147 Buying advice - Top Tips

Apologies if this has been asked many times before, but I'll ask anyway.

What are your absolute top tips, things to look out and tell tale signs when buying a used 147 (manual), somewhere around the 3-4k mark, high mileage isn't a problem as its just going to be a weekend car.

Cheers Fellas

buy one that has recently had the cambelt done withservice history otherwise you will get spanked

follow the service history!

buy one from an alfa lover or get an indie to look over it for you.

Cambelt
Oil
Start from cold
Does everything work
How crashy is it over bumps
Go up and down the gearbox
Try the lights!

both sets of keys...expensive to get cut
make sure tensioners were changed with the cambelt
no diesel rattle when starting up...likely knackered variator

mike

Thanks for the pointers fellas....there are a couple of 147s (1.6 & 2.0) down at a Garage near me, so all being well I'll be off down to have a look this weekend.

Just one last and probably obvious question, but, is the Bose system clearly identifiable - ie with a Bose trademark or something, the Bose in my Mk4 Golf wasn't which is why I ask.

Cheers

The bose has an extra box in the boot I believe?