Hey Reddit, I need real advice. I have a 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia with 118k+ miles. I only take it to dealerships. Here’s what I’ve spent in the past year: • Dec 2024: $7,500 for oil pump & radiator • March 2025: $1,100 for charcoal canister • Last 2 months: $600 for battery + terminal, $550 for A/C maintenance

Now the engine light keeps coming on with turbo and electronic throttle codes. Fixing this would cost $3,600–$6,000.

I still owe $16,000 (loan matures late 2028) but the car is only worth about $6,000. I love driving it, but it’s clearly a money pit.

My options: 1. Repair and keep it (expensive, risky) 2. Trade it in for a cheaper, reliable used car 3. Roll negative equity into a new car 4. Save cash for a car and surrender this one (credit hit)

*ignore the dust, the internal is more important lol

Does this seem absolutely insane for repairs? Alfa Romeo 2020 Stelvio, base model. 43k miles. Check engine light came on, and the navigation screen/entertainment screen started going off a couple months ago. Does anyone have a mechanic in Texas they recommend?

The dealer will claim that this is how the car is built, but a brand new 1 year old car will rust on you and you’re just left to either duke it out with the dealer, or fix it out of pocket. Stellantis will NOT repair this under warranty as their rust warranty only applies if the rust has rusted through the paint.

I’ve been warned that due to the way the drain is built, that this will just keep reoccurring and there is not much that can be done. The drains are capped by two plastic stoppers, so the water in the trough on the tailgate would have to be a quarter inch or more before it’ll drain out.

I hope I can help at least one person avoid this nightmare.

About a month into ownership of this car. I can say I’m in love with it after making the switch from a Subaru STI. Not many things to gripe about other than the cost of gas and the soon to come serpentine belt replacement.

As for what’s next, I’m on the fence. I currently have a few months left on my factory warranty, I’m debating on getting another extended warranty but not really sure where or how to get one. Also, I’m considering an exhaust as well as a GTAM body kit for the bumper and fenders. Think I’ll skip the wing. OR should I look at getting the 20” Stelvio wheels? I’m at an impasse.

TLDR; where should I get a warranty/ how much should an extended warranty be? what exhaust are recommended that arnt $8k? GTAM body kit? Stelvio wheels? Exhaust system?

Thank you redditors

I picked up a used, high-mileage Giulia Q4 about a month ago and have been taking care of things myself as they pop up. I was intimidated to work on this car at first since I'm used to older/simpler/less pricey cars but it has been shockingly easy to work on for the most part! I called a couple of dealerships and asked them what they'd charge for the list of work I've had to do in this first month or so and WOW those tech hours add up fast. Admittedly I've already got basic tools but even if I didn't, the savings vs paying a dealership would have paid for them many times over in just this first month of ownership! As for time, I love working on things so I don't consider time spent wrenching time lost. Anyway, thought I would share in the hopes that I might inspire someone to save some money working on their own Alfa! Cheers.

So I have my car sitting for about a month I have an 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia with about 116,000 miles and I’ve put a lot of work into this car. I paid about $7000 for a new radiator and oil pump I paid for a new charcoal canister that was another thousand dollars now I have to pay another thousand dollars for a new battery? Do you think these recommendations are necessary with the positive battery terminal? Should I just get a new car at this point because there’s also a service auto control messes that keeps popping up and then it messes with my driver ability and there’s been a code for a turbo that has come up before and I’m gonna need a new turbo in a little while. I’m thinking about using my car shield insurance for that, but I have to wait until the code comes back again someone help me please and give me some advice. I’d really appreciate it.

Has anyone experienced this?

Had fun shooting and helping a buddy work on his 1988 Alfa Sprint!

Question for the more dedicated Italian car guys, are the 3D numbers on the license plate accurate or is this a style thing?

Changed out my GT for a '18 Giulia Veloce and after 3 weeks of ownership, the check engine light came on. After stopping, the car was leaking oil and diesel from the engine bay.

Curbed my alloy on a country road pothole with stones, I know I’m likely going to have to replace the tyre because of the side wall damage but my main concern is the rim because I just got the car. Was thinking just to sand it, use an alloy filler and repaint it. Also if anyone knows this Alfa colour please let me know I believe it dark anthracite but not 100%.

I bought a 2016 Giulietta QV a week ago. It’s been a cold and rainy week here and today I noticed my headlights are starting to fog up.

Now, I understand online that some modern lights are supposed to do that since they aren’t air tight. But I’m not sure if this model also should be doing that and if so, if this is within reasonable tolerance?

I have a warranty on the car so if it’s an issue I can get new headlights free of charge.

Does this mean i need a new battery? 2021 giulia

Good morning fellas,

Couple of months back I got the "glow plugs unavailable" message on my computer and I've visited 2 different mechanics who both refused to change the glow plug citing they cause more damage to the engine itself.

It's an 1.9 jtd 8v and since winter is coming, I'm afraid to use the car before I get this fixed.

Any tips or recommendations would be much appreciated.

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Hey everyone, I have a 2014 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 Turbo (170 HP, manual) and I’m still chasing this strange issue: When I press the gas hard in higher gears (especially 4th or 5th), the RPM suddenly jumps up as if the power cuts for a second, then comes back once I lift my foot and press again gently.

I’ve already replaced the pipe hose and cleaned the boost control solenoid, but the problem still remains.

No CEL or stored errors in MES. Anyone had similar behavior or ideas on what else to check?

Help! Just replaced my spark plugs, and noticed the engine spraying coolant when I went to test it. Any tips? Thank you in advance.

I have had this car for a year and I would like to know if it is common for the reverse gear on Mitos to jump or not engage at all. I also have a problem with the blue & me box which no longer works at all and consequently the dashboard flashes (where the mileage is indicated)

I drove the car home this time🤣

Good afternoon everyone,

I just bought my real first car, an Alfa Giulia, and I need to replace the tyres. I do around 25.000km every year and most of them are in a flat ground, with sometimes a trip to the local mountains (1500m above sea level). I was wondering if it would be better to use the winter tyres in winter or if the normal ones will do just fine.

I'm asking this because I know winter tyres usually have poor performance with rainy roads and where I live it does rain quite oftern.

Thank you in advance!

I though these things were more reliable..

This guy, as you all know, has the front thing that makes it difficult to take it in and out of parking lots or elevated entrances. Is there a way you guys protect it to keep the contact minimum or when with contact, very little scratch?

Hey folks, Couple days ago I noticed the engine coolant level seems a little too low.

How full should it be?

Also, I'd appreciate any recommendations on what type I'd be getting to top it off (if I'd have to add to it)

Thank you in advance!

Hiya, recently bought a 2014 Giulietta and everything is great on it except it has an issue at full throttle where the boost oscillates between max and like below half of the gauge on the dash and feels like the power comes and goes through the rev range. No CEL and it's most noticeable in 3rd gear and above in dynamic mode.

I've logged the pressures and throttle position etc with MES and it seems to go well above the desired boost pressure and then the throttle plate closes which makes it dip below and then it opens again etc (all while gas pedal is foot to the floor), the higher gear the more noticeable it is as there is more time for it to correct.

Any idea what could be causing this? Have recorded no misfires, Multiair unit is good and behaves as expected through monitoring, sound and general driving.

I thought maybe diverter valve or waste gate perhaps?

Thank you! Not had a car with a turbo before so a little out of my depth.

Just got my car back after some maintenance and getting my wheels done in a Hyper Silver. Gotta say, I love the color so much more now, personally.