Thursday, 13 April 2006
|
| Re: GT + 17" wheels + snow chains Tyno 21:22:24 |
| |
I thought that you can only use snow chains on the 17" wheels if you
have a V6. Then you must choose for the smaller size wheel (205). I
usually have the 18" wheels for the summer.
I use Michelin Pilot Alpin's for the winter. They're great, no
complaints....
Martijn
On 4 Apr 2006 02:53:31 -0700, "Steve Haigh"
<steve_a_haigh@hotmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know if it is possible (or advisable) to fit snow chains on>the 17" wheels on the GT?> If not, can anyone recommend any winter tyres - and where is the best>place to buy them? I'm guessing KwikFit isn't the best idea  >Cheers,>Steve |
| | Add comment |
Monday, 3 April 2006
|
| Alfa romeo 75 3.0( milano) Guest 14:17:58 |
| | I looking front Bumper for this car (slozinkm@mail.ru) |
| | Add comment |
Wednesday, 15 March 2006
|
| My 159 has arrived Stephen Poley 09:50:57 |
| | It's arrived! My new 159 - a 1.9 JTS.
So what do I think of it after the first few days driving? Well, the
overall impression is extremely positive. Although it is a very
different car to the 146 I had until now, I very quickly felt at home in
it. The suspension is superb, giving nice flat cornering but also doing
a very good job of absorbing bumps in the road. Obviously I can't say
anything on the performance as I haven't tried pushing it yet - I
believe in running my cars in. This is however quite a difficult car to
run in gently: particularly in the lower gears, just blink and you're at
4500 rpm.
The 159 is pretty well insulated, which makes for comfortable motorway
driving, and means one can listen to the radio better. I like it, though
possibly people who particularly appreciated the roar of a boxer at high
revs might find it a little disappointing. There is still a fair bit of
tyre noise at motorway speeds.
The build feels generally very solid - no rattles or loose panels - but
is slightly spoiled by one piece of trim on the front passenger door
which doesn't align with the corresponding trim on the dash. The
materials seem good apart from the plastic of the control stalks, which
feels a bit cheap.
It is a very complex car compared to any I have driven before, though
perhaps not exceptional in its class. The handbook is 268 pages, and
there's a separate 66-page book on the radio!! One would probably need
to drive the car a few weeks before one can really form an opinion on
how good the ergonomics of all the controls are, but for the present I'm
happy to give it the benefit of the doubt. A few things I was initially
not keen on now seem OK after three days. There are some buttons which
are a little awkward to get at, but I couldn't immediately visualise a
better way of arranging them. (Except for the hazard flashers button,
where I still prefer the Ford placement on top of the steering column.)
(Incidentally someone here complained that the boot release switch was
poorly placed as one could easily open it by mistake while trying to
switch on the interior lights, and would then have to get out to shut it
again. I understand from the handbook however that one can disable this
switch, and just use the button on the ignition "key". This was probably
done in response to other people making this same observation.)
Some minor details they didn't quite get right:
- the rear parcel shelf is a bit too glossy, and hats and scarfs tend to
slide around;
- there is a cubbyhole thoughtfully provided for CDs (i.e. CD
jewel-boxes). But you can't put the CDs in oriented so that you can read
the spine labels!
A bigger gripe is the speedometer, which isn't as clear as some and
overreads by a whopping 7%-8% according to my GPS. Any car with
pretensions to quality ought to have a speedo accurate to a couple of
percent at most.
I ordered just one accessory, namely a parking sensor (rear bumper
only). That was a good decision and I would strongly recommend getting
it. It makes parking a lot easier and protects you against obstacles
which are too low to see through the rear window.
As I said, the overall impression is extremely positive. However the car
does have one really weird fault. On the way home I started to wonder
why I wasn't getting any warm air. Being used to computers I
instinctively turned the heating control the other way - and indeed it
was reversed. Not too serious, and humorously reminiscent of taps in
southern European hotels. Worse however, the knob controlling the
direction of the airflow was also reversed. Worse still: instead of
getting warm air to the feet and cool air to the face, that was reversed
too! Worst of all: the windows misted up badly with normal ventilation
settings.
