My dad brought his 2 years ago he's now 60 he loves the coupe
I'm 28 and love the coupe .

Alfa 156 GTA Sportswagon

I am 56. It's not a young person's car surely because of the cost of insurance?

I have lusted after a GTA ever since I had a 156 2.0 JTS, so a good shout, if prices weren't getting silly. A red one went for 4k recently (was watching but didn't have funds), but the lowest price I can see now is 7k for a nice pewter grey one. (Very sober to suit my age. ) I know Mrs Pigman would not be best pleased if I attempted to spend that sort of money.

But, a very good shout Theresa. You've got the idea. A 159 sport wagon with 20v 2.4 JTDm might suit, if DPF removed and remapped to around 250bhp.

I had my 1st Coupé on my 19th birthday, an 1.8 16v and my 2nd I had when I was 20. It was a 20v turbo. The insurance company called me an extra time, but no worries. I asked what the problem was because the engine was only 200cc bigger . "Yeah" they said, "it should gonna be allright..."
Now I'm 24 years old, and have an 20vt LE, and no one bats an eye

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I've just turned 46!!!! 46 years old!!!!! But I'm told I look like I'm in my mid 30's

They're just being kind

Yeah, Martian years.

Hahahahahahahaha!

Seriously though Phil, I would not have put you down for mid-forties, late 30's more like.

It's the healthy Azeri air Pete and gym everyday (there is nothing else to do here). Honestly, nothing.

Thanks anyway mate.

No vehicles to Buff patch?

Ooh well bowled sir!

No time for that here Nello. Work 7 days a week - and the club has it's own car wash guy. So much easier and so less satisfying

That's '1930s', Patch.

No, they say that about the hair style Neil!

Anyway, sorry OP!! All these mods are taking the thread off track

I'm 44 and my Coupe is yellow. It replaced a black Honda VFR800. Have I brought the average age of the mid life crisis down?

Well, I'm 64 and have owned my Coupe for over 10 years now. It replaced a Bertone X/19, which some said was my mid-life crisis car!

Took my 7 year old grandson for a "fang" in the Coupe a few weeks ago and he loved it.

Back to the question of a sporty estate, cant beat a 156 SW for giggles!

I just replaced my aging Freelander with a 2002 1.8TS of ebay for £270 with 11 months MOT and 85k miles.

Engine is a bit small for what is a fairly heavy car but it moves along well enough. If you can find a 2.5 v6, they are damned fine!!!

Unfortunately no...I am past retirement age so I have pushed it up again.. and this is my second coupé only had it six months but it did replace a BMW E30 325i Convertible which I had had for 10 years

Well they do say:

"You're only as old as the woman you feel" but I say:

"You're only as old as the car you drive"

Now that's cheap motoring. Well done. Would be a bit slow for what I want. I'm thinking that I want an estate that's as quick as a 20vt in a straight line. Theresa suggested 156 GTA, but finding a good one and then affording it, might be a problem.

I've considered quite a few:-
Alfa 156 GTA
Alfa 2.4 JTDM
BMW 535D
BMW 545i
Honda Accord 2.4i
Saab 9-3 Aero V6
Skoda Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Subaru Impreza WRX
VW Passat 3.2 4 Motion
Volvo V70 2.4 T5

(All above estate versions of)

Also looked at Audis and Mercs

So far I'm leaning towards BMW (never thought I'd say that) but my budget means I'm looking at the cheapest examples and Subaru, mainly for it's performance.

Some of you must have owned some of the above. What are your thoughts?

Well, Mrs Pigman's only a year younger than me, so it doesn't help much.

how about
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-ALFA-ROMEO-156-SPORTWAGON-2-5-V6-LUSSO-MANUAL-MOT-MAY-/161871027513?hash=item25b043dd39:g:k2IAAOSwo6lWLPv-


quick ...and cheap !!

or
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201511269019889?make=bmw&search-target=usedcars&sort=default&radius=1500&body-type=estate&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&page=1&engine-size-cars=4l_to_4-9l&postcode=S10%204FL&model=5_series&logcode=p

luxury express

I have just bought an Alfa Romeo 156 sportwagon. It's a 1.6 and the fuel economy is great. I paid £471 for it. It is very low mileage for an X-reg at 69,000. It was due a cambelt and needed attention to one door lock, but was still a bargain. I love the styling and little touches like a built-in dog guard that you pull up, and folding armrests. The interior is a lovely dark blue corduroy and the seats are ultra comfy. The exterior is light blue metallic. It is surprisingly quick too. Rick at Solo Italia reckons the 1.6 is a rare model. So I am very pleased indeed.

Excellent stylish but affordable motoring. Well done Annie.

Have lusted after the 3.2 V6 GTA, but didn't realise how quick the 2.5 V6 was. I am looking for newer car with less miles and I do need roof rails, but a good shout.

The BMW, I have already seen, but just missed one with 20,000 miles less and a lot more toys, which was up for £500 more. Might be worth a look. Thanks for taking the time to make the suggestions.

I still fancy the 156 with the 2.4JTD....

Coupe sounds for diesel economy !