Tuesday, 28 February 2006
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| Car Medic Paintless Dent Removal - Any Good? Graeme Cosgrove 20:55:54 |
| | Any one used this firm? Any feedback on them?
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| 156 Service checklist? Gherries 12:25:39 |
| | Does anyone have a copy of the 156 service checklist, they can email or
point to for me to download?
My manual is in dutch so for me is unfortunately unreadable.
I'm after understanding what needs checking, replacing etc for
100,000KM and 120,000KM, I think thats 60,000 and 72,000 miles.
Thanks
G
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| 1 day left on S14.5 bidding Thecarscene.Com 00:23:29 |
| | http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4615906780&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
You have one last chance to own this piece of Nissan history...
I am still open to negotiation on price in case the current top 2 bidders
fall through.
Email troe@bigpond.net.au directly contact Travis Roe 0439 688 054
Travis Roe
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Monday, 27 February 2006
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| Alfa Romeo GTV Pietro Masvani 17:06:15 |
| | VENDO ALFA ROMEO GTV 1981 ROSSA KM. 10.000 DA NUOVA
IN PERFETTE MANIACALI CONDIZIONI EURO 11.500,00
Telefono 338 - 8351461
Foto su: http://www.motorian.it/vendita_auto_ar.html
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| Alfa Spider Front Bumpers. WRoberts 05:10:58 |
| | Anyone know if the '74 bumpers will fit on a '73?
Thanks.
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Saturday, 25 February 2006
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| Leather Seat Covers for a Spider Mark Hickey 21:52:11 |
| | Hi, all....
I recently had an episode where the logical part of my brain was
apparently starved for oxygen, and bought an '85 Spider Veloce. The
good news is, the previous owner had recently overhauled the engine,
replaced the top, installed Eibach springs, Koni shocks, Exip wheels,
Michelin tires and a host of other items.
The bad news is that the leather seats are in pretty poor shape -
particularly the drivers side, which has several large rips in the
material.
The online research I've done only turned up a few suppliers of
reupholstery kits for the Spider... International Auto Parts, and
leatherseats.com. The cost (in US$) would be between $500 and 750 for
the kit...
Does anyone have any words of wisdom about either of these options -
or perhaps there's a better option out there somewhere (like a cottage
shop lovingly turning out top grade hide covers in Milan for $200 a
set). 
The other part I'd like to find is an aftermarket "bolt-on" front air
dam (the on on my car is now repaired, but has seen more than its
share of abuse).
Mark Hickey (in the US)
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| Boot not closing on 147 Tom 20:10:27 |
| | Hi,
The boot on my Alfa 147 has suddenly stopped locking when I close it. It's
been used several times today with no trouble but then on my last attempt to
close it, it wouldn't lock closed. I've tried several times and also
sprayed the lock with WD40, which didn't make any difference.
Has anyone else had this problem and can suggest a solution, or is it a
matter of waiting until Monday and taking it to an Alfa garage?
Thanks,
Tom
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| 159 Opening Thoughts Zathras 18:33:06 |
| | There were a couple of 159s in our local showroom today so I had a
look. A 1.9JTS and a 2.4JTDm. I thought they looked much better in the
metal than in the pictures I've seen.
It's not as photogenic as the 156 was. The front of the car is much
more 'in your face' than the 156 front. However, cleaning all the
detail bits round the lights and grills looks like a power wash or
toothbrush job (thanks a lot for that Geo!).
The standard 17 inch wheels (toothbrushes required again) didn't seem
to fit as snuggly in the wheel arches as I was expecting and the cars
both looked high off the ground especially at the back.
The door handles do feel nice but they are a bit ordinary really.
Where the 156 said 'I want to be different' this car is much more
about being similar. I suppose the exception is the front end but, to
be honest, the relative dullness of the rest of the car makes you gasp
when you walk round and get to the extrovert front. It just seems a
little unbalanced to me.
Inside, there was some odd positioning of switchgear - the fog light
switches have moved to where the fuse box cover is on the 156 but they
looked a bit out of the way on the underside slope of the dash. Other
than that, the inside will not seem unfamiliar to 156 owners. This
also includes a dire lack of space in the back if the front passengers
are tall. The front seats on one of the show cars were sufficiently
far back that I could not envisage someone actually getting their feet
and legs in the back foot wells.
As usual, there's a shortage of leather on the doors so anyone not
going for black leather will have little patches of coloured leather
on their doors.
Looking at the options list (something that's grown out of all
proportion since the 156), the external colours are disappointingly
dreary with little choice (Alfa Red and a light silver seemed the only
viable bright colours). Several options (like a sunroof) are not
available at launch.
So what's my gut feeling - I'm really under whelmed actually! I came
away thinking it was far too much like a face lifted 156 and not a new
car.
There's also some info now filtering out on the net hinting that Alfa
may be at it again with the hyperbole (no it wasn't the centre of
attention at a certain car show) and, yes, it appears that the
suspension settings on the 2.2JTS are too under damped for UK roads.
However, Alfa do learn SOME things and all the petrol engines now come
with the reassurance of chain driven cams! Yippee.
From the specs, the 2.4JTDm appears to be carrying a VERY similar
mechanical specification (brakes etc) to the 3.2JTS. The word on the
street is that the 2.4JTDm is the one to buy - the 3.2 is held back by
its weight (it now has 4WD ), the 2.2JTS by suspect suspension. The
1.9JTDm is also a contender.