It gets more bizarre - I had literally just made an appointment with the
garage to get this looked at, when the complete system re-inverted
itself and started working normally in all respects! It is rather
obviously a firmware problem; hopefully there will be a firmware fix
available at some stage. Another call to the garage revealed that there
isn't at present.
Anyway, if this one problem can be fixed, or if it decides to stay away
of its own accord, then I have high hopes that this car is going to be
very enjoyable indeed.
--
Stephen Poley
|
| |  1 answer | Add comment |
|
| low profile tyres + snow = kerb :( Grahame 03:05:06 |
| | Depressing calculation:
(10mph + snow on ground + turn right) = (understeer + kerb + bump)
Alfa GT 18" aloys, now with nasty scrape and steering wheel shake increasing
with speed.
I know I can have the cosmetic damage on the alloy fixed for around Ј40, but
what other damage do you think could have been caused at that sort of speed
to cause the wheel shake. Could the wheel be buckled? Suspension damage? And
at what cost?
Anyone got experience of this sort of mishap could give me an idea what kind
of financial pain to expect from my local Alfa dealer when I put it in for
repair?
Thanks - Grahame.
|
| | 15 answers | Add comment |
Monday, 13 March 2006
|
| Greddy E-01 Boost controller / e-manage controller, complete 4 sale Guest 23:46:54 |
| | I have a complete Greddy E-01 Turbo boost controller for sale, along
with the display and all the sensors and wiring. Asking $225.00 plus
shipping. I have also e-manage Blue for $275.00
Contact me direct at deanwestph...@yahoo.com
Selling due to changeover to Apexi FC on one of my cars so this
piggyback ECU/ Boost controller is available.
|
| | 2 answer | Add comment |
|
| Front seat belts cama via CarKB.com 21:08:00 |
| | Hiya,
I am looking to buy a complete pair of front seat belt for Alfa 147, if you
have them for sell please drop me a line (ampuala@yahoo.com)
Thanks
--
Message posted via http://www.carkb.com
|
| | Add comment |
Friday, 10 March 2006
|
| Alfetta GTV electric windows Michael Anthony 23:33:35 |
| | Hi all
I've just bought a new (OK, old but better nick - you know what I mean) pair
of doors for my '82 GTV. Only problem is my car has manual windows and the
replacement doors are electric. Now, call me an old cynic but I'm far
happier with manual winders rather than 20+ year old Alfa electrics. Anyone
know how easy it would be to convert the donor doors over to manual?
Cheers
Mike
(Missing his GTV and driving around in a hateful Ford Ka)
|
| | 3 answer | Add comment |
|
| Alfa 147 "wont start" Billyerskine 23:08:59 |
| | I have an alfa 147 1600 Tspark that has recentley had a clutch fitted. It
drove out of the garage ok but after turning the engine off it would not
restart! I ahve checked the fault codes for Injection I have 2 U1600
"Electronic Key" & U1700 "Unknown Error". Also the Radio Display is
showing "CAN CHECK" and won't work. I have tried the spare key but it
still wont start, the fuel pump runs but no Ignition or Injection
Authorisation from the ECU? Has any one had the same or similar fault?
|
| | Add comment |
Thursday, 9 March 2006
|
| For sale: Giulietta '78 Monйt 13:54:28 |
| | I own this, probably the oldest Giulietta in Croatia. The registration
passed few weeks ago. I would like to sell it for the best offer.
