Sporty, elegant and makes the heads turn.....recommended.

The car handles better than 156, especially back suspension is a lot better.

see the pictures at http://212.213.131.2/sarf

Juuso

Had to wait 9 months (!!), but it was worth every second.
I have the 2.0JTS Distinctive version with naturel leather, Bose sound
system with CD/MP3 player, winter packs and 18" GTA rims with 225/40
Michelins.
Car corners like a go kart, hardly any wind noise (although frameless door
windows), dispite the tyre size hardly and road noise and still quite
comfortable.
I LOVE IT!!
Picturs at www.pbase.com/tas/gt

I had one for a few months - didn't like it. I felt it was a worse handler
than the 156 and have since gone back to the 156. It was a little bit faster
engine for engine (1.9 JTD)

Practicality - the boot looks big but is long and flat and you will struggle
fitting a normal size kiddies chair in. Back seats a little bit of a squeeze
with four adults in the car - and then you only have two doors - so loads of
seat movement. Which loosens the seats and makes them rattle !

It is an head turner - but so is my 156 - Its a tad bit expensive and I lost
quite a bit for the 6 months I had one... Then again the 156 doesn't;t
depreciate that well either...

My opinion...

Family man... go for the 156...
Single, attractive and horney... go for the GT its a girlie puller.

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Thanks,
Andrew Makinson

www.evcomputing.com
www.iowcomputers.net/websiteforum/index.php

Not an owner but I lived intimately with a V-6 Alfa GT for almost 3
weeks in Italy last fall (even drove it for five laps around Imola!).
The car seems well made, and reliable. This one was a well-used press
car but it had the leather seats (great) a manual 6-speed, and huge
Brembo brakes. The car understeers a little more than I like (read that
more than my personal Alfetta GTV-6), and doesn't have the performance
of the 147 GTA I had in Italy in the spring of 2003. First of all, it's
down on horsepower (250 vs 240), it's heavier, and has a longer
wheelbase. While it rides somewhat better than the 147 and has more
luggage space in it, it lacks headroom in comparison. Which brings me to
my biggest gripe with the car: The 1950's hot-rod 'chopped-n-channeled'
look with the narrow slit windows is a real pain in the a.s; the fact
is, you can't see out of it very well and it makes the cabin seem
claustrophobic!

Of all the Alfas that AR has loaned me, I found the 147 GTA to be the
best by far, and the one that I would have most liked to take home with
me - if my !@#$%^ government would allow it!

Hi,

I've owned a GT 1.9 JTD now for about 6 months. It's a great car!

Excellent performance, looks fantastic, superb handling and quite economical
(42 mpg). I know some people don't like the interior because of the high
waistline and small rear screen - but this doesn't bother me at all. So far
the car has been very reliable so I haven't had to call upon the services of
the Alfa dealership (thank goodness - Alfa dealerships - that's a whole
other story!)

My only criticism would be the suspension which transmits minor road
imperfections into the cabin worse than any other car I've owned. Even the
yellow lines pained across the road approaching a roundabout feel like
they're going to shake out your fillings! You can't even talk properly
because it makes your voice kinda "vibrato" for want of a better expression!

As always, I'd recommend pressuring your chosen dealership into a full days
test drive if possible.

Hope that helps!

Grahame.

Had to wait 9 months (!!), but it was worth every second.
I have the 2.0JTS Distinctive version with naturel leather, Bose sound
system with CD/MP3 player, winter packs and 18" GTA rims with 225/40
Michelins.
Car corners like a go kart, hardly any wind noise (although frameless door
windows), dispite the tyre size hardly and road noise and still quite
comfortable.
I LOVE IT!!
Picturs at www.pbase.com/tas/gt