New MiTo

bridder

bridder

bridder

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Hi all, first time posting in the motors section, anyway I just wanted to show off my new 'love it or loathe it' Alfa MiTo.

I picked it up on the 3rd of June and so far am liking it. I got this on a scrappage deal, it's the 120HP petrol turbo so it's nippy/pokey if not truly rapid!

Whilst the ride has been panned as too firm, I don't think it is at all, the car feels good/secure on the motorway at speed, no squeaks or rattles and the car generally feels well put together, I do realise that some of those bits are GP bits but I haven't let that put me off, I wanted something a bit different.

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It would be nice if the residuals hold up as Alfa expect but to be honest I haven't bought it as an investment, I just preferred it to the others I was looking at, this is my first Alfa so everything is crossed! But sharing the same platform as the GP and Corsa I would expect it to be reliable, I love the thing anyway :D

(puts tin hat on!)
J.
 
Nice car mate I like it!!

It's one of those designs that isn't quite as great from all angles but overall I think it's on the right side of quirky and interesting...just ;)
 
Looks pretty but I've heard nothing but bad things about these and I'm staggered you feel the fact a brand new car has no rattles is noteworthy :eek:
 
peterattheboro said:
I like it. :)

Would like to have one with 200bhp under the bonnet though!

Don't think you'll want to say how much and/or what finance deal you got? :p
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The car is pricey compared to competitors, just shy of 14000 as it is the top spec Veloce, being a scrappage deal I didn't get additional discounts but as my old focus was worth nothing I considered it a good deal, I could have gone PCP to protect myself from ugly residuals but I've bought it outright, cash.

s-man said:
Nice car mate I like it!!
It's one of those designs that isn't quite as great from all angles but overall I think it's on the right side of quirky and interesting...just ;)
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It does have some ugly angles...

J.
 
bridder said:
being a scrappage deal I didn't get additional discounts
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This is the big con with scrappage. What discount would you have got without it?

but as my old focus was worth nothing I considered it a good deal
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Who told you that your old Focus was worth nothing? A Focus with an MOT is unlikely to be worth less than £1000 at the minimum... this coupled with discounts from not taking part in the scrappage con = more than £2000 surely?

On the face of it it seems rather expensive for a 120bhp small Supermini?
 
£14k my money would go elsewhere, but very nice car nevertheless - very stylish, very noticeable and no doubt a lot of fun to drive.
 
Foxy speakeths the truth again.

You could have easily had a grand knocked off the RRP with some discounts here are there. And surely the Focus could have got you about £2000 aslong as it wasn't a complete wreck.
 
[TW]Fox;14286692 said:
This is the big con with scrappage. What discount would you have got without it?



Who told you that your old Focus was worth nothing? A Focus with an MOT is unlikely to be worth less than £1000 at the minimum... this coupled with discounts from not taking part in the scrappage con = more than £2000 surely?

On the face of it it seems rather expensive for a 120bhp small Supermini?
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I don't think any single thing swayed me to the deal, I found myself in a situation with the focus where it needed, clutch, tyres, service and mot, it had covered just under 150,000 miles and I needed/wanted to jump into a new car. I realise that without the scrappage I could have sold the focus, made some on that and pushed the price down more effectively but I honestly think I would have ended up with a similar deal, certainly close anyway,

J.
 
I really like these little cars. I hope you enjoy it. And just think, you can call yourself a real petrol head now you've owned and Alfa ;)
 
Kinda cool looking, should sell well to people who say "I want a Red Car".

Otherwise not exactly value for money, but it should be fun so i hope you enjoy it.
 
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