Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTDm 20v

I bought my Alfa 156 2.4 JTD sportwagon, a 2002 model, last year inJune. I have covered nearly 20000 miles in it since then and most of them have been pleasurable and my fuel consumption is 41 MPG. I was worried about buying an Alfa because of the reputation about reliability but after reading up about the 156 diesel, especially the 2.4 I decided to have alook at one. There was one for sale at a local car dealers so I arranged for a test drive and it was a revelation and for £3000 a bit of a bargain, compared to the competition, BMW and Audi, nothing else can compare. I have owned several BMWs ... more

This is one amazing vehicle, I have been lucky enough to have driven one for the last 10 weeks as a courtsey car whilst mine was off the road and I have to say i was totally seduced. This car has tons of power right through the rev range and any pressure on the throttle gives a healthy surge forwards and flooring it though takes it into a different league and you would be hard pressed to belive it was a diesel if you didnt already know. When you add to this the economy that can be acheived with careful driving this becomes a serious contender but the thing that will put the biggest smile on ... more

This is one of my favourite cars. My half brother from London came to visit us and hed just bought one of these and he let me drive it. Some brothers are nice lol. There is quite a bit of wind noise and the engine snarls if ya floor it but i love that sound. The rides pretty shaky and i could really feel the bumps in the road. There was loads of head and leg room, it was really comfortable. It looks pretty cool too. Nowww to the security part...I would say this car was pretty secure, having remote central locking and an alarm, but leave it alone with the kids near me and a screwdriver and ... more