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....definite squeak as we go over the wonderfully corrugated roads we "invest" our road tax in. Any suggestions? (Re-mortgage the house/buy an Audi/etc etc?) 156 2.0 TS Veloce, circa 2001. G

Got the 156 today, chuffed to bits with it. It's been serviced but the service indicator has not been re-set. Does anyone know how to do that? Otherwise it's fine, I found £1 and 5p together with a box of Tictacs and some sweets and girly bits behind the rear seat. Just need to figure out the...

The 156 1.9 JTD had started making a very odd noise. Started yesterday, under heavy throttle, a sort of shhhshhsshshs noise, best I can describe it is like the noise of waves receding on a pebble beach. Only happens under heavy throttle, neutral or slight acceleration there is no problem. So,...

I've been reading and hearing moochings about a forth-coming fuel protest in the UK on the scale of the 2000(ish) refinery blockade that lasted a week and brought the country to a halt... Although this is nowt to do with alfa's (well we all fill them up with fuel) I just want to know everybodys...

OK, I give in - where is it? Need to adjust vertical beam - higher please! I've tried the black plastic hexagonal adjustor thingy above the wiring on the central bulb connection and I've tried the white hexagonal plastic adjuster thingy behind and below the central bulb wiring connection, but...

Being a new owner of a 156 I'm starting to learn all the delights of owning and driving an Italian car, but one thing that's really bugging me at the moment is as regards putting petrol in the car. I've tried at 5 different fuel stations, but everytime the same thing happens. Nozzle goes in, fuel...

But I'm being drawn towards a 166. Just can't argue with the VFM, 99V, 75k miles, FSH, 2lt TSpark, appears fully loaded - satnav, heated seats, etc..... (might be standard, I suppose) £2295ono from a dealer, ffs! I can't see how I could go wrong. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless...

156 2.0TS - driving along, revs go up briefly, then engine dies. Turning ignition key causes starter motor to go `whirr', but no effect on engine. Doesn't sound like cambelt - that would be more dramatic? Any suggestions on root cause, before car is towed to agent? Was due to go there in near...

Hello all, I know this is possibly the wrong place to ask, but I am considering getting an 01/02 Alfa 156 2.4 JTD. But am hearing mixed reports about the reliability of the car and how well it is put together. Now the question is are these concerns justified? Thanks for any help. Laurence

Hi All With a budget of up to £6,000UKP what would the group consider my best buy? I'm leaning towards a 2000-2001 Velococe and I'd like a 1.8 but I'm not seeing many available, unless I want to travel a bloody long way. I'm going to take a look at a 1.6 2001 (Y) with 56Kon the clock,...

Having bought the 156 with 10 months MOT on it, I mis-remembered that the MOT ran out on 5th Nov! Any road, it went in today, and failed! Previous MOT had an Advisory that there was a leak in the flexible exhaust hose. This time it failed on the same thing! :^( On the plus side, it is now much...

....bright sunny morning, tooling down the dual carriageway at a respectable 70 mph. Very few cars on the road apart form a eurobox in the inside lane (Pugeot/Citroen/Rover???) and a gold BMW 316 i convertible in the outside lane overtaking said eurobox UNTIL he sees a 156 bearing down on him,...

Dammit ive looked all over this thing and cant find the cup holders. There must be some, surely? Dont the Italians do takeaway?

First day of a 2500 mile driving trip around Eastern Europe the wiper motor burned out. Oddly enough a few days later, I drove past the ALFA dealer in Wroclaw and called in. Two hours later I was told they couldn't replace it is it was a RHD and the LHD motors they had won't work. On the last...

Ok I'm bordering on trolling here but after the response to my rear spoiler comment! Except in the dark, what does the group think about the use of the front fog lights?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALFA-ROMEO-GTV-T-SPARK-16V-5-Colour-Flip-Paint-1998_W0QQitemZ110154083623QQihZ001QQcategoryZ9834QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem "A real head-turner..." Presumably, people saying, "Who the f*sk thought that was a good idea?" -- PeterMcC If you feel that any of the above is...

Hello all ! I have 2 GTVs, 1 is GTV6 2.5 (in very bad condition), and other is GTV2.0, in decent condition. My plan is to use 2.0 chasis and put in an 3.0 24V engine from 164Q4, which I could get relatively cheap (complete car). So my questions would be: Am i facing only "usuall" 24V conversion...

This group is too quiet! Lets start a happy topic (hopefully) - How are everyone's alfas going? Mine has now topped 65k miles. Oct 2002 (52 plate) 2.0JTS Turismo dark blue. Mods: New radio head as the old CD player refused to play CDs after a viscious bump in the road. Nothing major wrong -...

Just paid the bill for the 'big' cambelt service and MOT on the 156. Anyone care to guess on the size of the bill? (Cambelt, 60k service (minus plugs, they were done last time) and MOT) 'Prace bets now!' -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'

SteveH has a quote... 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' Seems Mr Clarkson agree's with you !!! I've heard him twice this week big up the alfa. Top Gear New series > Berrara (trouser incident) and also when he we thumb-ing up the new Transport Minister saying he...