Faults:

Well... Where do I start. I've spent an equivalent of more than 3 thousand dollars on my car since May.

I've had the steering rack fixed. Then the pump in the power-assisted steering. Then the catalyser. Then the generator. Then bits of suspension. All of this - in the space of just four months!

General Comments:

Great design, beautiful car, fantastic comfort and performance - but it falls apart. Almost literally. I am now trying to get rid of it as quickly as I can - I think I'll go back to German engineering.

"Why do two colleagues who both own Alfas never say hello to one another over morning coffee in the office?"

"Because they'd already done that in the garage a few hours earlier".

Faults:

Parking-lights twice.

General Comments:

Having owned/driven Volvo, BMW, Fiat, Mercedes, VW, Ford, Citroen, I have driven nothing but Alfas since 1990 (33, 155, 156, 156 GTA). I must say that the latest one is the best of them all. Makes me smile on each ride.

Fast and quick, superb handling and stylish like no other car. Really for someone who wants style and performance and personality. Would not replace it with any other car!

Faults:

Actionator on Selespeed box died, was replaced under guarantee; catalytic converter also needed replacing.

Plastic interior cover on the rear light well (interior of rear hatch door) keeps falling off.

Not much room in rear seats for adults.

No damn cup holders!

General Comments:

Love the car, bought it used with a one year guarantee for 9.500 Euro. This model has all the extras (Bose stereo, roof rack, leather, etc) and is a real pleasure to drive. It handles like a dream on windy roads and uses less fuel then I expected (overall avg 9L/100km, mostly city driving).

This car was in excellent condition when I bought it, so much credit to the previous owner.

Faults:

Beside the gear shift mount on either side, I found black resin which can be smeared off. I'm not sure if this is due to the heat, but I found a similar spot beside the driver and front passenger seat handles to raise and lower the seat. This could be due to Thailand's humidity compared to places in Europe. I understand Alfa Romeo parts were imported from Italy and then assembled in "Rayong" between 2000 - 2002.

No service manual came with the car and the previous owner also never had one.

Sometimes the light bulb warning light came on and when the rear left light was not working.

General Comments:

I love the Selespeed and it handles much better than my other car - Honda Civic 2.0 (2004) at higher speeds.

The 17" Alfa mags that came with it looks great.

The performance on this car and the engine sound that comes out of it cnnot be compared and can be addictive at high rpms.

Faults:

Faulty electrics. The sidelight warning kept coming on when the sidelight was still operational.

Air con is the most ineffective air con I've ever used.

Clutch judder since new which the dealership refuse to acknowledge because they haven't managed to replicate it yet.

Bonnet catch fails and the car has had to be recalled.

I appear to have a bent suspension, but haven't been in an accident so I must have done this knocking a kerb whilst parking.

3 year warranty comes with the car, but the dealerships will not support this if you are at all late on your service (even by just a month).

Poor complaints procedure. Is there a complaints team to handle complaints about the complaints team?

Authorized dealerships quoted me a service price on the telephone, upped the price when I arrived for the service and then added VAT. I walked out in disgust.

General Comments:

Great handling. the car sits into the corners and never feels like it will leave the road.