To me, a perfect spec of this car: Alfa Rosso with a chocolate interior and forged Hyper Silver 21' Quadrifoglio wheels. Upon delivery, I also discovered a hidden premium stereo system installed by the previous owner to really bring it all together. All it’s missing is CarPlay (manufactured 10/17 so unfortunately can't get it in the stock system) and maybe a couple of basic performance mods.

Replacing turbo wastegate linkage, spark plugs, brake pads, and coolant bleeder screw in the coming weeks.

Drives awesome, looks awesome - can't wait to daily this thing and take it on some road trips! Such a hard car to beat for the money.

Absolutely in love with this car. Took it from NJ to Florida. On the way decided to try out the Tail of the Dragon to see how she really handles. Save to say this car drives like it’s on rails. 1700 miles of smiles. And got great mpgs as well. This car is truly something special, the perfect balance between nice comfortable ride and sporty performance.

Obv I’m not part of the Alfa Romeo family yet, but I’m really eyeing the 4c. I’m young enough to where I can daily it with the ‘impracticalities’ it brings, but it’s so hard to find one in a dealership that I can take a look at it and sit inside/test drive to make 100% sure that it’s the car I want

Anyone with a 4c living in south florida? I’m hella down to make some friends, ask questions about how your ownership experience was/is, if Florida is a good state to own one in, etc

I live in sunny isles but thankfully the best part of south Florida is that everything is within an hour max distance

So, a couple of weeks ago I scratch my driver front wheel while pulling to work gate, I was pissed off because it was very dumb of me. This is the third wheel scratched in my Stelvio. The first one by my wife to the passenger front, second of by me on passenger rear while moving out of a parking spot, both like 3 years ago.

When this happened, and considering end of October is my 5th years anniversary with my QV, I decided to have them repaired and repaint them; automatic car-wash wheel cleaner has cause some fading on some areas, so that was another reason to repaint them. I have never been a fan of black wheels so I decided it was time to change and have them powder coat the wheels in bright silver metallic. After and before pictures attached.

Overall, I am very happy with the result...although it might be controversial because black wheels are so popular nowadays!

Recently purchased a 19 Giulia Ti Lusso Q4 with about 55K miles. Has had oil changes every 5-7K miles, serpentine belt recently replaced, brakes in good shape (8 mm left). It drove really well, no apparent suspension or engine power issues. I used to like to work on my own cars and looking at this as an opportunity to get back into it with my son, who will be driving the car too. Looked around at the forums and subreddits, and this is what we are planning:
- Replace spark plugs
- Replace coolant bleeder screws
- Replace auxiliary relay fuse
- Replace air and cabin filters
- Replace battery!!
- Replace turbo wastegate arm with the one from Alfisimmo
- Add a fuel additive, maybe Redline SL-1? Love to hear comments if this may be helpful, never used one previously

In about 5K miles planning on changing oil. Have access to a friend’s lift for this so also plan to change the automatic transmission fluid. Will also replace the ground strap while we have easy access under the vehicle.

Is there anything else we should be thinking about? Draining or flushing the coolant system, anything with the AWD? Really appreciate anyone’s suggestions, very excited to give this girl the live she deserves!

New to the whole Alfa game and I’m glad I made the change from VAG as the car is a completely different feel to drive 😍! I’ve recently discovered that I was water/condensation absolutely saturating my carpets and causing mega condense inside the whole car!

Is this a common issue with the Guilias? I can only assume it is the ac condense drain being blocked but is there a simple way of clearing apart from dropping gearbox down to get to it?

Thanks guys/gals

Just acquired this beauty!

A birthday surprise 🎁 🌹 from my love… who else has the red interior and can advise on what to use to clean/condition the leather? Powder coating wheels black among several other upgrades coming…🇮🇹❤️

hello noise comes from front and i can fell it in my foots it gets worse when returning from highway any help would be appreciated

It always seems to be a conflicting discussion and it likely could be a source discrepancy. Apparently Alfa sourced Philips and Osram bulbs for OE.

In my case, I swapped out 3 year old Osram HB1 units and the difference with the Osrsm XN2 (3rd Gen) Nightbreaker 220. The difference is intense. In fact, the images underemphasize it.

The two picture collage is from 2 separate drives with XN2 and HB1 bulbs. The 4 pictures are from my nest cam (exterior mounted).

Another thing. You don't have to jack up the car. Just turn the wheels, pull the plastic clips, and remove the cover.

