Alfa Romeo 146 2.0 ti 5dr

They say, " You're not a true Petrolhead until you've owned an Alfa" and nothing could be more true, I owned my 1996 146ti for 2 years after buying it used from an Alfa Specialist when it was 6 years old with 80,000 miles, and I instantly fell in love with it. It was red ( there is no other colour for an Alfa if you ask me ) and as soon as I drove it I was hooked, the sound you get from the Twinspark 4 cylinder engine is like no other, if you ask me no-one outside of your Ferrari's etc make a better sounding engine than Alfa, I bought my car in the summer and didn't have the radio on for the first two weeks, I just had the window down and would listen to ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Alfa Romeo 146 a couple of months back and I'm still smiling every time I drive it. The engine purrs away as it rises through the revs 3,000 ... 4,000 ... 5,000 ... 6000 7,000, nearly red lining, but still not nearly as deafeningly loud as you'd expect, feel the responsiveness of the 150BHP through the incredibly long power band, it's handling like a dream and yet you have four passengers and their luggage in the surprisingly spacious boot. It's a family car! A really fun family car! The spec is good too, electric windows, remote locking, alarm, imobiliser, alloys, PAS and more as standard plus of course whatever options you get on your used ...  Read the complete review

Family circumstances meant that I needed to replace my Smart Passion - which was a LOT of fun - for something roomier. I happened to see a used 146 ti on the forecourt of my local Alfa/Fiat dealer and stopped to have a look. The following day I test drove it, and was hooked within a mile! I part exchanged the Smart and collected the Alfa a few days later. Phew! Isn't it a great car?! Mine is a rich shiny black, with very pretty alloy wheels, and a businesslike-looking wing on the boot lid. Though an X reg, it had under 8000 genuine miles on the clock, and hadn't even been due for its first service, though the dealership had actually serviced it. ...  Read the complete review