e46 vs alfa romeo 156

[safuanorsham]

Overall, which one is better?

 

[AAM]

Overall, which one is better?

Aiyoo bro, question is subjective, but unker fren who used to have both said he personally, as an owner driver will give xtra marks to alfa 156.furthermore mthly installment for used one very low maa !.........value for money....he...he...he....:listen:

 

[kevster30]

Emotionally it goes to the Alfa, technically and engineering wise, the german wins hands down....

 

[safuanorsham]

Aiyoo bro, question is subjective, but unker fren who used to have both said he personally, as an owner driver will give xtra marks to alfa 156.furthermore mthly installment for used one very low maa !.........value for money....he...he...he....:listen:

this uncle is the one who makes me wanted to know more about 156.. hehe.. in terms of value surely alfa bcuz its cheaper..

 

[safuanorsham]

Emotionally it goes to the Alfa, technically and engineering wise, the german wins hands down....

so i have to find out im a technical or emotional person.. hehehe:smile:

 

[astroboy]

Emotionally it goes to the Alfa, technically and engineering wise, the german wins hands down....

haha... Germans are renowned for there war machines and engineering marvels!.. The French?! love makers :love: while Italian.. they make great pasta!! :love:

So who u trust in building your car?! :24:

so i have to find out im a technical or emotional person.. hehehe:smile:

Okay.. to make things simple.. a friend's 146's clutch pedal does not rebound. He has to lift the pedal with his leg after every press. Went to the mech, was told there are 2 pumps. One under the dash and the other, have to drop the engine to access..

Another example. The 146 is running many nylon moving parts in the timing belt area and all these nylon parts and timing belt are due replacement every 30k km, average once every year. Cost of repair is in the region of RM3k.. u tell me what u think!

I say if BMW is a maintenance nightmare, they you obviously haven't own an Alfa before.. its make of EMOTION!! Truly said!

 

[safuanorsham]

haha... Germans are renowned for there war machines and engineering marvels!.. The French?! love makers :love: while Italian.. they make great pasta!! :love:

So who u trust in building your car?! :24:

of coz german,but pasta also very delicious.. epsi:

.. to make things simple.. a friend's 146's clutch pedal does not rebound. He has to lift the pedal with his leg after every press. Went to the mech, was told there are 2 pumps. One under the dash and the other, have to drop the engine to access..

Another example. The 146 is running many nylon moving parts in the timing belt area and all these nylon parts and timing belt are due replacement every 30k km, average once every year. Cost of repair is in the region of RM3k.. u tell me what u think!

I say if BMW is a maintenance nightmare, they you obviously haven't own an Alfa before.. its make of EMOTION!! Truly said!

mod,i already got my answer.. plz close thread.. heheheee

 

[AAM]

that bad aah 146.......i tot bro safuan were talking about 156.......how is it ? ......me tot of adding another collection of conti car....he...he...he....now hati tawar already.....2mrow got to ask some one who own one......156, 4 potters 2.0L. :listen::hmmmm2:

 

[B33mEr]

Paging for bro Sach I have a few friends that have own a 156 and honestly they're very passionate about the cars there is a certain 'je ne sais quoi' about 156 (or Alfa in general) that evoke such deep passion. And of course 156 is a handsome car too ... Bro Safuan do browse autoitalia forum - www.italiaauto.com/
They're a real fanatics when it comes to Alfa's and Fiat's ...

 

[infinityKL]

after u eat this ...

this happens...

 

[safuanorsham]

hehe.. for time being, my antivirus still strong.. 156 also hav to change timing belt every 30k ke? n alfa can change to jap engine ke? hehehe sorryy,nOOb Q.

 

[AAM]

hehe.. for time being, my antivirus still strong.. 156 also hav to change timing belt every 30k ke? n alfa can change to jap engine ke? hehehe sorryy,nOOb Q.

bro, dont talk big laahhh.....pantang orang tua2. this virus mudah jangkit one n no cure.i kena allady .symptom : cannot tido malam, always saw PININFARINA face. most at risk : young guy below 22yrs old n staying in the same locality with anyone allady infected...........cure: until today unknown !!! so beware........:help:


prevention by : upgrade ur UDM and eat alot of capati.

 

[tzecheah]

As the owner of both e46 325 sports & Alfa 156 2.5 V6. My personal opinion based on these 2 cars,

Performance
high speed crusing alfa is more stable and it touched 230km/h faster than bmw. Alfa has more top end, bmw is faster from 0-100km/h. Bmw brakes bite harder than alfa's brake. Alfa sound makes you wanna keep the engine reving & go faster.

Handling
bmw has better handling than alfa, can go fast corners like roller coaster. although, original alfa suspension sets to behave like FR, but it is a FF car = understeer.

Comfort
Both cars also quite bumpy but alfa will feels like banging into something while went through pothole on the road. BMW air cond cool the car faster.

In Terms of Maintainance cost, both about the same lar, may be alfa needs more wear & tear maintainance, but the original parts are normally cheaper than BMW. but I am impressed of e46 headlamp design, if the headlamp glass turn yellowish, you can just replace the glass, dont have to replace the whole lamp like other cars. from my experience, take care of your car, pay more attention to them while you are driving them around and the most important thing is, Don't simply modify your cars then you will not have so many problems at the end of the day.

Astroboy, please dont compare 146 and e46, they are from different era, different class.

 

[astroboy]

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Astroboy, please dont compare 146 and e46, they are from different era, different class.

Nope.. I am not comparing e46 with 146.. I am just commenting over its part reliability and maintenance nightmare (almost every parts remover require dropping engine in the case of the 146 ).. not so much about the part price or availability.

Alfa parts as cheap as BMW parts?! Hmmn... and I always thought merchandise that has lesser demand are higher in price and I don't see as many Alfa on the road as BMW.. :smokin:

I have so far commented about Alfa's maintenance nightmare.. what about the drive?! Judging from many short life span light weight performance parts used in the engine, yes both its pickup and top speed is superb! Can makan BMW quite easily comparing the same engine displacement class :love:

Brake is great, ride is bias to high speed handling, so it's harsh compare to our performance LUXURY..

Depreciation is a lot steeper than BMW.. close to scrap after 5 years.. :stupid:

 

[safuanorsham]

bro, dont talk big laahhh.....pantang orang tua2. this virus mudah jangkit one n no cure.i kena allady .symptom : cannot tido malam, always saw PININFARINA face. most at risk : young guy below 22yrs old n staying in the same locality with anyone allady infected...........cure: until today unknown !!! so beware........:help:


prevention by : upgrade ur UDM and eat alot of capati.

hahaha.. alfa looks more unique sporty n garang.. cannot prevent like that uncle, nanti xleh tido,always saw that MAMAK face.. hehe

 

[mizhan]

Overall, which one is better?

their residual prices aren't even in the same league la bro.. that ought to say something.

 

[safuanorsham]

mybe can get a better quality car with lower price.. thats why need to compare.. hehehe

 

[infinityKL]

hehe.. for time being, my antivirus still strong.. 156 also hav to change timing belt every 30k ke? n alfa can change to jap engine ke? hehehe sorryy,nOOb Q.

40K for 1.7Boxer = $750
40K for 2.0TS = $1K
60K for 2.5V6 = $2K

Price includes Labour ...

 

[astroboy]

Saw this farnee looking Alfa in Tmn Tun wet market over the weekend.. stop and admire for a while.. nope.. not my cup of tea. One of the biggest hatch back car I have even seen.. :stupid:

 

[infinityKL]

The Germans think of everything - Style, performance, comfort etc.
The Italians think Only of one thing - RACING

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