Manual door key broke at 340 kilometers, I was quite disappointed, as it meant going to the dealer and organising the car to be fixed in a booking 3 days later. still under warranty so it was fine. the bad thing was the alfa only gave us one automatic key (with buttons on it) and one manual key.
Already noticed a little rattle within the door, I can't figure out where it is coming from.
The Alfa Romeo 2005 147, doesn't posses too many obvious qualities ontop of those of its predecessors, but, that does not disappoint me at all. the peaky and free rev-ing engine in the 2.0 147 that I've got is remarkable! off the mark, the automatic clutch slips just enough to allow me to get away in full traction, lunging off the start... but we see the car perform at its best where given opportunity at high speed handling and acceleration. once comfortable with the car, I am over-satisfied in every way I move it, the car loves to impress me giving back comfort and performance in every maneuver.
the only critisizms i have of the car ergonomically are that: seating position is a bit strange, and being the first Alfa that i had ever driven, i found it hard to find that perfect seating postion.
the other this is in selespeed mode if i chose to upshift or downshift in a corner i would have to go for the gear stick rather than the steering wheel shifters because they are attached to the steering wheel, making it difficult to shift.
i also found the sound headunit of poor quality and fustrating when first getting to know it.
I am really impressed with this review. The author seems like he/she is an industry expert, posessing quality knowledge and presenting his/her findings in a true and accurate manner. God Bless!
As a onwer of a 147 TS 2002, from experience the rattle you have in the passenger door comes from the seat belt.. if it has been used it will not fully roll back to the start position and the metal cip will tocuh the side door. If you just totally unwind the belt the noise will disapear.
I own a 2006 147 2.0 twin spark. So far so good. A few issues: 1) there was a rattle coming from the engine compartment it turned out to be an airconditioning pipe touching the wheel well panel (fixed with a few wire ties). 2) the right rear wheel well sound proofing material is too close to the tire and rubs when more than two people sit in the back. I have to take it into Alfa this week to be looked at. Still under warranty so no problem.
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