Hi all

[Canberrien]

Hello everybody, fellow Alfa enthusiasts.

As my name suggests I'm from Canberra and although I don't yet own an Alfa I'm currently in the market. Ultimately I'm after a GTV6, my dream car, but given my current financial situation (uni student, read: poor as dirt) I'm looking at almost any model. There's just something about the idea of owning an Alfa, not that I'd have to explain that to you guys. Anyway, I look forward to joining this community of like-minded Alfa nuts.

[jayarr]

Hi,

Best of luck making the transition to Alfa owner. I'm sure you'll get something out of the forum.

Cheers.

[John Hanslow]

Hi there.

There are plenty of relatively cheap Alfas around and even some of the modern ones around $8k, that is a 156 Twin Spark manual.

Just make sure that they have service history and you get a pre-purchase inspection. A $100 can potentially $1000's in grief.  A poorly maintained car is rather unforgiving.

If you are looking at the GTV from 1998 onwards, I just learnt that the spider has same suspension set up as the GTV - passive rear wheel steer.

Cheers

[MD]

Welcome with a word of caution.
Alfa + student with hole in pocket = St Vincent De Paul Candidate.

Make careful selection with good advisor.