--
...Afrika, paprika!...
|
| | 1 answer | Add comment |
|
| 2.4 JTD Good For How Many Miles John 09:44:10 |
| | Looking at 156 2.4 JTD 01/Y tomorrow. FASH with 90k miles - how many are
these engines good for and is 90 a tad high on a Y for one of those. Cam
belt has been done...but it is due a service now.
|
| | 10 answers | Add comment |
Wednesday, 8 March 2006
|
| 156 Selespeed Lever Inversion Ross 14:23:54 |
| | Hey all,
I've recently ended up with a 2001 156 Selespeed Sportwagon and I'm
fairly happy with it so far apart from one thing - to me, the +/- on the
gear lever is the wrong way round.
What I would like to achieve is swapping the current Up = Change Up /
Down = Change Down over to Up = Change Down / Down = Change Up. Yes, I
could just live with the buttons, but sometimes chasing them round the
wheel gets to be a pain.
Having done a similar mod to a Steptronic equipped BMW 540 I had, I
armed myself with the connector pinout and swapped the gear selection
wires over... This seemed to work until I discovered I couldn't get
reverse any more. D'OH!
It seems to me that the only way to get what I want is to remove the
gear lever, turn it 180 degrees and bolt it back in. As it looks like it
could be quite a job to do this (removing quite a lot of the centre
console), I was wondering if anyone else had done this and had any hints
to give? Or maybe somebody has found another way of doing the inversion
and would care to share?
TIA for any help.
Ross.
|
| | 6 answers | Add comment |
Tuesday, 7 March 2006
|
| FAQ # Rev:Feb 2006 Pete 21:56:01 |
| | FAQ and de facto charter for news://alt.autos.alfa-romeo Rev:Feb 2006
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) This group is for the discussion of Alfa Romeos and associated
topics only. Please DO NOT TOP POST. It makes it harder to follow
the chain of advise being sought and given.
2) NO ATTACHMENTS are allowed *except* for URL listings of Alfa
related sites. Strictly NO Pictures. Appropriate pictures are always
welcomed at the Official Web Site www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
instructions on how to send them are available from the Webmaster.
3) No Trade Adverts are permitted UNLESS they are specifically
relevant to Alfa Romeo sales or service.
4) Private adverts are welcome, but ONLY for Alfa Romeos, and
associated parts / services. Please include details, prices and
geographical location.
5) Please post in English if you can. You will get more replies.
6) Please do not post in non european character sets
8) If you are going to post for help / advice / general questions,
please be aware that you may get quite a lot of e-mail. It would
be nice if you answered it. These people are trying to help, and
it's only polite. When replying by email please put ALFA in the
Subject line to help people spot your reply from amongst the junk.
9) If you are posting a technical question, please give as many
details as possible: Bare minimum:
Model
Year (UK Reg letters are meaningless to the rest of the world)
Engine size
Mileage
Symptoms
10) Google is your friend. If you want to know if something has
happened to others go to www.groups.google.com, and check.
You might even find your answer. SEE BELOW for Questions.
11) All postings should be in plain text, and wrapped before the
79th character.
12)Cross posting should be avoided, but is permitted as long as the
subject of the message indicates that it is cross posted.
13) Abbreviations in common usage by some group users;
AFAIAC = As Far As I Am Concerned
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
ATM = At The Moment
DAMHIKIJDOK = Don't Ask Me How I Know, I Just Do, OK
HAND = Have a Nice Day
HTH = Hope This Helps / Hurts Context sensitive
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
ISTBC = I Stand To Be Corrected
ISTR = I Seem To Recall
ROTFL = Roll On The Floor Laughing
TIA= Thanks In Advance
WOT = Wide Open Throttle
YKIMS = You Know It Makes Sense
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
Frequently Asked Questions
--------------------------
Some of the Most frequently asked by readers that have generated a
wealth of debate and replies. Google is a great resource for these.
Links are included in the hope that the advise may help.
Not everyone is familiar with the web and these links are here with
these people in mind.
These Subjects are not included so as to stifle further debate on
these issues and people with the same questions are still welcomed
to post to the group. Your re-asking a question could very well show
new light for us all to profit from.
