Well after spending a fortune on Petrol I am ready to give you guys an update on the car.

Plus Points

It's running beautifully and my god does it turn heads.. I am completely sold for life on the sound of the V6. It is such an incredible car. I let my friend drive it the other day just so I could sit in the passenger seat and feel the acceleration.

It pulls so smoothly and the grip is great with the reasonably new pilot sports. The car feels so stable at speed and there is little body roll. The suspension ride is fantastic compared to the veloce setup I was used to. The steering is superb too, it's so direct.

I love this car. The imola leather combo is nice too. I've noticed most 156GTA's just have the black. I thinkthey are more comfortably than the 147 GTA seats. The only thing that doesn't look right is the cheap looking heated seat LED's..

I can live without xenon lights too. As nice as they look.


Bad Points.

It had the drivers side rear window repaired at Mangos not that long ago and it was working when I went to see the car, however now it's locked up again.

There are 2 or 3 nasty chips on the from bumper/spoiler that I need to get chips away out to sort.

I have a very very slight knock coming from the passenger side so I know theres a new ARB link coming soon.

The car feels a bit ropey when i start her from cold, but after 5 mins or so she's purring like a tiger. The gearbox is a bit clunky form time to time and the clutch is a little heavier than I'm used to.

Parking... it is like a fricking oil tanker... The worst turning circle in the world.. but do I care. No I do not.



Overall score 9/10 The best car I will probably ever own. I will never ever want to sell it. I prefer it to the 147 too as it's so practical as a performance saloon.