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Why does the Alfa badge have a cross of st george and a dragon on, is there an English connection, my son spotted it and asked me? Cheers Jon

YO alfa buddy's I have a problem with my 1996 Alfa 146 Ti wich i own since 1999. 160.000 km, plugs changed at 120.000. PROBLEM: When the moter is warmed up (>80 deg. celcius) the car is holding back between 1500-3000 rpm. We are sitting in the car getting completely shaked. Driving to work i...

any comments? how resistant is it to dirt / dog hair? how easy is it to clean? SS

Ciao a tutti, spero di trovare qualche italiano , qualcuno mi sa dire come si somonta il pomello del cambio della 145 ? ho provato a svitare ma non viene... grazie

As I was passing the other day I noticed that Hylton in Shrewsbury (Featherbed Lane / Sundorne retail park) have whacked a placard outside their place advertising the fact that they're an authorised Alfa service centre. This is (potentially) good news, since Alfa dealers in Shropshire have all...

Was just wondering if anyone knew if the headlights from a gta would fit a standard alfa?

Hi I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs) for its 36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price £355 +VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will likely face a £500 bill. This is just the thought of thing that will put me off...

Simon E > wrote: > Somebody changed the width of my garage entrance... > Does anybody happen to have a drivers side mirror (with or without > housing) that they'd be willing to part with? It's a '94 155. > Alfa want £120 for a new one, which is probably about what the car...

All you Brits: Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in the USA as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week. One of the cars they tested on the first week's shows (they run two episodes back-to-back) was a 156 GTA. Some very attractive lady did the...

I have just purchased a Momo gear knob, but I am having dificutly removing the factory fitted one on my car. Can anyone give me some help on how to remove it safely???

I need some warrantee work done on my alfa by a dealer. Can anyone recommend a good dealer in Midlands or London area? Door handles need replacing. Last Time I had this problem, Ry-Auto did the work. Took 6 weeks and knackered the door so it would not shut when opened from the inside. Ended up...

Was downtown the other night waiting at traffic lights, minding my own business and a Celica rolled up next to me with 2 kiddies in it, revving and doing other things that jap-car owners have to do to get noticed. I was more than happy to oblige, of course so I force fed them some dust and never...

Hi, Just a simple question before I decide what to do. Is the front window of a 1993 Alfa 33 glued in place or just suspended in rubber? If it's suspended in rubber, I'll just go out to the junkyard to buy one, but if it's glued it would be wiser to go to the local car glass service. --- Regards,

Hi all car is 156 1.8 1999 (UK T) 39k on the clock. When going slowly (<20mph), if I break (usually softly - ie in a traffic queue) I can hear a quiet knocking. It appears to come from the drivers side but other than that its hard to tell. If I roll and the break again it doesn't happen, but then...

To get my baby back Apparently they've managed to shoehorn a GTV6 rad under the bonnet. I'm wondering if there is any legroom left :) -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint...

fantastico sito per avere una ferrari da sogno a noleggio www.maranelloservice.com all free site !!!

Since a few months the engine of my 156 SW 1.6 is running poor from 1750 to 2500 rpm. If you try to run it at an constant rpm, the engine is not running smooth (NL: de motor houdt in) and at idle the rpm varies from 800 upto 1300. The dealer resetted the motor management computer, but without...

Hi, What is the sensor for on the rear view mirror on a AR 166 ? I thought it was to sense daytime and night-time and auto adjust the ICS screen colour but the ICS screen colour changes when you switch the head lights on. - can't find anything in the handbook. cheers DJ

Over the last couple of years, the amount of driving I've been able to do has diminished drastically, due to deteriorating vision. Not able to easily see any distance and CRT's were even difficult to view. Blurred ~everything~ was my world. A few months ago diagnosed as having cataracts. Night...

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:54:23 +0200, "Djbase" >, wrote: >Well hello all, I was just wondering if the alfa GT has better roadhandling >capabiliteis then an alfa 147... > >I ask this because I read a lot ;), and they always compare it to the alfa >156, and from what I read and...