Alfa Romeo 156

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159 Come on who wouldnt?

hmmmmmmmm..... nice car!!

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by mototech

Lissa they are reliable as long as they are looked after, as with all cars there are good and bad ones, I do alot of work on alfas and i personaly love them the engines are strong as long as they are serviced correctly service it ever year or 10,000mls with a good quality semisynthetic oil, if its a twinspark engine alfa halved the timing belt change interval from 72,000 to 32,000mls or 3 years if its a v6 then they havent changed the interval, but id recommend not leaving it past 60,000mls or five years dont skimp on servicing and it should stay running sweet.
I dont see any major problems on alfas that i dont see on other cars, most of the problems are down to bad maintenance.
He will love it. If he needed any advice point him in my direction.

Thanks hun

Hopefully he won't have any big problems but I'm sure he would appreciate expert opinion and help.

Originally Posted by Speedy Claire

hmmmmmmmm..... nice car!!

Take note gents ladies go Hmmm nice when they see an alfa, imagine what they do when they they sit on the red leather seats

[Bluepete]

I mearly bought one, but with kids, the COMPLETE lack of rear leg room was a no no. Also, I was warned to check the glove box as some had problems with water getting in and flooding the box. Sure enough, the red V6 I drooled over was mouldy in the glove box at Carcraft. Several others had signs of moistness. (mmmmmmmmmm Moistness )

Originally Posted by BluePete

I mearly bought one, but with kids, the COMPLETE lack of rear leg room was a no no. Also, I was warned to check the glove box as some had problems with water getting in and flooding the box. Sure enough, the red V6 I drooled over was mouldy in the glove box at Carcraft. Several others had signs of moistness. (mmmmmmmmmm Moistness )

Hmm not seen any signs of moistness, well not in the glove box anyway . The v6 does sound nice though and goes equaly as nice. Im personaly a fan of the TS motor think they sound and go well.

I fancy a 156 sportwagon to replace my ageing fiat marea weekend later in the year. Love the old fiat, not that popular a car but i've had mine 7 years and it owes me nothing. With moving and doing up a house just now poor thing being abused disgracefully (Has just demonstrated it's disgust by pouring oil out clutch slave cylinder - but can forgive that!)

Always liked the look of the 156 (sucker for italian style) and from what I've heard about them and as mototech says a good service history essential.

Saw a 159 the other day and really is a stunning looking piece of machinery

mototech - if you don't mind I'll maybe pick your brains a bit as well if I do go for one

The italians certainly know how to put style and soul into a machine, yeah no probs pick away