The Alfa Romeo 156 is a car that has always been a hard-sell on paper. The platform can be traced all the way back to the Fiat Tipo, they can be an absolute swine to service they have a lot of power going to the front wheels, they're thirsty relative to their power output and, as good as the 'cooking' 156s looked, the be-flared and be-winged GTA just didn't seem quite as pretty to many.
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- If you were still keen even after all this you still had to deal with the fact that it's an Alfa Romeo, and that they're not exactly renowned for being well screwed-together and electrically robust. They were never a 'thinking man's' car. I had one...
- Mine had a whole heap of issues and niggles, and a couple of out-and-out failures, but despite that I'd have another one over a bunch of 'better' cars in a heartbeat. The reason is because, quite simply, the Giuseppe Busso-designed V6 engine in this car is one of the most intoxicating motors ever made. If you've never experienced one, quite frankly I pity you.
- This particular 156 GTA from our classifieds stands out largely because it's blue but also because it's on sale at an Alfa specialist and has recently had some key servicing carried out as well as having a thorough service history.
- The dreaded cambelt has been replaced by the vendors, as have the clutch, radiator, and rear discs and pads. Oh, and the dodgy plastic-impeller water pump has been replaced with a steel-impeller item. They've also fitted xenons to the headlights for good measure.
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