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Alfa GT Servicing & running costs
Hello,
I'm in Australia. The Alfa GT has come out last month and the only version we get is the V6 which is the one that I'm really after anyhow. I was speaking to my current, (non dealer), Alfa mechanic and he told me that the service costs will be rather steep. For example he said that around 40k kms the pads AND the disks would need to be changed at a cost of approx. $2000 AUS/$1440US. Is he exaggerating? Also from what I read the fuel consumption is around 18L per 100km around the city. Can someone confirm this and what exactly do the three different cycles entail. From what I gather there is highway, city and in between. What is sacrificed in running these different cycles? I presume power but to what degree. Any other service costs that I should be aware of e.g. cam belts. I'm getting conflicting reports on these as well. Are the electronics more reliable than the past... Gnnnnashh. I realise that this kind of car is not exactly cheap to run but looking at various web sites I'm getting conflicting reports on what is involved and WHEN various servicing is required. Granted it's a new model but I would like to know as much as I can on what I'm up against before the money changes hands. Would appreciate any input/URLs that could be aimed my way. Regards, Vic |
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"Vic Wolyncevic" > schreef in bericht u... > Hello, > > I'm in Australia. The Alfa GT has come out last month > and the only version we get is the V6 which is the one > that I'm really after anyhow. > > I was speaking to my current, (non dealer), Alfa > mechanic and he told me that the service costs will be > rather steep. For example he said that around 40k kms > the pads AND the disks would need to be changed at a > cost of approx. $2000 AUS/$1440US. Is he exaggerating? Sure he is. Price will be similar to 147/156 as the parts are the same!! > > Also from what I read the fuel consumption is around 18L > per 100km around the city. Can someone confirm this and > what exactly do the three different cycles entail. From > what I gather there is highway, city and in between. They measure in a very strictly defined test situation the fuel consumption on 2 very strictly defined test tracks. In fact it is so defined that it can be measured on a testbed under perfect conditions as well. One is the "highway" setting, the other the "city" From the outcome of the two they calculate the "mix". From what I can conclude from the different figures the car manufacturers give, highway (low consumption) is taken for 62½% and city (high consumption) for 37½% The GT 3.2V6 has following figures: highway 7.2l/100km or 32.5mpg city 15.5l/100km or 15.2mpg mix 10.3l/100km or 22.8mpg This looks a bit low comparing to i.e. the GTV & Spider (city 19.9 / highway 9.3 and mix 13.2l/100km) In my personal way of driving (defensive yet fast, no traffic light sprints, 10% city, 70% country road, 20% highway) I average a 5% higher fuel consumption than the mix I suppose in the city and with a bit of a heavy foot, 18l/100km is a good figure. So to come to YOUR mix consumption you would have to calculate with your personal "mix" as well as calculate your heavy of light right foot. > What is sacrificed in running these different cycles? I > presume power but to what degree. > > Any other service costs that I should be aware of e.g. > cam belts. I'm getting conflicting reports on these as > well. Are the electronics more reliable than the past... > Gnnnnashh. Reliablitiy of Alfa is high; cost of maintenance is normal compared to the similarly classed cars, actual repairs can be pricely (yet scarce) Tyres and brake wear can be "regulated" by your right foot as well. > > I realise that this kind of car is not exactly cheap to > run but looking at various web sites I'm getting > conflicting reports on what is involved and WHEN various > servicing is required. Granted it's a new model but I > would like to know as much as I can on what I'm up > against before the money changes hands. > It's new, yet the under body stuff is well known from 147/156, so very little surprises to be expected. Re-sale value is very difficult to determine; I guess it would be slightly lower write of than the higher volume models 147/156 In Holland my average write of of my 75/155's/156 had been 45% over 4 years / 125-150.000km > Would appreciate any input/URLs that could be aimed my > way. > > Regards, > > Vic Go for it if yoyu can afford it; it's a blast!!! I had to restrict myself to the 2.0JTS (budget !!); it's a long wait from end May to January!!! -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) |
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