The equivalent car to mine is now 10,000UKP more than mine was
so..er..I think I'll wait and let someone else get punched in the face
with the early years Alfa depreciation.
What a disappointment really...
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Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
'Oil' be seeing you..
(Email without 'Alfa' in subject are auto-deleted..sorry!)
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| AR 159, seen it today: too BMW-ish for me Robert Pichler 14:28:58 |
| | So, an outstanding car really, it looks fast even when it's standing. The
front is so agressive that it look it will bite you if come close to her. 
The rear lights are too similar to the Seat Cordoba, I liked more the 156
design of the rear. Miniature back door and miniature space behind front
seats. I like the feeling of a small car when you sit behind the wheel. I
currently drive the 147 and when you're in the car you don't feel the
difference in size. I like that. There are too many buttons and they are so,
I don't know how to express it... German. On touch they are of the same
materials used in BMW and Audi.  I miss that Italian style of the
interior. I wasn't in the possibility to drive it today, the test drive
versions are supposed to arrive on March 15th here in Croatia so then I'll
write down my other thoughts.
Opinion till now: I like the general design of the car but I don't like that
german car feeling in the interior. I would really like that Italian Spirit
again.
I've cancelled my order of the 159 and I'll be buying a 2003 or 2004
redesigned 156 with 2.4 JTD. Alfa Rosso, of course. An Italian one.
Robert
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| 156 Headlight adjusting Guest 01:31:40 |
| | I have a 156 which I bought as a uk spec car from a german dealer and
imported to the UK
I have now moved toSpain and aminthe processof registering the car.
Does any one know if the headlights can be adjusted so they dip the
correct way for driving on the RIGHT side
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Friday, 24 February 2006
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| cherche 164 Giovanni.Vasco 00:23:36 |
| | bonjours a vous tous
je cherche a acheter une alfa romeo 164
pouvez-vous me diriger vers un site ou un particulier
merci d'avance !!!
giovanni
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Thursday, 23 February 2006
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| Things You Shouldn't Buy On Holiday... Halmyre 18:02:31 |
| | Heh - I'm going to Italy on holiday, and the people who own the property
have for sale:
1972 Alfa Romeo GT Veloce 2000
Registered with the Italian Historic Automotive Society (ASI)
Italian registration with original Roman plates and original registration.
New clutch, new paint, no rust, runs great!
9000 euros.
http://www.budainumbria.com/car_for_sale.html
Should I cancel the return flights?
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Halmyre
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| Alfa 166 woe Cupra 16:18:42 |
| | Just heard that a friend has suffered catastrophic engine damage at 68,000
miles - you've guessed it, he was following the service schedule
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| 145 Cloverleaf Wiper Judder Paul 15:53:34 |
| | Hi Guys
A common fault it seems ..... but what causes it and how do I sort it?
One suggestion I've found is to clean the contacts on the wiper relay
....... can someone tell me where to locate the relay?
Any suggestions gratefully received
Thanks
Paul
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Wednesday, 22 February 2006
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| 147 dashboard restart/reset Nick 23:13:26 |
| | Hi
I've had a 147 Selespeed for three years now and for the past two
summers, I've had a recurring problem. Typically on really hot days,
the dashboard cuts out. All the dash lights go out, the multifunction
display clears and all the needles freeze. 5 to 60 seconds later, the
lights come back on, the self test starts and the needles judder to
zero, before bouncing back to where they should be. The odometer, whose
value I can just make out, freezes during the blackout, but updates
itself correctly after the dash restarts. This doesn't normally happen
when it cold outside, but it just happend last weekend on a cold day,
while I had the heating up full. This has never happend while
stationary, so I've not been able to switch off and one the ignition.
While its out every other car function operates as expected.
Dealer has no idea, and the failure is not common enough/long enough to
demonstrate to them, but I thought I'd heard something similar before.
Any ideas what could be wrong? Bad connection or thermal cut-out maybe?
Thanks
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| Re: Rear Power window goes down, not UP!! (164 24V) FrankyG 13:50:07 |
| | I took the door apart and switched the wires round on the window
control switch, which worked, but now the window can only go up! Which
is fine...at least it won't get stuck anywhere else apart from fully
closed. At least the moter is working in both directions. I also tested
the door control swith in the other door, and it worked fine. Don't
know what to try next...
Cheers.
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Tuesday, 21 February 2006
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| service light Guest 00:12:35 |
| | HI can anyone tell me how turn off the service light on a 147? |
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| Afla 147 Brake Disc Change Stevelup 00:07:32 |
| | Hi
How easy is it to change the front brake discs on a Phase 3 Alfa 147. Is it
a DIY job?
Thanks,
Steve
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Friday, 17 February 2006
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| Very interesting sparepart site of Alfa Romeo 164 Td 21:44:54 |
| | I just discovered this site; the EPer sparepart DVD on line from FIAT/Alfa
and Lancia.
For those who didn't know yet, enjoy!!
http://eper.fiatforum.com/
For those who do not know,if you want to have the exact make of your car
type in the digits of your VIN.
Arjen
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Tuesday, 14 February 2006
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| JTD John 01:05:02 |
| | going to look at a 2.4 JTD on X with 73k miles. Having not owned an Alfa
before - anything in particular I should be focusing on??
Have read up on them, engines seem fairly solid, not sure about everything
else on Alfas though, depends on your luck with these?
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