General Comments:
Sensational-looking car. I can't believe I own one, and it only cost me £11000 (3 year old model). There can't be many cars that look this good and are so affordable on the road. Mine is stromboli grey (dark grey). Colour choice is obviously a subjective thing, but I reckon this dark grey suits the lines/shape very well.
Quite a rare sight on the road, and it gets quite a few looks.
Handling is excellent, although the ride is a little on the firm side on rough road surfaces (I have 17" alloys, which presumably add to the firmness over standard 16" wheels).
Performance is pretty good, although not blistering. It's what I expected having previously owned a 2 litre twin spark 156. Acceleration is excellent if you get the revs going, but otherwise it cruises along very nicely.
The boot is a decent size, but rear accommodation is quite cramped, even for my 4 and 6 year old kids. Thankfully I have a Golf as a family runaround, and the GT is usually used by just me!
Did I mention that it's stunning to look at?
3rd Feb 2012, 06:22
I have a 2005 GT Alfa 1.9 JTD.
Problems:
Cushion seat stitching both front seats failed.
Clutch needing replacement.
Rear hatch shelf fixers broken.
Glove box catch snapped and unusable.
Very smokey when starting; checked by garage, but they say no problem.
Seat belt warning light often stays on for long periods of time, and is then OK sometimes.
Similarly, glow plug warning light comes on, but then sometimes doesn't.
Noisy engine.
Front door handle, driver's side snapped off.
Xenon headlights are difficult to adjust, and go through bulbs regularly.
I have looked after the car, which has done 55,000.00 miles.
It is a lovely looking car, but the constant niggles and very poor build quality means I would never buy another Alfa.