason.

Again, I'll disagree, my narrowbody is fine, althought I beleive there
were 2 revisions of the narrowbody, with mine being the later one.

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Pete M - 24 Nov 2004 00:53 GMT

In news:1gnq5ej.x37hgn1er2brxN%steve@italiancar.co.uk,
SteveH <steve@italiancar.co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls
with a rant as follows

>>>> Thanks for the info. I'll have a look around. Is the 145 a car to
>>>> put a smile back on my face?
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> Again, I'll disagree, my narrowbody is fine, althought I beleive there
> were 2 revisions of the narrowbody, with mine being the later one.

the earlier ones, however, were a bloody disgrace to the Alfa name. I admit
to not having driven a very early 155, but having had a 155 Q4 as a company
car - which I loved almost as much as I enjoyed the 164 Q4, and having
driven a couple of later narrow body ones I have to say that the wider body
155s were *much* better cars. To the extent I'd very happily have a widebody
2.0. The V6 ones were unfortunately a bit "bobbly" at the front.

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Mercedes 260E
Ford Capri (ressurection starts soon)
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Mark N - 25 Nov 2004 17:00 GMT

I have a 1999 145 1.6 TS and love it to bits

here's a useful site for things to look out for

http://www.doix.demon.nl/alfa_buying.html

Cheers, Mark

> Hi all,
>
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> Thanks
> HC.

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