Category: Large Family 
Price Range: £28,545 to £28,545
Good engines, keen steering and handling, great to look at
Repair costs, reliability, slightly awkward driving position, interior glitches - and the 159, which promises to be a much better ownership proposition.
Great to look at and good to drive, but the same old head versus heart issues persist.
Servicing and insurance can be dear, and repair costs heavy, though there are a large number of excellent independent Alfa specialists who are generally cheaper to deal with than the main franchises (and more helpful and supportive, too). Fuel economy's not too awful for a car with such performance, however.
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wrote on 10 10 2007