Andysan
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Hi All,
Currently considering replacing my car - looking at Alfa Brera's with approx 50k miles of up to five years old.
Now, cars of this age/mileage will likely be candidates for DPF issues, as I understand that these manifest themselves when driving lots of short journeys, as a car that is not doing more than ten thousand miles per year may be doing.
What I'm not clued up on is whether this makes them safe to purchase. I do 80 miles a day and that includes several 'motorway blast sections' with my foot firmly planted into the floor, so my driving habits meet what the car was designed for (indeed, no problems with my current cars EGR in 40k miles - it doesnt have a DPF). Will that mean that I can buy a car regardless of it's prior driving habits and essentially reverse any build up in the DPF/EGR, or is the damage irreversible once it's been done (by the previous owner) and therefore I should be wary of DPF/EGR issues with these cars?
Cheers!
Currently considering replacing my car - looking at Alfa Brera's with approx 50k miles of up to five years old.
Now, cars of this age/mileage will likely be candidates for DPF issues, as I understand that these manifest themselves when driving lots of short journeys, as a car that is not doing more than ten thousand miles per year may be doing.
What I'm not clued up on is whether this makes them safe to purchase. I do 80 miles a day and that includes several 'motorway blast sections' with my foot firmly planted into the floor, so my driving habits meet what the car was designed for (indeed, no problems with my current cars EGR in 40k miles - it doesnt have a DPF). Will that mean that I can buy a car regardless of it's prior driving habits and essentially reverse any build up in the DPF/EGR, or is the damage irreversible once it's been done (by the previous owner) and therefore I should be wary of DPF/EGR issues with these cars?
Cheers!