Alfa Romeo 146 1.8 T Spark 5dr

Newest Review: ... The problem with this car is that while it's a great design, they just don't appear to have built them properly. There's ... more

... the niggly little things - the front wheels seem to need regularly retracking or you get excessive tyre wear (I wore out a pair in under 2000 miles). The brake calipers keep coming out of alignment and rubbing on the wheels which causes a teeth-grating high-pitched metallic sound which kicks in 5 minutes after you hit the motorway and mysteriously vanishes 30-45 minutes later (have had this 'fixed' on 6 different occasions now). There's an airbag warning light on the dashboard which keeps coming on - have had it tur...more

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Alfa Romeo 146 1.8 T Spark 5dr: A real Alfa experience (1004 words)
by - written on 19/10/05 (Very useful, 1527 readings)
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The 146 is a lot of car for the money. I bought mine 3 and a half years ago when it was less than 3 years old, and it cost me only £5k, was in mint condition, 35k miles and had a full service history. It's got great spec - air con, electric windows, alloys, electric sunroof, Kenwood sound system, twin airbags, etc It drives well and the 1.8 Twin Spark is pretty punchy - needs to be revved high to get the best performance out of it. As long as you keep the revs high you can have a lot of fun on windy country roads. Handling is good and the brakes have plenty of stopping power. Fuel economy is fine if you cruise, quite thirsty if you push it. I ... Read the complete review

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