Choices Under Duress From The Wife!

[Ronin]

I've been waiting for this a long, long time, actually aware but avoiding it and eventually the conversation popped up the other night.

We have two cars, An Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 24v on an X plate & A Citroen C5 1.8 16v on a Y plate.

 

My Missus has decreed that "we no longer need two cars, especially with the cost of fuel"! and one must go... End of discussion. As women do!

 

I have had the Alfa from brand new and spent ££££'s on her fastigious up keep much to the dismay of the Wife sometimes. If it was at all possible I would have married with this car instead. :lol:

 

Metalic Black

Momo leather interior

smoked rear lights

18" Antec alloys 225/40/18 zr pirrelli p zero

Tarox performance brake kit including Gta calipers.

Koni suspension

Alfatech polished and ported cylinder head (stage 1)

Alfesti road/track derived Eprom chip

Alfatech tuned stainless steel exhaust (not boomy or noisy)

Alfatech throttle body, injectors, performance filter and fast road cam.

Alfatech uprated a/r bar front and rear

Tarox uprated twin plate clutch

254 bhp / 270lb/ft torque

0-60 6.1 secs

 

Mpg average is about 27 miles (38 on a motorway cruise) Exillerating drivers car, very reliable (it doesn't get a chance not to be)I know every nut and bolt and can strip this car down and rebuild it with my eyes closed now. so maintaining her is not an issue. We have been through a lot together including Isle of Man, Nurburgring, Monza track day and long European drives.

I'll be honest my heart prefers this car by far.

 

Now the contender that I bought for the missus but I use to get to work as it's cheaper to run!

C5 1.8 16v

Reliable (yes it really is) although I'm waiting for big stuff to go wrong. Comfortable, cheap to insure, cheap to run and plods on regardless. I getting there with maintaing her but Citroens are a nightmare to work on in retrospect.

Ave 36mpg & 47mpg on the motorway

The missus prefers this as its cheaper and doesn't "scare her" while driving it like the Alfa does :rolleyes:

So you see my dilemma.

My head "and the Wife"says this car!

 

I have managed to angle an alternative in though which is a possibility depending on a promotion coming soon at work (about 5 month)

Buy a brand new Citroen C5 1.6 hdi or get a pre owned Alfa Romeo 159 Q4 24v

She is quite happy with either choice as long as it is just the one car.

 

Help Please.... I know we all love Citroen's including me but I don't want to let the Alfa go, I need an honest and unbiased opinion.

What would you do?

One must go for now and I can't make a choice. :(

[u4coffee]

I've been waiting for this a long, long time, actually aware but avoiding it and eventually the conversation popped up the other night.

We have two cars, An Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 24v on an X plate & A Citroen C5 1.8 16v on a Y plate.

 

My Missus has decreed that "we no longer need two cars, especially with the cost of fuel"! and one must go... End of discussion. As women do!

 

I have had the Alfa from brand new and spent ££££'s on her fastigious up keep much to the dismay of the Wife sometimes. If it was at all possible I would have married with this car instead. :lol:

 

Metalic Black

Momo leather interior

smoked rear lights

18" Antec alloys 225/40/18 zr pirrelli p zero

Tarox performance brake kit including Gta calipers.

Koni suspension

Alfatech polished and ported cylinder head (stage 1)

Alfesti road/track derived Eprom chip

Alfatech tuned stainless steel exhaust (not boomy or noisy)

Alfatech throttle body, injectors, performance filter and fast road cam.

Alfatech uprated a/r bar front and rear

Tarox uprated twin plate clutch

254 bhp / 270lb/ft torque

0-60 6.1 secs

 

Mpg average is about 27 miles (38 on a motorway cruise) Exillerating drivers car, very reliable (it doesn't get a chance not to be)I know every nut and bolt and can strip this car down and rebuild it with my eyes closed now. so maintaining her is not an issue. We have been through a lot together including Isle of Man, Nurburgring, Monza track day and long European drives.

I'll be honest my heart prefers this car by far.

 

Now the contender that I bought for the missus but I use to get to work as it's cheaper to run!

C5 1.8 16v

Reliable (yes it really is) although I'm waiting for big stuff to go wrong. Comfortable, cheap to insure, cheap to run and plods on regardless. I getting there with maintaing her but Citroens are a nightmare to work on in retrospect.

Ave 36mpg & 47mpg on the motorway

The missus prefers this as its cheaper and doesn't "scare her" while driving it like the Alfa does :rolleyes:

So you see my dilemma.

My head "and the Wife"says this car!

 

I have managed to angle an alternative in though which is a possibility depending on a promotion coming soon at work (about 5 month)

Buy a brand new Citroen C5 1.6 hdi or get a pre owned Alfa Romeo 159 Q4 24v

She is quite happy with either choice as long as it is just the one car.

 

Help Please.... I know we all love Citroen's including me but I don't want to let the Alfa go, I need an honest and unbiased opinion.

What would you do?

One must go for now and I can't make a choice. :(

 

 

I'd go with option 3... But not sure which one... Probably the C5 :)

[CE08LDB]

I would go for a New C5 1.6HDi.

[si0797]

i have a c5 and have had nothing but trouble with it but wont sell it because i love it!!keep your alpha it looks sweet and well looked after.your wife seems good enough to let you choose so keep your baby.hope you get your promotion!!

[paul.h]

The Alfa being X reg will not be affected by the new tax bands so could be more desirable in 1 or 2 years. May be about £200 per year less to tax than a Y reg or later equivalent car, depending on CO2 emissions of a newer car.

[Randombloke]

Do not ever sell the wiggly snake.

 

The Alfa Romeo is something else. I had a 164 3.0 manual for 3 weeks, selling it for a friend, it was real driving pleasure.

 

Maybe you can get some replacement new C5 as a compromise, but you will regret selling the Alfa.

[terrwilk]

This is no contest, the Alfa wins hands down as a drivers car, BUT, as the cost of fuel rises and you admit to using the other car for work cos its cheaper, you have to bite the bullet, if you want to stay married, and she is wise to make you choose, the Alfa is a 'black hole' to your money!!!

 

If you want to keep the Alfa, take it off the road and store it properly, it may redeem itself in the future, bit of a waste though as all cars and in particular Alfas, depreciate fast, it is a gas guzzler, although cheaper tax at the moment, but I sense the Goverment theives, will close that loophole very soon, cos there is no sense in allowing older, more polluting cars on the road with cheaper tax than more modern effecient ones today, you can see it already, as the classic car tax dodgers bring out their smoking joe's and pollute our atmosphere!!!

 

Go for option 3 as it makes sense.

 

Terry

<_<

[reginab]

I would vote for the Alfa, just for fuel mileage. With fuel prices nowadays it's freaking hard to maintain all that engine.

 

 

 

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[coastline taxis]

I would vote for the Alfa, just for fuel mileage. With fuel prices nowadays it's freaking hard to maintain all that engine.

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Theres only one choice you can make hear KEEP BOTH CARS AND GET RID OF THE WIFE

[techbod]

^^ :D and probably cheaper to run