Faults:

EGR valve needed cleaning and that's about it.

General Comments:

Sticks to the road like glue, and the direct steering response makes you feel you not driving an ordinary car.

The diesel engine in this car is so full of torque, and at the same time doesn't sound a bit like a diesel engine.

I have driven several Vauxhall and Audi diesels, and they sound like a tractor and offer no feel of driving.

The interior and exterior styling makes you feel like a star.

Very comfortable with up to 60MPG on motorway, and the 6th gear in this car is amazing, in that you will not even realise what speed you are driving.

You can be sure to see your similar powered opponent in your rear view mirror quite often.

Buy one if you want to drive and not to be driven...

Faults:

Where do I start...

Six brand new replacement Selespeed units, three of these which failed completely within 1,000 miles each. The last one cost £1500 to replace.

Both front and rear suspension needed replacing, the former cost me £1000.

Car spent 3 months of the road because Alfa UK could not get the replacement parts from Italy, because the factory was allocating all parts for production lines. Alfa UK did nothing to help neither did the factory's customer dept in Italy who ignored all my pleas for help.

Leather seating is splitting and thread is coming undone.

General Comments:

Looks lovely, drives wonderfully and seduces wonderfully on the test drive.

After 5,000 miles that is when your problems start. A lovely car let down by atrocious unreliability, a manufacturer that gives little attention to its customers.

I've spent so much money now on the car that I've given up with the brand. Its sad, but I want to sell the car and buy a reliable Japanese motor instead.