It's time to say goodbye. 50k miles of wonderful motoring

lotusdave · April 28, 2019

I'm an irregular here, but the forum was invaluable when I purchased my 08 silver in the summer of 2012 (I think it was 2012!).

It goes like stink. It's comfy. It eats motorway miles and makes me smile when the opportunity arises to open the second valve

I love when peteol heads come up and talk about it. They know it's rare.

Aside from consumables like new front discs, and a minor misfire caused by a cracked plug and a dodgy air flow filter it's been utterly reliable.

It's on 92,000 miles now and was on 42k when I picked it up. Full Lexus history. I got 11k in part exchange for a....Guila quadrifoglio. I wonder if that will be as reliable!?!

I'm waiting for the Alfa to arrive from Italy so still have the ISF.

It has been a great car. SL58WNS will appear on auto trader soon enough I imagine. Happy to tell any perspective owners about the time I had with it.

Take care everyone

Dave

Mattmech · April 28, 2019

Sorry to see the isf going Dave but fair play on your replacement choice. The Alfa is a stunning looking car with the performance to match. Hope you won’t need the Alfa warranty too often!

Please come back on and tell us your thoughts. If you see me around northern Kent give me a flash, would love to see and hear the Alfa in the flesh. 👍🏻

lotusdave · April 28, 2019

You're more than welcome to come.e have a look.....

Mattmech · April 28, 2019

8 minutes ago, lotusdave said:

You're more than welcome to come.e have a look.....

That sounds like a plan 👍🏻 Drop me a pm whenever Dave.

what colour did you go for?

many thanks, matt

lotusdave · April 28, 2019

Dark blue with dark alloys and yellow callipers. Couple of other extras which were standard items on the ISF such as electric seats.

Stuno1 · April 28, 2019

Enjoy the Alfa. Still needing 4 doors? The Alf’s looks great. Make sure you come back and tell us how you get on.

ISJason · April 28, 2019

Good luck, but I think it won’t be long till your back, knowing the trouble my cousin has with his alpha reliability and lack of quality

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Flytvr · April 28, 2019

Having moved away from Lexus, I can confirm that Lexus build quality and reliability is second to none.

Big balls going Alfa 👍 Enjoy 👍

Texas · April 28, 2019

Shame the ISF is ( probably) gonna turn up soon with a much bigger price tag....😢

April 28, 2019

Alpha would be my heart's choice too.

As others have said, please share your experience.

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lotusdave · April 28, 2019

It comes with five years warranty so at least for five years any issues aren't mine. It's also two years since launch with 750 sold in the UK alone so a decent chance or issues being identified already.

But yeah it's more heart than head buying it over something not Italian!

It'll be interesting that's for sure.

lotusdave · April 28, 2019

2 hours ago, Stuno1 said:

Enjoy the Alfa. Still needing 4 doors? The Alf’s looks great. Make sure you come back and tell us how you get on.

Yeah wanted another saloon. I've still got my lotus too.

olliesgrandad · April 28, 2019

To quote Clarkson 'Everyone should own an Alfa once in their life'.

Having done it I must say that I have a soft spot for them. Had a Mito for about 10 months and 25000 miles. Very reliable little car. Guilia looks fabulous. Enjoy.

lotusdave · April 28, 2019

1 hour ago, olliesgrandad said:

To quote Clarkson 'Everyone should own an Alfa once in their life'.

Having done it I must say that I have a soft spot for them. Had a Mito for about 10 months and 25000 miles. Very reliable little car. Guilia looks fabulous. Enjoy.

I've had that thought many times over the years as it happpens!

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lotusdave · June 10, 2019

So the ISF finally gone. Fabulous car

Alfa being PPFd this week, pick her up this time next week.

lotusdave · June 10, 2019

FTBBCVoodoo · June 10, 2019

That is stunning. Bravo Sir

Farqui · June 10, 2019

A great choice :thumbs_up:

Enjoy

B1RMA · June 10, 2019

Nice cars, I did try one and an M4 before the RCF, main reason I didn't need/want a four door and I just had to have another N/A V8.

I've read a few reports from owners about wildly differing standards of servicing and check lights but it is a newly launched model so maybe to be expected.

V8ORBUST · June 10, 2019

All I can say is, wonderful, wonderful car. My Veloce goes like stink so i can only imagine what the QV does! I just pray you won’t have to interact with Alfa Customer Services on a regular basis, you get mixed results 🙃

My Alfa goes back soon, maybe very soon and I will miss my Giulia. Best handling car I’ve ever driven, best looking car I’ve ever owned and imho one of the most beautiful ever designs. I often look back over my shoulder for one last glance in the car park.

Even given my issues, would I have another...? If I had the money for a QV, in a heartbeat.

Mattmech · June 10, 2019

Congratulations, fantastic choice.

beautiful looking car. 👍🏻

Ashrez · June 10, 2019

Congrats, stunning car and nice choice on colour. Absolutely spot on! Seen these on roads and has always caught my eyes.

ISJason · June 11, 2019

Is this not a Lexus forum, not Alpha?

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d3ron · June 11, 2019

47 minutes ago, ISJason said:

Is this not a Lexus forum, not Alpha?

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This is the F performance part of the Lexus forum, where we discuss the performance models. He's going from an ISF to something a lot faster. We can all appreciate the car he's getting, is a special one.

😜

PhoeNicks · June 11, 2019

Lovely colour for an Alfa, I think that would be my choice too.

We should probably have a wee area for ex-F owners, there's a few about now, myself included. I think it would be interesting for ex owners to share feedback on the cars that replaced their F cars. Always fascinating to hear someone's thoughts when they've come from a familiar basepoint.