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Tim Oldland

Hello all - thought i'd show off my new Alfa...

Howdy y'all. Well after a long wait, my Mito company car finally arrived last month.

I went a little bonkers and ordered the 18" wheels and red leather interior, but sod it, life's too short...  




It's the 155bhp 1.4t engine, not the new multiair, but i got a damn good deal on it because its got the 'old' engine. Has all the latest suspension upgrades though.

Really impressed with it - handling is great fun, great engine, and decent mpg too. Plus i love the way it looks.

If it looks like its riding a little high, thats because that was just after it was delivered. Its got 1000 miles on it now and sits a fair bit lower.
Big TC

I think that colour makes it look a bit bigger than it actually is. Very nice - would be suitable for me when I begin to teach people to drive! Enjoy.
maz

Nice one !    just wait till the engine loosens
Boxer6

Nice - love the alloys, too. Darth (I think!) and I were quite taken with the Mito's we saw at Knockhil in the summer - black and red being my own two favourite colours.
Mike Amos

Nice in that spec/colour.  The top piccie shows the best angle imho, got to say that they do not work for me most of the time.  I do like the line along the top of the waing and through the body though, definitely makes the best of the proportions.
"him"

How is the 'other' car coming along?
Tim Oldland

The 'other' car has had its body sorted, just waiting for some spare time to do the engine and other bits and bobs before I start assembling it... Hoping for a Summer 2010 reveal... :o)

Thanks for the MiTo comments, its a great little car.
Roadrunner

Excellent car, in a great colour combo.  I have always liked the MiTo.
Pkh72

That Sir, looks the proverbial dogs dangly bits.
TimR

That's my favourite colour combo on the MiTo.

I think it's a pity they don't do the teledial wheels in 18" though.
Nice Guy Eddie

Good choice Tim, this is our Mito only diference is the Standard wheels on ours and obviously the Colour. Whats the ride like on the 18"s ?  I was tempted but thought the missus would ruin them within a week or her first parking maneuver. I have to say I'm delighted with ours. Its a superb car to be driven around in as I used to hate going in her MX-5 and the sense of occasion is great with the leather and far better then anything else for the money. Enjoy.



Tim Oldland

The ride is, erm.... busy? :o)

Not too bad though, i've had worse! I do love the interior, with the red leather its got a real quality feel to it.

The black paint on mine is amazing in sunlight, its almost red/burgundy in direct sun. Do like the grey though...
Dr. Hfuhruhurr

The red interior is incredible, especially the matching "highlights" in the dashtop. We need to organised a Forum Meet-o.
Nice Guy Eddie

No doubt that the Etna Black looks best when its clean. I only went for the Grey as I hate washing cars.
Gurney

Scrumptious.

Love Etna black it's an incredible colour and those alloys look rather fine. Red leather is droolsome too.

Maybe they are saving the Teledials for the GTA, it seems some Alfa dealers are taking orders on them - despite it being cancelled/postponed!
Tim Oldland

Trust me when i say the GTA is still coming. ;o)

Its all a bit of a smokescreen - there will be a surprise unveiling next year.

Not quite as bonkers as the 240bhp carbon roofed concept, but will be (i think) c.210bhp.
Gurney

Ah, a surprise 100th anniversary present for Alfisti.

Should be interesting, I can see the chippers having a field day.
franki68

I really like those mitos,sexy looking small cars. Enjoy ;)
Bob Sacramento

I love everything about the MiTo appart from the those droopy lights on the front end. I walk the dog past one regularly and as I approach it from the rear it's all good, get side on - still good, walk past and then glance back.... oh dear.
scamper

Hope this is a car which grows on me in the looks department.  Like the alloys on Eddie's,  though. Pleased you are enjoying it.
Parm

Very nice. I like the Mito.
Tim Oldland

Ha. Just popped out of the office for a second, and the car cut out going along at 40mph. Engine, battery, electrics, everything.

Managed to wrestle it to the side of the road, and left it for 5 mins while i phoned Alfa Assist, and it started again fine.

Will be heading to the dealers tomorrow!!!

Grrr, pesky Alfas... ;)
scamper

Tim Oldland wrote:
Ha. Just popped out of the office for a second, and the car cut out going along at 40mph. Engine, battery, electrics, everything.

Managed to wrestle it to the side of the road, and left it for 5 mins while i phoned Alfa Assist, and it started again fine.

Will be heading to the dealers tomorrow!!!

Grrr, pesky Alfas... ;)


If it was German, that would be a non-breakdown, surely?
DaveGibson

scamper wrote:
.......  If it was German, that would be a non-breakdown, surely?

Even though it's Italian it might have been a problem with German electrics - so that'll still be a non-breakdown.
SpecB

That's a bugger as the Mito is growing on me on me and yours looks like a nice spec too.
Blarno

I'm going to be the voice of dissent here:


3 spokes? In 2009? They were outdated in 1992!

Nice colour, though.
Martin

Doesn't sound like a proper breakdown to me, more a minor inconvenience  
Matt

Three spokes rock!

Nice colour, especially the interior.
Stuntman

I'm with Blarno on the issue of 3-spokes.
Like the rear, side and interior of the Mito

Forget the company car Tim, whose are the company tractors in the first pic?
SpecB

I had three spokes on my Corsa SRi - they were so cool at the time.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORSA-B-SRI...hash=item20adf1808d#ht_552wt_1167

Those on the Alfa look more like six spokes to me or at least twin three spokes.
Frank Bullitt

Lookes lovely although I'm not feeling the 3-spoke wheels; Saab's are the only cars that can get away with them.
DarthBalls

Boxer6 wrote:
Nice - love the alloys, too. Darth (I think!) and I were quite taken with the Mito's we saw at Knockhil in the summer - black and red being my own two favourite colours.


Yeah - I agree about the colours, although there's a nice dark grey too. I was talking to my 'mentor' at work about cars as she likes the Mito too.
Nice Guy Eddie

I've just noticed that they've put the wrong exhaust pipe on your Mito. You need them to change it to twin pipes for a 155. Its like having a black instead of a chrome grill on your 3 series.
gonnabuildabuggy

Tim Oldland wrote:
Trust me when i say the GTA is still coming. ;o)

Its all a bit of a smokescreen - there will be a surprise unveiling next year.

Not quite as bonkers as the 240bhp carbon roofed concept, but will be (i think) c.210bhp.


Confused - what model? Brera? 159? Coupe?
Gurney

gonnabuildabuggy wrote:
Tim Oldland wrote:
Trust me when i say the GTA is still coming. ;o)

Its all a bit of a smokescreen - there will be a surprise unveiling next year.

Not quite as bonkers as the 240bhp carbon roofed concept, but will be (i think) c.210bhp.


Confused - what model? Brera? 159? Coupe?


MiTo.
Tim Oldland

Nice Guy Eddie wrote:
I've just noticed that they've put the wrong exhaust pipe on your Mito. You need them to change it to twin pipes for a 155. Its like having a black instead of a chrome grill on your 3 series.


I actually asked the dealership if i could have a different exhaust trim on the back - after all that's all it is.

I prefer the classic oval to the twin pea shooters...

(no offence to Eddie, obviously!)
Grampa

Red leather looks so good on Alfas. I've only seen one Mito in the metal and they look so much better than in pics.
PG

Alfa red or tan leather interiors just look so good.
DaveGibson

Tim Oldland wrote:
.......    I actually asked the dealership if i could have a different exhaust trim on the back - after all that's all it is. ......

I hope you've told the insurance company that it's modified!
BeN

I saw one today, in maroon. Can't say I like it really.
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