alfa 147 2.0 or neo CPS

[wfhan]

alfa for me.

 

[maxcheca]

can explain further bro? means alfa difficult to turn?

nope.
de snake loves to attack corners.

 

[BE5RSK]

There is a saying quoted "You are not considered true petrolhead until you own an Alfa Romeo..."

Yes, Alfa for me please...

 

[zealless]

which one is better in overall performance (power to handling performance)?

Hi, well a lot of people will compare power to weight ratio, but i do not agree with this statement.
Depends on you application, if you say which will get to genting first, i will say Alfa.
My advise is always look on power, the weight and also not to neglect is "Torque"

If you say track, probably Neo, i am not sure, because you need to compare the balance of power and torque, the weight, gear ratio, breaks and etc... maybe alfa can win too ....

 

[tth tyre]

Once Alfa,never look back....

Alfa Romeo...power of twim sparks.

 

[bb1-man]

Alfa goes faster up the hill, and down straight to workshop.

 

[teo1957]

wah.. THAT easy to overheat ar?

Not overheat bro, but fluctuates.

It's like your stock temp meter, and your Defi temp meter.

Stock = start, move up, up, up, then stick to the middle. Like not moving at all.

Defi = Moving 80, jam 88, then fan switched on back to 80 again...

Another thing is, lack of fan. Malaysia very hot country, I think need one fan for radiator, one for condenser. Cannot share. Like Gen2, if in jam, like aircond going hotter and hotter. Temp okay, but aircond hot.

 

[zane_al]

Alfa goes faster up the hill, and down straight to workshop.

Yep...keep the tow number handy, just in case.

 

[rkbella33]

Yep...keep the tow number handy, just in case.

Speaking from experience or someone you know with crappily maintained Alfa? Just hate it when people just freely quote things as the world is a free place. I have had 4 Alfas ran them hard, maintained them well and didnt bite my back off compared to my other Contis like Volvos. They are definitely little more expensive to maintain than japs or malaysian cars. But never broke on me ever...each had abt 200k kms ++ when sold exception one. The ownership/camaderie experience was great. I also own now a R3 so I can say I can be fair in my assesment.

The 147 2.0 cant compare to a Neo 1.6 in straight line la...so much power diff and need be fair to the Neo.unless you talking 1.6 Alfa that I get a gut feel Neo will tapau.In corners the CPS handles very well and pretty rorty.
147 2.0 with the Seles has advantage of better blipping and control of gears and top end power will easily out run the std CPS at the twisties as driver struggles with the shifts and balance.

But as it probably matched in handling and would say probably a modded CPS pushing abt 150hp with a good driver will run the 147 even steven if you can put up with the engine rpms.
But owning an Alfa just isnt abt comparos like this right?

 

[turbolover]

Your wife or GF will appreciate more if you drive and Alfa. Sometimes it's not what you like but what car that can carry the bickering toot without any fuss. Every lady loves a comfortable car so with an alfa you get the best of both worlds.

 

[DanzEterna]

from my point of view, the 147 is a great car, as teo mentioned, spare parts could be sourced from jalan ipoh, look for glory auto.....i get my parts from them too.....deal with the lady boss...u layan her she can give u discount haha.....

major parts like clutch plate, etc..i get it from tanlee Singapore....much more cheaper, bout 30-40%cheaper than in MY.

but u only need to bring your alfa to a specialist, many of them are located along NPE, jln klang lama......i could recommend Ah meng from Worldtech......he is a very reliable mech.....very friendly as well......clean & tidy workshop. price as usual are reasonable. or according on how difficult to get a spare parts, may need to be sourced from other halfcut shops.

but remember to take care of your water temp, always monitor it...if not ah cialat ooOoo...your head need to be regrind.......bare in mind timing belt needs to be changed @ 50k kms.....one of my fren's belt snapped @ 60k kms.....

other than that u no need to worry to much.....but u must have a passion for italian cars...not just buy for the sake of its looks & performance...later u will get headache & sell it off later on.

my suggestions...if you're ready to buy 1, get it from end user, never from those used cars. they know nuts bout it.....

Oo ya...get a manual tranny better....the tiptronic gearbox is not that reliable.....

for more, u could register & refer to this forum.
ItaliaAuto • Index page

 

[zane_al]

Everybody knows Alfas have the looks and the temperament to go with it.
And suprisingly modern Alfas feel quite like a Hyundai - in a subtle kind of way.

 

[maxcheca]

some ppl did not own alfa...But they can told other ppl that alfa this lar...that lar like they own alfa b4. (Juz like my other friend:stupid:)

 

[achelone]

when u drove an alfa....u will not want to drive any other car......i wonder how true that statement among alfa users....

 

[zane_al]

You want good reviews, read the catalogue.

 

[maxcheca]

when u drove an alfa....u will not want to drive any other car......i wonder how true that statement among alfa users....

different ppl..different oppinion.

and alfa have their own character

 

[nadziad]

for me 2.0 is unequal to compare with 1.6...for sure 2.0 can win
faster car always having good handing to compare....

 

[max327]

uphill battle. 147 la, you can't ignore the extra power from the 2liter engine

 

[bikerz]

for me 2.0 is unequal to compare with 1.6...for sure 2.0 can win
faster car always having good handing to compare....

true.. but weight is another factor right?

 

[^pomen_GTR^]

Well,if only with spirited drive i believe alfa got the edge to be faster and easier to drive considering that torqey 2.0 twinspark engine..but in fullspeed uphill i'm afraid conti engine got high risk of overheating..furthermore IF that alfa was auto...in this case neo got the upperhand where campro being rev happy and nimble..could be a tight battle..still alfa would be easier to drive fast..the rest wether win or not all depends alot on outside variable factor..my best opinion is u need to test drive both and chose what u like