Driven #38:- Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTDm

I seem to be conjuring cars up out of thin air, right now. No sooner have I taken the Giulietta out for a drive (here), and start thinking to myself that it would be nice to have a 159 to compare it to, then suddenly one turns up. So, next week, expect a full report on the McLaren F1.

The Giulietta plays the fashion card, and tries appeals to an image-conscious market. The 159 is the Alfa Romeo for those who want a straight-forward, hard working saloon car, but one which is still an Alfa through and through. Of course, achieving that is no mean feat. 

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A short lived affair. Alfa bye-bye.

I introduced my Alfa Romeo 156 in this post from a few months back. And tonight, at 21:14 GMT, somebody else will own it. Of all my ownership experiences this has been my briefest. So what happened?

Well, I happened. It’s all my fault and Alfa Romeo enthusiasts around the globe are welcome to throw unpleasant smelling things at me and call me names. 
 

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Out of the frying pan. My new Alfa.

I love my 1998 Audi A4. It is unerringly reliable and comparitably easy to work on when it does break. It has a reasonable turn of speed and handles well, it also has incredible grip and looks different thanks to my controvertial choice of Mercedes AMG Wheels. It is, however, and I am unhappy to admit it, quite boring.

Until some wonderful and far-sighted benefactor kicks open the door of opportunity and gives me that dream job I always wanted, I almost perpetually have No Money. As a result of which I make do and mend and can rarely even entertain the notion of buying a new car. Or an old car, for that matter. However, every now and then an opportunity arises that I just can’t overlook. Well, it’s just arisen, and I haven’t been able to overlook it.

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