#-------------------#
What oil / Selenia oil etc.,
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S1DF24C9C
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A1CF25C9C
Click Google Search
#-------------------#
Questions about changing the 156 belt:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J1FF52C9C
Click Google Search
#-------------------#
What tyres are best for my Alfa (esp 156)
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F53025D9C
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H18041D9C
Click Google Search
#-------------------#
Bad starting or stalling, shaky idle (Lambda sensor)
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T6A012D9C
Click Google Search
#-------------------#
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Founder: Catman catman@cuorerust-sportivo.co.uk
NB: anti-rust address. Please clean before use.
Pete
--
<iowna156@rustclubalfa.com>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso
|
| | Add comment |
|
| For Sale: UK '03 147 Jon 11:54:02 |
| |
Hello,
Sadly I've got to sell my beloved 147 as I'm leaving the country.
Details are:
03 reg.
2 litre petrol engine
Manual gearbox
Black leather Heated seats
17" Alloys
Comfort pack
African (metallic) Grey
55,000 miles
Full service history
All servicing has been done at the Black & White Garage, Cold Ash,
Newbury, who are Alfa specialists. Its in great condition, though the
alloys are scuffed.
Looking for ВЈ5,500 ono, and it will be available from the end of
March. I'm near Newbury, Berkshire.
If you're interested, email me at 'ahk at almondcroissant dot com'
Thanks,
Jon.
|
| | Add comment |
|
| 156 2.4JTD: Fuel Consumption SimonC 09:50:07 |
| | Hi all
Did a run from Gloucestershire to Cornwall over the weekend, which was
great apart from the fuel consumption...26.8mpg!
Where's the other 14+ mpg gone?
A few weeks ago the dealer replaced the air flow meter, which they said
would fix the problem...it obviously hasn't. Is there anything else
they should be looking at?
The car has done 41k miles and is approaching 3.5 years old.
Looking forward to your reponses.
Cheers
Simon C
|
| | 5 answers | Add comment |
|
| Nice Pics from Geneva Ross 00:36:39 |
| | http://makeashorterlink.com/?M4C431EBC
Thought you might like the pics of the Spider and Sportwagon.
I hadn't realised that the Spider/Brera shared the dash with the 159...not
sure if that's a good thing!
I had a look round the 159 at my local dealers the other day and it's...ok,
but not great to look at...doesn't seem to grab your attention as much as
the 156 did.
Regards
Ross
|
| | 3 answer | Add comment |
Monday, 6 March 2006
|
| ALFA ROMEO GTV TURBODELTA Pietro Masvani 19:12:10 |
| |
I SELL ALPHA ROMEO GTV 1981 RED KM. 10.000 FROM NEWS
IN MANIC EURO CONDITIONS PERFECT CONDITIONS 11.500,00
--
Tel. 338 - 8351461
Foto su: http://www.motorian.it/vendita_auto_ar.html
____________________________________________________________________________
|
| | Add comment |
|
| Vintage Car Andrea 18:44:26 |
| | "Vintage Car"provides you a "nostalgic" self drive of a classic sports car.
With Us you 'll have a unique drive experience to discover some of the most
fascinating routes of Italy.
Our passion for classic cars assured that they are in "tip top" condition
being
professionally serviced and maintained by our Alfa Romeo expert.
http://www.vintagecar.it
|
| | 1 answer | Add comment |
Sunday, 5 March 2006
|
| Hardwiring in a Radar Detector Graeme Cosgrove 01:31:48 |
| | Just got myself a radar detector, as the points were beginning to mount
up and driving to the speed limit is not always an option in an Alfa.
Anyway, I quite like the idea of hardwiring it into the electrical
system, and there is a cable supplied with the unit to do just that.
(It's a Snooper S2 by the way).
Are there any electrical experts who could offer advice on the best way
of doing this? My plan was to stick a "chocolate box" behind the
cigarette lighter fuse and run the patch cable from there. The patch
cable has it's own fuse in it.
