2018 alfa Romeo giulia reliable?

UNKNOWN_370

The Alfa is NOT an FCA product. It is sold by FCA management because Alfa doesn't have traditional dealer networks. Alfa is a Ferrari Maserati Alfa product. It shares in common with the Ghibli while the Quadrifoglio shares engine parts with a Ferrari California.

Now that you're done misinforming the public and giving your valueless opinion based on zero experience driving or understanding Alfa...

The Alfa ti commands an entry price of $43,980 the CLA45 AMG has an entry price of $51,800. It's cheaper by $7,120.
It shares pricing with an Infiniti Q50. Still a better value than a Q50 S which starts at $49,000. A loaded Alfa would be a base of either of these cars and the Alfa is way more of a sport sedan than the competition.

An Alfa has an inline 4 that produces power like a BMW inline 6.
And it's inline 6 produces power like a 2012 GTR. All cars above its price point.

Just needed to drop some facts on here before your opinions are construed as having any knowledge base just cuz your grammar may make people believe you're actually saying something valid.

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I thought you said the engine was a Tigershark?

The Stelvio looks like a product I'll entertain in the future, but I just don't trust them because of the parent companies you listed. It may not be FCA, but it's in the same boat in my book. Buy one and see how it works out?

UNKNOWN_370

No not a tiger shark. But they borrowed the tigershark design but went their own route with it. I said a derivative. The block only.

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Im still very leery. I do not hold any of the parent companies in high esteem, and have not read much to convince me otherwise.

I'll definitely need another 5 years of track record before I bought one, given its lineage and how shitty all the 2017 reviews are.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...r-service-bay/

Take the Honda 1.5 vehicles. We didnt know they had serious issues with that engine for over a year, and they sold in massive volumes. A few good reviews on low mileage less than a year old vehicles is far from swaying.

Im just done taking chances on a daily with poor reputation companies or unknowns. My Jeep experience taught me my lesson, lol!

Which brings me back to my first post in your thread. I chose a 250hp cx5 instead of a 280hp Stelvio because going faster by around half a secomd to 60, isnt worth the cost of a vehicle with its reliability track record. I imply the same for the sedan vs whatever alternative is out there. The Guilia just isnt fast or stickey enough in my book to justify it. I tried looking up lap times for it, and it seems to typically slot right around where the 350z does. Hardly worth the headache that I feel like the car would turn into, long term. Frankly, I have no idea why you find the car so appealing. It seems like a fad to me?

ZCanadian

Sorry to break it to you, but Alfa and Maserati are, indeed, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Autombiles NV) brands. Maserati is somewhat independently accounted for even in the consolidated books of FCA.
Ferrari (now Ferrari NV) was under the umbrella but was essentially sold off to existing shareholders shortly after the merger that created FCA was officially ratified by shareholders.

But it's correct that Alfa punches above its weight in terms of power output. And the costs of ownership will be significantly lower than with its Merc competitor.

Falconquey

Dudes... Can we please move on from Alfa v Hot Rod CX5. Nobody is changing anyone's opionion here. Time to fight another battle. This one's dead.

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I hope he buys it. The Alfa is alright on paper, but I don't trust it. Would love tp follow his journey for 100-150k mi with it.

Falconquey

I'd rather chew tin foil and watch reruns of Sally Jessey Raphael.

UNKNOWN_370

Alfa was ballsy and sponsored bimmerfest so they can give out free test drives of the giulia... .

https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/...fa-romeo-.html

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I feel like BMW has steadily gone away from "drivers cars", and the Alfa may well steal that segment from them if they aren't careful. It was a good move.

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