I'm as much of an Alfa fan as the next man (not if the next man is SteveH though - obviously), but I never really saw myself in a 166. Until now that is.
Cheapest new V6 is a whisker off 30 Grand before discount. ebay and autotrader are groaning with '00/'01 examples at three and a half grand.
I could take 100 depreciation on 3.5 grand over a couple of years.
Must stop watching repeats of Top Gear...
Do it, YKIMS.
Avoid 'Sillyspeed' cars, though.
Nice, even I like the sound of that.
Shame you have to look to the 3.2 litre V6 to get a sufficiently quick=20 one, and they /aren't/ =A33.5k :/
--=20 Lordy.UK
Looks like the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Go for it but be aware that the old certainties of Alfa will also still be in place: si if you buy the car for 3.5 grand, make sure you've got another 3.5 grand on deposit and don't touch it but for the car.
Happy driving.
Tom - ex-Alfa, still misses my 75 from time to time - De Moor
166 is a cruising car
sounds good to me - cheap motoring!
No you don't. There's only 0.4 secs on the 0-60 time and 20bhp between the 3lt and the 3.2lt.
At under £4k for a top-notch 3lt, I think I could put up with it being very slightly slower.
Indeed, but the way I was looking at it is that one is slow, the other=20 is slower; 240bhp and it still can't break seven seconds, must be=20 pretty heavy - that's going to impact on /all/ aspects of driving.
I agree; sounds like superb value. Just a shame it hasn't got a bit more=20 pace for a three litre.
Any idea what are they actually like to drive, istr it being mentioned=20 somewhere that they are a little peaky for a six ?
--=20 Lordy.UK
Bit of recalibration needed. Sub 7 seconds to 60 in something that size isn't too shabby at all. In fact, it's quite rapid, and certainly all you need in the UK.
See above - it's a great lump of a car - you need to compare it's performance with a 5 series or an E-class.
The way an Alfa should be.
None of them are slow. 2.5 or 3.0 is fine as well. Just make sure it's a manual. I like them but the seats are a bit wrong (too firm and slidy for me). Styling and engines are ace though.
Big car, front drive, engine improves with age, 0-62 time is dependant of person doing the launch.
They don't feel slow, and the way they pile on from 50-120 combined with the sound they make is sublime.
which is what you *should be getting
Show us a four year old BMW 5 series or an E-Class that can be picked up=20 for less than =A34k, and we'll be straight there with our wallets.
--=20 Lordy.UK
methinks ill keep it a secret :)
A wise decision, I think I would do the same - so I could buy them all=20 up and sell them on a rather fine profit.
--=20 Lordy.UK
watch this space :)
Maybe, but the badge says something else.
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