Car is a 2001 156 2.0 TS Veloce. UK model.
Ta
G
|
| | 16 answers | Add comment |
Thursday, 2 March 2006
|
| Top Gear - Alfa 159 Pete 23:34:47 |
| | The 159 goes on sale in the UK on February 25 with a choice of three
petrol and two turbodiesels. Photos inside and out.
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/516/
Pete
--
<iowna156@rustclubalfa.com>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso
|
| | Add comment |
|
| Alfa's triple triumph at Geneva Pete 23:28:47 |
| | 3 Alfa's wow the Geneva crowds with cars the public can buy
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/555/
Pete
--
<iowna156@rustclubalfa.com>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso
|
| | Add comment |
|
| Desira - serves me right ?! Nc 10:51:16 |
| | I've got a small oil leak (the odd spot on the drive - nothing major).
Thought I'd drop it into the local Desira for them to take a look and
let me know whats wrong. Spent 1.5hours waiting round today, and after
that time they managed to come up with the gem of "its very dirty under
there, so we've cleaned it. Come back in a week so we can have a proper
look to see where its coming from. We think it might be the cam cover
gasket". Total cost - ВЈ82 !! For what ??!?! I could have got it steam
cleaned for a tenner somewhere else. I questioned the charge, was told
it was standard for that job (they dont have hourly rates anymore), and
I had to pay as I agreed to any charges when I signed the form saying
they could look at it.
Serves me right I guess... i expected them to charge ВЈВЈ to fix it, but
ВЈ80 later they've hardly even started !
Incidently, they quoted another ВЈ80 to have it fixed if indeed it does
turn out to the be the cam cover gasket. Does that sound reasonable ?
|
| | 1 answer | Add comment |
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
|
| ball valve,check valve,globe valve, Guest 06:11:45 |
| | Dear SIRs
This is Ivy , our company Zhejiang zhedong high and middle valve
making Co.,Ltd , is a leading manufacture in china, we are looking
forward to establish a long term business relation with you .please
refer to the brief introduction as follow :
Zhejiang Zhedong high and middle pressure valve making Co., Ltd is a
specialty valve manufacturer, who engineers the products for the
specific applications. We are mainly replacing ball Valve ,check valve
,gate valve ,globe valve ,butterfly valve,Y type strainer, bellow
valves etc. We produce relatively size from 1/2" to 42" diameter,
150#,300#, 600#, 900# and 1500# ,and 2500#,service ISO ,ANSI, JIS ,API
,BS ,DIN ,ASME .NF and so on . Most of the valves are automated,
pneumatic, hydraulic or electric. We manufacture our products mainly in
A105 , WCB, 304, 304L, 316, 316L, 1Cr18Ni9Ti ,Cr18Ni12Mo2Ti and any
other material available in plate.
They are widely used in Chemical industry, fertilizer industry,
metallurgical industry, pharmaceutical industry, power industry,
petroleum industry, liquefied gas pipe industry etc. With high quality
and best service in Valve international trade, we won the best
reputation for our customers from Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe,
America and Africa etc. Our company have obtained Quality system
international certificate of ISO9001 ,API certificate of American and
CE certificate of EU
We would very much like to work with you on projects where well
functioning valves are required.
For more information please refer to our website :
www.zhedong-valve.com
Yours
Ivy Yu
Zhejiang zhedong high and middle valve making Co.,Ltd
Dongfang industrial zone , Oubei ,Wenzhou , Zhejiang ,China
Tel: 86 577 67363919
FAx: 86 577 67353078
Mobile :86 13757734757
Website : www.zhedong-valve.com
E-mail:ivy1120@gmail.com
|
| | Add comment |
Tuesday, 28 February 2006
|
| Paid up.... what next! Cupra 20:59:14 |
| | Just made final payment on my 147 - I wonder how long I can last before the
showroom beckons!
|
| | 6 answers | Add comment |
|
