Category: Hot Hatchbacks 
Price Range: £14,950 to £17,850
Distinctive style, crisp engine, big personality.
Cheap-looking facia, oddly high driving position.
Intriguing cars, easier to love from afar.




Insurance is Group 14; servicing is required every 12,000 miles with oil changes every 6000 miles, and fuel economy is not a strong point. Don't go to a main dealer for repairs because you'll have to hand over a limb for pay for them. Thankfully, there is an established network of independent Alfa specialists who are much more supportive than the main dealers, and tend not to charge too extortionately for service and maintenance work.
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