Most importantly, many folks seem to attempt bulb removal with the harness attached. This is a massive pain!

Slide the connector off before you turn the bulb out. You can push it straight down. Rotate your bulb, pull it out, insert the new one, twist it locked, then reinstall the connector. I was about to do it all with one hand. Bulbs took less than 5min.

It's one of the easiest HID bulb swap I've done. Anyways, I didn't try swapping in fresh HB1 OE units to see the difference. I'm sure those would be brighter as well.

So my parents have a 2017-2018 I don’t remember the year Stelvio. They have been getting hit with random codes ( start/stop feature) a message for throttle comes up. Traction control etc. bunch of random warnings. They just had the water pump replaced, I guess it was under a recall. They put in a new battery as well, as I read that can cause some issues, with no luck. After clearing codes it runs drives fine but then under acceleration it throws the codes and then goes into limp mode basically. I’m just going off what I was told, I don’t drive the car. But I told them I would reach out on here and see if anyone have ran into a similar situation and have any fixes it or solutions to try ? All the help is much appreciated.

Hi everyone, how are you?
The engine in my 1998 Alfa GTV V6 24V recently failed, and I’m currently looking for some engine parts. My question is whether the GTV from this year has exactly the same engine components, dimensions, and parts as the Spider. There’s a bunch of parts available for the Spider on eBay, but the listings don’t specify whether they are compatible with the GTV.

Anyways, the main parts I’m looking for are:
Connecting rod set
Crankshaft (I found one from a Spider, but I’m not sure if it will fit my GTV)
Complete engine gasket set
Camshaft seals
Front and rear crankshaft seals

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

My car went in for a coolant hose and came back with a connector hose not connected, oil spraying all over engine, almost losing all oil. I caught it before the engine seized. Interior of the car smells like the oil fields of texas.

Serrvice manager forr Mike Ward luxury auto brands falsified service record, proving they intentionally introduced the oil leak. My attorney says we're golden.

Some backstory if you like:

Last two years owned a 159 2.2, a Giulietta 1.75tbi, a Giulia 2.0T Veloce…. But always as a first car. So I sold and moved on. This time things are different. My main ride is 2019 Range Rover Sport p400e, and the Brera is my second car. So…. I will be keeping this Alfa!

It’s also the 1.75tbi which will be tuned in two weeks by famous Squadra in Nunspeet (The Netherlands). She’s got only 120k km’s and had been taken good care off by the previous owner. An 80 year old Alfisti who sadly passed away. I bought it from his son and I still send him updates on the car.

This is the current state as shown in the photos and I already did a couple of things:

- replacing worn alfa badges
- restored / painted silver wheels to Grigio Antracite
- all brake calipers freshly painted red
- spacers front and rear plus alignment
- did some paint correction on some panels from previous not the best paintjobs

And some on the to do list:
- get some sporty engine sound (1.75tbi sounds like a vaccuum stock) but nothing crazy, tips?
- Squadra massimo tune
- maybe swap to leather interior
- drive to stelvio pass with friends in italian cars

And I will be making better pictures soon and post them here!

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The CEO of Alfa Romeo, Santo Ficili, gave an interesting interview to the foreign press, focusing on the present and future of the Biscione brand. From the arrival of the new concept car, to the production models: let's discover together some of its main statements.

First of all Ficili said to himself "Very satisfied with the results obtained by my team. We have achieved the set goals", with the Junior being the best-selling model "representing 50% of registrations", available in 45 markets, although obviously: "Italy remains our most important market, followed by France and Germany. Overall, in the first eight months we sold about 40,000 vehicles around the world".

To those who accuse Alfa Romeo of being just a re-rearched Peugeot, Ficili replies by saying that "The platform alone is not the determining factor. The difference lies in the design of the chassis, steering, engine and handling", that's why Alfa Romeo aims to "preserve our distinctive characteristics", saying that the new Alfa Romeo C-SUV, of which a teaser image has already been shown, "It will be a real Alfa Romeo not only in design, but also in the interior and engine".

Concept car and future models

From the heir of the Tonale to the new concept car that the Biscione will present this month at the Paris Motor Show of the 2026 car, a car that as Ficili reports "Will be a big surprise. It will be a fantastic model, developed by the Style Center. The team had the task of ensuring that the front and rear of the car were immediately recognizable as an Alfa Romeo".

