Can anyone guess what i'm getting?

col · Post by **col** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 11:12 am

Yippeee getting a new car (well not brand new, but new to me) end of this week. Has got 189bhp can anyone guess what i'm getting?

mrharrod · Post by **mrharrod** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 11:33 am

Toyota Avensis ? or Celica? it can't be a Peugeot. Is it?

grrr

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 12:53 pm

Hmm 189 bhp... with that sort of horsepower me guesses (also my first choice) is the 2.5 BMW convertable or maybe a Mazda RX8 (yummie). Then there's always the Toyota Celica (smart) or Corolla T Sport (sporty).

Robbie.

carl · Post by **carl** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 1:47 pm

Not new rules out the RX-8.
Seat Leon Cupra?
Lotus Exige (or Elise Sport 190?)

Pauline · Post by **Pauline** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:15 pm

No I can't, what do I winning for answering the question correctly?

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:03 pm

Well with that bhp it has to be a Skoda

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:05 pm

Well ?

col · Post by **col** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 10:43 am

Oops sorry, with all those great suggestions i was a bit embarassed to tell you what i'm getting. Wow Lotus, BMW etc

Well, we've had nothing but trouble with our cars, the Alfa has been in and out of the dealers with a number of stupid faults, none of which are covered by the so called warranty.

So decided we'd put on our sensible hats and decided on reliability rather than style. Test drove a 307 dessel!! didn't like it. Then test drove a Toyota Corolla, and it was such a confortable ride, so was about to sign for the 1.4 95 bhp model. When suddenly we saw a 9 month old Corolla T sport with Â£4000 off list. So you can guess which one i went for!

Is drives really well, as good as the alfa if not better, quality of an audi, speed of a Type R. A bit ugly in the looks department but hey you can't have everything, especailly for that price.

Ps Sorry to disapoint, but at least Robbie did guess that car

CB · Post by CB » Wed Mar 19, 2003 10:48 am

it was your signature advertising the toyota owners club that gave me a slight hint it was going to be a toyota (Sherlock Holmes eat your heart out!)

samwise · Post by **samwise** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 11:46 am

I sold my Alfa 156 Selespeed as Alfa wouldn't sell me a warrenty! I imported it (1 year Alfa warrenty) and then bought the 2 extra years dealership warrenty and the Mastercare Warrenty (which is meant to take the dealer warrenty up to manufacture warrenty). At the time I was told I could extend it after the two years.

When I tried to extend it I was told I could if it was any other model than the Selespeed! Not only that when I was at a Mazda dealer asking about trade in they rang up the local Alfa dealer to underwrite the trade in value. They didn't care it was an import but as soon as the guy said Selespeed they said they weren't interested!

I can't believe that a car manufacture can "bad mouth" it's own car so much! And for the record, yes, my gearbox went wrong after 9 months, hence my desire for warrenty!

Anyway, sold the car privately with 1 months warrenty left and ordered the 206cc and hence I'm here! Cheers

Jason

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 12:55 pm

Not a good avertisment for Alfa - I hate dealers that sell you a car then arn't interested come buy back time.

Didn't get GregS's clue re the toyota owners club but as the new Corolla T- Sport is a fast little number at 189bhp, I thought I'd take a guess, hope its good Col.

Robbie.

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 5:44 pm

I was wrong with the Skoda then?!!!

col · Post by **col** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 2:26 pm

Nope not a skoda and i'd probably never buy one, will take a lot to convince me otherwise.

As for sales not giving a shit. We took the alfa to check an intermittent fault on the speedo (Ie it would stick on 50 mph when you start up the car) Couldn't find the fault after a week with the car. So after slagging off the car to our salesman (funny as a couple were just signing their contract) asked him for a trade in value. Did he every call with a price...like hell did he.

Always fancied a 147 but not anymore.

Lets hope toyota's are as realiable as people say