i rented an alfa brera (sp?) once

that might have been my fault as i down shifted from 4th to second and the revs went off the scale and the engine management system stuck the car into "limp home mode" or suffern just outside gatwicks. the RAC bloke reset it and it worked alright for about five miles and then went back into gary doherty mode again and i had to drive all the way home to norfolks at 35mph. lovely looking car but a tad slow imo.

get one they're ace

Posted By: Tombs on March 13th 2014 at 09:50:47

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Someone talk me out of getting an Alfa Romeo poncecar. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 09:34:26
- it will fall to bits and the local Alfa place is bad for service (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 13, 14:15:11
- Girl (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, Mar 13, 14:14:05
- Spend the money on an amazing holiday instead (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Mar 13, 10:07:25
  - Tempting, but lacks the practicality a young family demands. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:12:41
    - Buy another Wedge and spend the difference on an amazing holiday? (General Chat) - Adster, Mar 13, 10:27:14
      - Same price really, for the Alfa and a new Wedge, and they've fuglied the new new Wedge up (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:56:57
      - his mind is made up anyway by the looks of it (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 13, 10:28:50
        
        Pretty much. 99.9% (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:57:17
        
        Yep (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Mar 13, 10:29:20
- Get a Porsche (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 13, 09:55:17
  - No ISOFIX in the rear seats. Deal breaker. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:05:29
    - Sounds like practicality is the name of the game - Alfas are not practical! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 10:49:27
- i rented an alfa brera (sp?) once (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 13, 09:50:47
  - 'Gary Doherty mode' (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 13, 10:45:58
  - ^^POTD (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 13, 10:31:30
    - thing is though once you cross the suffolk/norfolk border (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 13, 10:36:29
      - What about CIAs? they drive like loons (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 13, 10:39:22
        
        apart from them that's a good point. mentals. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 13, 10:40:31
  - I love adventures like that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:04:56
    - my first car was an alfasud, it was absolutely fantastic (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 13, 10:12:05
      - Im currently torn between a Z4 and a 330i Coupe (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 13, 10:50:03
        
        the old z3 was a hoot to drive (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 13, 12:17:38
        
        Have you tried any of the new x-drive models - awesome handling and grip! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 11:03:35
        
        Bit out of my price range at the moment unfortunately (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 13, 11:06:34
        
        Yep they are dear - no charge for a test drive though and well worth it! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 11:10:44
        
        Both useless in snow and ice - like all 2WD 'beamers'! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 10:55:18
        
        I'd better not move to the Alps then (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 13, 11:05:25
        
        Bloke in my street has an M3 - always now when the road surface is dodgy.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 11:10:04
- I'm waiting to get a Mustang next year when they're released in RHD (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 13, 09:50:18
  - Whatever. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:03:44
- they're sexy looking, but hey fall apart at around 50,000 miles. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 13, 09:47:18
  - A lot of received wisdom around this, it seems, not much of it backed up by any actual (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:03:22
    - Think you've already convinced yourself AB! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 11:02:06
      - Yes, that's the point of this whole thread. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 11:05:28
        
        Go for it, then you can give the wrath regular updates, like the car mags! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 11:12:57
        
        "In the garage again. Clutch gone," "All the electrics went," "CAN'T TUNE TO RADIO 4!" (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 11:16:09
        
        Classic FM with Ialian Opera in an Alfa surely! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Mar 13, 11:21:50
- Top Gear adore Alfas (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 09:43:11
  - Meh. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 09:48:23
- Robbie Savage drive one (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 13, 09:43:05
  - *Drives (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 13, 09:45:41
    - Yew wus roight fust toime wuncher? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 09:47:58
      - Maybe, you'll look good with long flowwing hair, skinny jeans, and a tight leather jacket (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 13, 10:30:30
        
        I can't do long flowing hair with my receded hairline, I'd look like a sex offender. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:53:55
        
        In that case I think the car for you is a Ford Focus (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 13, 11:02:04
        
        Ford Yawncus. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 11:08:45
        
        he should of have bought the dookeryorks white linen suit (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 13, 10:33:20
        
        VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 13, 10:35:05
- dont buy it. bits fall off over 56 mph (n/m) (General Chat) - robotbear, Mar 13, 09:41:26
- They're great if you know a good mechanic (General Chat) - Bungle, Mar 13, 09:37:31
  - I do. That's not persuading me (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 09:46:04

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