I just got a 59 TB155 with 30K and interior still looks great and outside is in very good condition too. I love the car but I don't find it specially comfortable on long runs as the suspension is quite hard and the car is quite short wheel base.
I think you could do most of the servicing but I am not sure you can reset service lights and stuff like that without a computer. There are plenty of independent dealers who can service the car for very little and they can reset the lights.

 

Well... I'm from Denmark, so it's VERY hard to find dealers who do anything for very little. Cars here are unfortunately very, very expensive! :-( The 1.3 diesel Mito we've been looking at, from 2009 with 43.000 miles on it, is for sale for around 10.000 gbp.

But is it possible to reset the service lights and stuff using a standart laptop, or an OBD reader or something, which you can get your hands on?

 

Sorry, I didn't see that. I don't think it will be very hard to do the maintenance yourself. The 1.3 engine has been around for a while in alfas, fiats and lancias so it should be plenty of info around.

 

Hey a, I've got a metallic red one for sale if you are interested, I have a company car now so it's sitting unloved! It's going on auto trader tonight so shout up if you want dibs. This is the first alfa I have had and it's been great, I've told my company I'd rather keep my alfa but they don't do an opt out

All I can say is that as a girl...I found it easy to put oil in, put screen wash in and change lights. My sisters husband has had a look at it and he said it's a very simple engine.


Car: 2010 metallic red, 1.3 diesel, 55k miles, no known problems, good mot, tyres, tax etc....£6725. £10k is a rip off btw! Check out the current market...

 

Maybe you want to read the whole thread. He lives in Denmark. Unless the price includes p&p.

 

You can perform servicing yourself if you have the know-how. But you will need to contact a dealer or garage to clear the 'service notification'. The braking is decent, the suspension is firm. On a decent road the car feels very fluent and sporty (even for a 1.3 diesel). Due to the firm suspension driving on a bad road the ride can be become hard and i feel the car loses a bit of 'sportiness'. Mine is a daily driver and i'm very happy with. It is quick and has good torque, I wish it had a little bit more but then again, it is a 1.3 and 95hp is pretty impressive.

D-mode is heaven, the turbo spools quick and the throttle response is great. I've had mine remapped to 115hp. I've only had two problems: 4 months after I got it the gearbox broke and was replaced. I also had a flat battery last year. When it is cold outside sometimes I can hear a slight squek but it doesn't happen very often.

My MiTo: 1.3 jtdm-² (95hp), Nero Etna, 80K Km, distinctive package and leather seats.
I have replaced the default stereo with a Pioneer. The default setup was good but I wanted more .

 

Well, a broken gearbox seems pretty serious!
But it's great that your happy with the car :thumbs: It's just too bad if you can't reset the service lights and stuff yourself...
Do you know if there are any particulare faults too look for, before buying the car? What "normally" breaks?

 

Nothing has broken with mine in 3 years! oh no wait, I had an odd radio code error, but pulling the fuse out and putting it back in fixed it. The typical gripe about alfas is the soft paintwork, thats the only thing since buying mine I would support!

 

3 years without anything going wrong sounds pretty impressive! I hope to go test drive a Mito soon I'm looking forward to feeling how it rides. I've read a few places that the suspension should feel a bit, sort of rough and bumpy...

 

By the way, does anyone know if the 2009 Mito 1.3 JTD has a diesel particulate filter fitted? I just thought I read somewhere, that it could pass emissions tests without it...

 

I was under the impression that every modern diesel engine has a DPF.

 

Yeah, I think you are right...
Does anyone know if it's possible to retrofit heated seats? I can't really seem to find a Mito for sale here with heated seats, which aren't too expensive...

 

I had one for 3 years. The only problem I had was a fuel injector needed replacing. It was fixed quickly and the car didn't break down, it just got very noisy. Other than that it was faultless, only needed one service and was a great little car.

 

Well, a fuel injector in 3 years, that doesn't sound bad at all!

The car I'm going to be looking at has the 6 speed manual gearbox. Is it better or worse than the 5 speed, or is there anything specific to be looking for with that particular gearbox?

 

I didn't know there was a 6 speed jtd . All recent models are 5 speed (+reverse )
I would love a 6 speed box for long highway cruising. Going over 160km/h in 5 doesn't feel right to me.

 

Well, all the Mitos I can find with a 6 speed manual gearbox are from before 2010, which is why I thought there might be a particular reason for why they changed it to a 5 speed?

 

My one complaint was the lack of a sixth gear. 5th revs too high at 80mph so isn't that economical.

 

On the plus side, you'll save £1k in M32 repairs, which should offset the extra fuel :lol:

 

A 6-speed gearbox sounds good to me too, but I'm just worried if they stopped using it, because something might be wrong with it...
Does anyone know anything about that?

 

I didn't think the 6 speed in the 1.3 JTDm 90bhp was the M32 gearbox?

Maybe that's why the 95bhp and 85bhp changed to 5 speed. I do wish mine had a 6th gear, but it doesn't rev quite as much on the motorway as I thought it would.