Advantages: Quite Sporty, Good Economy and Performance Disadvantages: Expensive, Unreliable at times
...My Alfa is a 1561.9JTD 16V which has the sportier 150bph engine. Overall I am relatively pleased with the car but its a blessing that its a company one and not a personal one.
The performance and looks of the car are pretty good with the accerleration quite punchy, cornering good and the suspension firm enough without shaking your bones. Fuel economy is outstanding given the performance with an average of 50-55mpg for average motoring (one or two longer journeys per week) and never below 40mpg on average even in traffic. If you sit at a steady 55-60mph you can easily get over 60mpg!
Having said all of this the reliability is a downside with a total of nearly 4 weeks spent in the garage in the last year (not counting the propensity for people to reverse into my car when it is parked and without me in it). The speedo and temperature...
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