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When's the 159 out in the UK? or the new 157? -- Thanks, Andrew Makinson www.evcomputing.com www.iowcomputers.net/websiteforum/index.php

I am considering buying a second hand Alfa GT (probably the diesel), I love the look of the car and have always enjoyed driving Alfas. I am however slightly concerned as to what the depreciation is expected to be. I know alot of Alfas depreciate like mad (166!!!!) and am not to keen to see a...

What should be the expected longevity of brake pads for 164 3.0 V6 ? Mine are dead after 15'000 km only !!!

My X plate 156 has an intermittent idle problem. A couple of times whilst on a journey it has refused to idle and instead will stall at traffic lights etc. It will restart as long as you give it some gas and drives as normal until the next time you come to a stop. The problem rectified itself...

I'm thinking of buying Alfa 156 2002/3. Has anyone good or bad experience with 2.0 JTS engine? I've heard it's fast, but could you tell me sth more about it? Fuel consumption, reliability, etc. Thanks for all answers Dombrek

If i turn on the lights without the engine running, stop and tail lights all work fine - when i start the engine - they then begin flashing intermittently - is this a problem anyone has come across before - I'm wondering if the engine vibrating is causing a short somewhere? any ideas (HELP - as...

Hi y`all I`m having a set of recently acquired veloce front arch extensions repaired for my 75. The chap doing them for me makes fibreglass replacement parts at a TVR body shop ( plus the occasional Ferrari / Maserati fibreglass and carbon bits ).He says the 75 veloce/turbo arch extensions would...

Hello, Can anyone tell me how to mount those bushes properly? I'm a little bit concerned because those bushes aren't screwed. I read that I should hammer them on wishbone. Will it be enough? Will it not fall apart when driving? -- Regards, Adam

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,...

Hi all Being an owner living in Gloucestershire, some of you may have heard that the local AR dealer (Cleveley Cars, Cheltenham) has closed. As I see it, this leaves me with two options: 1. I can use one of the five dealers in the area for servicing, etc. 2. I can find a local independent....

Anyone got ANY idea whet to look for here? The dashboard "bulb failure" light has just started to show on my 156 1.8 SportWagon. At first it only went on while braking, but by the time I was able to inspect the lights it was on permanently. I now find that I have NO brake lights working at all...

I had a look round one recently at my local dealer(Northgate, Canterbury) and had a short drive. Visually there's no big changes, which will hopefully help to protect the value of the 'old' model, but the new headlamps are nice. Not to sure about some of the other changes though! The chrome...

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Hello, I have an 88 Alfa Spider. My clutch pedal was failing to engage the clutch and also failed to return to it's normal position (would stay close to the floor). This is a well known problem with Alfas, when the clutch pedal pivot shaft (or sometimes called pin) is failing. I removed the...

Hello! I know that tyres are a bit of a personal thing, and a not-irregular subject here, but do you think you could humour me? I am shopping for tyres for my lovely 1.8TS 156, with the big alloys (205/55/R16 91W). After making some enquiries from local dealers of good repute, and also...

I only got one key for my 99 156 V6. I know I can have another made if I have the code card. Unfortunately I dont! Can anyone tell me if it is poss to have one made without the code card?? Cheers, Jamie.

I went to see this again at castle combe,& had a great time with my son,if it comes near you go watch & listen to some very cool cars. http://www.tophatracing.co.uk/ If you want to see my photos take a look on this link http://forum.welshalfa.co.uk//index.php?showtopic=128 Ciao stuart

Hello, can you tell me if my info is correct, it has been said that my AR 156 2.0 TS 16V, '99 has an old software witch can couse some problems with cold start and with fuel injection on high revs. Is this correct? McGreg Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TS 16V '99