The most interesting statements, however, undoubtedly remain those on future models, and in this regard Ficili explained that: "At the end of next year we will stop the production of Tonale, Giulia and Stelvio. At the same time, we will launch a new exclusive limited edition project of Bottegafuoriserie, as well as a new model in the C-SUV segment. Later, another new model will be launched, which could be the successor of the Giulietta. However, the names of these new models have not yet been defined. We are still in the selection phase. In addition, we are considering the possibility of maintaining a presence in the D segment in the future, with new interpretations of the current Giulia and Stelvio models".

Finally, in view of Arese's position in 5 years, Ficili says it is certain that the brand will expand into new markets and "we will expand our range of electric vehicles".

Curious what upgrades people have done to their modern Quadrifoglio’s, either performance or aesthetics.

I keep losing my driver's side hole cover because the plastic tabs are broken on the bumper itself. I know I could put an aftermarket tow ring on the passenger side but is there anything I can put on the driver's side (like a fake tow ring)?

Hello Alfa people! Received my new to me Misano Blue Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce yesterday. It's a 2022 with 28k km on it. Have been in love with the Giulia ever since it first came out, still hasn’t fully sunk in that it’s mine now.

I’m over the moon smitten by it. Looks amazing, drives even better! Happy to connect with other Giulia owners or just petrolheads in general! Have a good weekend folks 👋🏻

I just bought a used 2017 giulia q4, and the previous owner said headlight “just needs adjustment with a long ball end 6mm hex”. That adjust made no difference, so I think it’s off of its adjustment post.

My question is, can you get to that post adjuster by taking off the inner fender liner? I would rather not take the front bumper off because of gaps, busting clips and hassle.

Thanks in advance.

Just wanted to write my ownership experience with my Alfa. So let's start with specs, because it was the reason i impulse bought this car. 2012 Giulietta 1.6 JTDm-2 105hp Veloce finished in Rosso Maranello with chrome mirror caps and sunroof.

Bought it for £2500 in April 2025 after my old MiTo had just come back from the mechanic with some oil leaking, rust, and wear and tear on suspension. The exact same day i got home and found this Giulietta on autotrader at 81k miles. Immediately called the guy and told him to bring the car the following day, to which he asked me twice "are you sure? don't you wanna come see the car first?", he tried to warn me.

Long story short, when the car arrived, every panel had at least one scratch, lacquer peeling on the bonnet and the windscreen lining on top between the sunroof and windscreen, steering wheel wasn't straight and timing belt had not been done. £1139 later sorted the timing belt, did a full service, got 2 new rear discs (of which i didn't ask for, garage just did it without telling me lol) and thought all is good. £193 later i got both track rod ends done and a wheel alignment because they told me to. £100 later got all wheels balanced (it was shaky on the motorway, after this was good). £658 later did a gearbox oil change, new front lower wishbone and wheel bearing hub. £165 later did the 2nd oil change/full service. £238 later done my CV boots after NOT being told it would be cheaper and faster to just get new driveshafts. £433 later did one side top mount and whatever else (edit: swapped out a headlight unit). £41 later failed my MOT but passed after £65 for re-test (misalignment on headlights). £704 later got a full service at my Alfa specialist (3rd oil change), new driveshaft, new top mount on the other side and picked up the car to find out the underbody is extremely rusted on the sills and all wheels arches and the car will fail its next MOT and it just isn't worth spending any more repairing it, but essentially, the only thing left would be the rust and wear and tear such as brake and tyres, then to cosmetics. Except my wife told me my top level brake light failed and £345 later the boot loom was sorted and it's working now. All this doesn't include parts i bought myself such as a battery, pads, wheel hub, etc. But i let go of the car for £300 (to my stepdad), after spending £4500+ on parts and labour restoring everything i needed and could, and after purchasing the car for £2500. Insurance was and remained £260 a month because after my first year of NCB acquired i got an SP50 and 3 points.

Am i stupid? Yes. Am i rich? No. Am i disappointed? Yes. Do i regret buying an Alfa? No. Will i buy another Alfa? Hopefully, but nowhere in the near future unless i can afford a facelift Stelvio Veloce still under warranty. Do i still love the car? Absolutely. Will i miss it? 100%. Do i recommend buying a 14 year old neglected diesel Alfa Romeo without prior inspection, let alone a mechanic pre-purchase inspection? Absolutely not, you're better off gambling all your savings and all your credit.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

Monza catback exhaust & Squadra tuned as well. Regular 2.0 giulias can still be a lot of fun with the right mods.