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Now that's an interesting one. Need to check them out!I am Brad. I do more than the needful and drive the market rates up by not bobbing my head. -
Don't buy an A3 - they are crap. I got one as a short term fix last year when I couldn't take any more of my Jag XJ's unreliability. It's more reliable than the Jag - but then a Gaz Chaika with no service history would have been. That aside it is just junk - it is a Golf in drag so you might as well buy the Golf and get some actual suspension and keep your fillings.Comment
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Was that a new type XJ or an older model?Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostDon't buy an A3 - they are crap. I got one as a short term fix last year when I couldn't take any more of my Jag XJ's unreliability. It's more reliable than the Jag - but then a Gaz Chaika with no service history would have been. That aside it is just junk - it is a Golf in drag so you might as well buy the Golf and get some actual suspension and keep your fillings.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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FTFYOriginally posted by original PM View Postget her an Alfa 159 and the Alfa Romeo servicing and repair manager will love you forever.
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What kind of idiot would take an Alfa Romeo to a dealer? It's Alfa Romeo that put the bloody faults in them, they're not going to repair them properly. Take it to some independent bloke that knows Italian cars; it'll cost about a third as much as the dealer and you might actually have a decent functioning car. If he can't make it work at least he'll switch the bloody warning lights off for a few quid instead of a few hundred quid.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostFTFYLast edited by Mich the Tester; 4 July 2013, 15:10.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Something the same size and weight as a barge.... for a bird? Even with parking sensors that's not going to work.Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View Postahem (cough cough).....
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You car's into watersports?Originally posted by tranceporter View PostAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View Postget her an Alfa 159 and Alfa Romeo servicing and repair manager will love you forever.
she will love you forever.
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Hmm well mine has now done 8000 trouble free miles in 6 monthsOriginally posted by DimPrawn View PostFTFY
The 159 (and Brera) are a huge step forward in terms of quality and reliability.Comment
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