Hello from an Italian Car Lover

[safrane]

Nice GT, There is one near me very much like it but with multi spoke alloys

 

[Andyk]

Hello, you crazy Welsh woman



It was a real head turner

Here's some of the Brera

Does my bum look big in this

18" Horse shoes

Painted Calipers

Now the Marmite bit you'll either love it or hate it, me I love it

The Brera is such a pretty car......Now is that blue and red or grey and red..........You are right a love or hate it interior.......Still a beauty though....

 

[alfatan]

Love those horse shoe alloys on the brera. I personally like the colour combo interior and thinks it compliments the exterior nicely.

 

[Andyk]

Saw a black Brera S in the car park in Chepstow yesterday......Looked stunning....The pick of the range in 3.2 form.....

 

[dem maser]

I have a brera diesel on my road in red with black alloys

He has made it look like an S
He put teledials on and painted black, i would hsve one as a run around....economy and looks

 

[Andyk]

Not many better looking cars for 6/7k Dem.....Shame Alfa didn't make more of them...

 

[Happy Man]

The Brera is such a pretty car......Now is that blue and red or grey and red..........You are right a love or hate it interior.......Still a beauty though....

Blue and tobbacco

Love those horse shoe alloys on the brera. I personally like the colour combo interior and thinks it compliments the exterior nicely.

I looked at one with the same interior but in Montecarlo Blue, but it was too much blue

I have a brera diesel on my road in red with black alloys

He has made it look like an S
He put teledials on and painted black, i would hsve one as a run around....economy and looks

Sounds like a right pillock

Not many better looking cars for 6/7k Dem.....Shame Alfa didn't make more of them...

Only just over 3500 registered in the uk

 

[Andyk]

Sorry should ahve said it's a shame Maserati didn't develope the car more........Its a lovley looking car bit just too heavy and after the great V6 in my GTV the engines just didn't do such a pretty car justice.....Still looks great though and in 3.2 S form they made the car it should have been at the start.....How do you find yours against the GT..?

 

[Happy Man]

The Brera isn't exactly what you'd call nimble but the 2.4 five pot has enough grunt to get you out of trouble, I drove a Q4 3.2 round Croft and to be honest I wasn't that impressed

Maybe it's better in the S variant with the pro drive set up but I've not driven one yet

The 1.9 GT mapped could easily keep up with a standard V6 GTV and with the Tarox Sport Japan disks meant I could brake later and with more confidence
The reason I had to go with modded diseaels is purely for £££££ Fuel cost.

The GT didn't miss a beat even after being mapped out to just short of 200bhp but it had done 110k so it was time to trade.

The 3.2 Busso V6 GT was a great car and the last of the Busso V6s, that engine was pure automotive ****

But the Brera is a good looking, comfortable, economical motorway mile muncher that looks good

I'd love to have another GTV V6 as a weekend toy

 

[conaero]

Had a TS and a 3.2 GTV and have a 1.9 GT. all great cars but £4£ the GT comes out on top as it goes like a train and returns 550 miles to a tank. The chassis, brakes and turn in are brilliant as are the seat and Bose Hifi. My only gripe is the front suspension, it rattled and feels poor quality over potholes and drains. I have replaced the upper whisbones and drop links think it might be roll bar related.

Just had an MOT and there was an advisory saying a front shock had reduced damping. I also get a crack sometimes when cornering with the weight shifting left to right.

 

[dem maser]

the GT diesel makes sense, drive it everyday, respected, remap it will make it decent and economical

 

[hodroyd]

Tony - Happy man,
Welcome to the forum for petrolheads and of course Maserati.
Cheers
R

 

[Happy Man]

Had a TS and a 3.2 GTV and have a 1.9 GT. all great cars but £4£ the GT comes out on top as it goes like a train and returns 550 miles to a tank. The chassis, brakes and turn in are brilliant as are the seat and Bose Hifi. My only gripe is the front suspension, it rattled and feels poor quality over potholes and drains. I have replaced the upper whisbones and drop links think it might be roll bar related.

Just had an MOT and there was an advisory saying a front shock had reduced damping. I also get a crack sometimes when cornering with the weight shifting left to right.

The seats in the GT are the most comfortable places I've ever put my bum

the GT diesel makes sense, drive it everyday, respected, remap it will make it decent and economical

I'd have kept the GT but she'd done 110k and it was time for us to part company, The Alfa I really miss is the Cup

Tony - Happy man,
Welcome to the forum for petrolheads and of course Maserati.
Cheers
R

Cheers mate
Have we met at NIC at the Mill?

 

[hodroyd]

I have met many people in my life, you could well be one of them, who knows..??

 

[BigFoot]

Hehehehe, watch out for ... well nevermind

Welcome onboard Tony!

 

[zagatoes30]

Welcome had a few Alfas well maybe more than a few in fact I still have a few See Thread before finally biting the bullet and getting a Maser

 

[Happy Man]

Hehehehe, watch out for ... well nevermind

Welcome onboard Tony!

I really don't know what you mean old chap

Welcome had a few Alfas well maybe more than a few in fact I still have a few See Thread before finally biting the bullet and getting a Maser

If I ever get my monster commute down to a reasonable level I know what I'll be driving

 

[Kookaburra]

No Alfa's in my past parts bin either, but I took the plunge and bought my 4200CC last year.
Love it, but needs to be driven more often so I can start to find the limits of the chassis.
Best things are that superb V8 and the grey leather interior... but paddling around in traffic is a pain

 

[hodroyd]

Nice dry day, warm up the tyres and the engine, then open her up to full revs right through the box....wonderful...!!!