GT Owners - would you do it again?

GT owners only please!

Considering your ownership experience with the GT, forgetting for the moment other cars you might like to try, would you still have bought the GT if you could go back now and change your mind?

I have had my GT exactly 34 days and for the last 8 days it has been with a dealer with engine management problems, unable to drive at all and it doesn't quite fit in the car park at work.

However its a great drive and the best looking car around

Absolutely, I didn't want anything else

It's a good car but is now outclassed in terms of chassis design & interior quality by the new cars.

Still ultra practical & damn fine looking car

My 'outsider's' view is that it is one of the coolest looking cars on the road today, full stop.

And I test-drove one too and it was luvlee!

best car i've owned, and so very much enjoyable to drive. feels 'special' on the road.

there really isn't anything i'd rather own for 'sensible' money. full stop.

Jim you know what I lost when I got my GT

Would I go back to just the Cup ..................


























No love the GT mate its comfy sporty and a Damn sexy looking car

Originally Posted by shiny_car

best car i've owned, and so very much enjoyable to drive. feels 'special' on the road.

there really isn't anything i'd rather own for 'sensible' money. full stop.

Ditto

Love the way punters still comment. It's an almost every day occurance for me. I should keep a "comments book"

A 159 just doesn't cut the mustard for me (looks wise) - although I love it's justified battle cry to the faceless german dominance. I just don't want to have a 4 door

The 147/MyToe is too small.

The Brera ......... possibly ......the prodrive.....at a push. But only for the dynamics + incredible visual impact. The GM engine is depressingly soul-less (sorry!). I felt I was missing 50% of the Alfa "experience" when I took one out for a test drive.

In conclusion - I'd take Shiny's like a shot - the 3.2, in combination with such a damn fine looking car, despite the ageing dynamics, is a total lurrrvve beast If only I didn't have to travel so much for work



.....I'd have a Cerbera 4.5. I'm a sucker for punishment.........

Oh - and my owning experience has been absolutely peerless (perhaps I'm lucky??)

Here we go again, My company and I sold over 10% of new Alfa GT’s in the UK last year, they are a great car...................and I do mean great car.

Ned

Originally Posted by Autolusso

My company and I sold over 10% of new Alfa GT’s in the UK last year

Wow - although not huge volume, that's a pretty good sales performance indicator Ned.

Good on ya!

Originally Posted by Autolusso

My company and I

Ned

You sound like the Queen!

Originally Posted by happy man

Jim you know what I lost when I got my GT

Would I go back to just the Cup ..................



No love the GT mate its comfy sporty and a Damn sexy looking car

I fully expected that vote from you HM! In fairness you haven't had it all that long yet.

Originally Posted by Autolusso

Here we go again, My company and I sold over 10% of new Alfa GT’s in the UK last year, they are a great car...................and I do mean great car.

Ned

I was looking at your web-site the other day Ned. I may need to talk to you as well as Mangos shortly.

I have a decision to make.

159Ti or GT Q2 (Cloverleaf).

It's like that ad -little girl "Hmmm, daddy or chips? Daddy or chips?"

Originally Posted by VO2Max

My 'outsider's' view is that it is one of the coolest looking cars on the road today, full stop.

And I test-drove one too and it was luvlee!

ditto

Good poll results !!

Originally Posted by howell811

Good poll results !!

Yes indeed. I didn't quite expect such a positive response, still a fairly small sample yet.

Originally Posted by 73GTVJim

Yes indeed. I didn't quite expect such a positive response, still a fairly small sample yet.

Why the surprise Jimbo ??

I am planning on buying one as soon as the become affordable to me... I prefer the looks to the Brera, and that is more important than how it drives to me.

Originally Posted by Gibbo

Why the surprise Jimbo ??

Gibbo, just pleasantly surprised that it is almost 100% positive. I expected more of a spread TBH.

This is v.good of course as it confirms how right this 'bitsa" car actually is. It also suggests that reliability is broadly acceptable and maybe even the niggly problems are not so bad.

I drove one this week and it is very hard to like the cooking 1.9 159 afterwards. I'm leaning so far towards a Cloverleaf Q2 that my knees are scraping. despite it not really being totally sensible for work and family...well not as much as a 159.

A white Q2 Lusso with some options might be cool - an older sister for my Bertie. I can picture the avatar now.

If it was between the 1.9 159 and a GT Cloverleaf I'd opt for the GT, assuming practicality wasn't an issue (although the GT is a very practical coupe).