2001 Alfa Romeo 147 Selespeed review from Switzerland
"Pure s.."
What things have gone wrong with the car?
All went wrong with my car.
Brakes fails, never the same presure to applie to pedals in order to stop the car, sometimes it even never stop... all braking system replacer, even if most problems are now solved this car is poor in breaking power.
Oil consumption. Nearly 1l per 1000Km, this is totally amazing, I'v always 5L of oil with me. Problem come prom pistons and segments who are not well built, it result of leakage of oil.
Selespeed system always fail since I've the car, my car suddenly stop, gear indicator back to N and not possible to put 1s gear for 1 to 15minutes... still unsolved after nearlly all the car as been changed.
VDC failure too.
CD problems.
All electronics (doors, windows, etc...) has been changed.
No washer for rear window.
Key is only working when you are close from the car (2m)
Sunschield broken.
Aircond leak.
And MUCH more, UNBELIEVABLE CAR!
1/3 of time to my garage for repair.
Think twice before buying one.
General comments?
Nothing to say.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 Don't Know |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 18000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 32000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Lotus Elise |
| Date of Entry | 17th November, 2005 |