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Every review i've read says the 147 gta just wants to be hammered! The kind of car that just begs you to rag the nuts off it and go mental. My kinda car really :)

indeed it is! has a slight tint to it, and looks better than chrome imo 8) happy birthday btw Karl, PM on the way mate ;) Cheers :)

Just a bit worried I might buy a slightly more modern version of my corrado money-pit! I do want it though! :)

Absolutely! Room for 2 turbos isn't there? :)

The interiors are fantastic - have you seen the black and tan, and black and red combos? :) I honestly don't think the electrics could be any worse than in my particular rado! Jesus it's a nightmare in there! My bro has the GT 3.2 V6 - gorgeous car, but they're still a bit expensive for me. And bigger and heavier than the 147 :)

Actually you have way more than 2 options, but that's a couple of them. What about a 2.8/3.2 24v?

As the title says really...... Anyone got any experience of them? Are afla's still unreliable? The 147 is a fairly new design, so is it any better than previous alfas? Am i completely insane for even considering an alfa? It's just they look great, sound amazing, have 250 bhp, go like stink and are within my budget! Feeling slightly underwhelmed by the S3/4motion options at the moment - both fookin lovely cars, but I'm worried i'll be bored in a week or two as they are both very civilised and grown up.

I'm not sure how much it's worth mate - i need to research it a bit and try and work it out. Will be soon - as soon as I can decide on a replacement.

Cheers Bud :) Mine was already polished when i got it - i can get it done in hove though if you need it mate.

Cheers matey :)

I think Nickel plating's what they sometimes use on American Chopper isn't it? Like chrome but with a slight colour to it? If it's what I'm thinking of it looks bloomin excellent.

Quality :)

I'm gonna have a 10k mile genuine new VAG 2.9 up for sale soon mate. Dunno if it will be too expensive for what you want though, as it's worth mucho dollar! :)

No, thats showing the other fella (who started this thread) that it's pretty unlikely that anything will happen. Anything else you have assumed. So in your own words, whatever :)

Lol! I reckon we should meet up mate :)

How did I seem suprised? And why would a copper give a sh*t if it was lit or not? A hooner is a hooner. Hardly crime of the century anyway is it - being in posession of a bit of pot! It was you that started spouting off about driving under the influence and how stupid I am for saying I was driving under the influence on a public forum. Well I didn't say that. You just started spouting for some reason. Chill mate - not really your business either way is it? Anyway..... back on topic....... I reckon you'll be fine mate so I wouldn't worry :)

Just been looking at a bit of a wild card - Alfa 147 GTA! Pretty mental car and would definately solve the 'lack of engine noise' problem. Probably fall apart pretty quickly too :(

Very nice mate.

Cheers dude :) I don't want loud to be honest (someone previously mentioned a loud exhaust doing their head in) I just would like it to sound beefier - just like sticking a 6-branch on the vr. It doesn't necessarily make it louder - just nicer. My vr is only really loud when you boot it, especially up past 4000 revs - perfect :)

No I had a zoot in my mouth. Simple. But you're the only person who says I was under the influence of something. Were you there? Nope :)

I didn't announce any such thing mate. Relax. Who was under the influence of anything?

Yeah that's a warning mate - happened to me loads of times. Even had a big hooner (joint) in my mouth once, and they still didn't pull me!

I suppose it's all relative. Standard vr's seem quiet and tame sounding to me now, after listening to one with a 6 branch etc. Just not sure I can actually live without the 6 cylinder sound though :( Does anyone do a decent manifold (exhaust) for the S3 and does it sound any good.

I am probably getting one. Keep getting side-tracked by recaro'd-up 4motion golfs though. The only thing wrong with the S3's I tried today was the missing 2 cylinders/sound-track :(

I started off thinking exactly the same - i thought the blue/black looked like a ford focus rs or something. Nasty. But i'm a fickle b*stard and I like it now! There's two near me as well, both nogaro blue - one with black leather, one with black/blue combo! Both with low miles etc.