Hey y'all!
Just thought I'd share my new ride with you guys. Picked it up last week from the local Alfa Romeo agent. It's a MY07 car, so I managed to get a pretty good deal on it. I know that it's a little long in the tooth and it's scheduled to be replaced by the Junior/149 soon, but given the price offered and the typical lag time it takes for the local agent to bring the new models in, I bit on the deal.
Engine's the tried and proven 2.0L Twinspark, which makes one heckuva sweet sound when revved hard. It's pretty much one of the best sounding four-pots I've heard, ever.
Transmission's the infamous Selespeed semi-automatic gearbox, which I took because the family preferred something without a clutch. It's not that bad, with the gearchanges being a little jerky if you don't lift off before upshifting. The automated rev-matching blips on the downshifts are pretty neat though. Of course, I'll probably be singing a different tune if (when?) I get a transmission failure error. Fingers crossed!
I'll admit that the 147 was never really high on the list of cars that I was looking at. However, as the TG guys put it, I intended to get some reliable, reasonable car but ended up veering off at the Alfa showroom to buy an Alfa. :lol:
Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure:
As it is right now, I currently have no plans to mod the car. The dealer threw in the spoiler, exhaust tip, 17" sport rims and the iPod connector to the head unit. Seats are gray leather with red stitching, which gives it just that bit of a sporty look.
Just thought I'd share my new ride with you guys. Picked it up last week from the local Alfa Romeo agent. It's a MY07 car, so I managed to get a pretty good deal on it. I know that it's a little long in the tooth and it's scheduled to be replaced by the Junior/149 soon, but given the price offered and the typical lag time it takes for the local agent to bring the new models in, I bit on the deal.
Engine's the tried and proven 2.0L Twinspark, which makes one heckuva sweet sound when revved hard. It's pretty much one of the best sounding four-pots I've heard, ever.
Transmission's the infamous Selespeed semi-automatic gearbox, which I took because the family preferred something without a clutch. It's not that bad, with the gearchanges being a little jerky if you don't lift off before upshifting. The automated rev-matching blips on the downshifts are pretty neat though. Of course, I'll probably be singing a different tune if (when?) I get a transmission failure error. Fingers crossed!
I'll admit that the 147 was never really high on the list of cars that I was looking at. However, as the TG guys put it, I intended to get some reliable, reasonable car but ended up veering off at the Alfa showroom to buy an Alfa. :lol:
Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure:
As it is right now, I currently have no plans to mod the car. The dealer threw in the spoiler, exhaust tip, 17" sport rims and the iPod connector to the head unit. Seats are gray leather with red stitching, which gives it just that bit of a sporty look.