Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 25th 09, 05:43 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 6
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159 Diesel
Dave Emerson > wrote:
> "TonyB" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thinking of buying a 159 oil burner,...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 18th 09, 04:17 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Catman > wrote:
> > No, he's not a hairdresser. I think he's not ghey, either. But you never
> > know ;-)
>
> *slap*
>
> Prius driver.
It's free, has a nice stereo...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 18th 09, 04:03 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
R C Nesbit > wrote:
> Catman spoke:
> > >> While I'm not going to be Alfaless any time soon, I suspect my next car
> > >> but one will probably not be an Alfa.
> > >
> > > ..not...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 18th 09, 04:02 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Catman > wrote:
> There's no real reason an SZ cant be run every day. I've not read
> SteveH's post yet, but I suspect it's along the lines of '75 running
> gear,...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 18th 09, 12:48 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Zathras > wrote:
> Mind you, IMHO, an SZ/RZ will mark you as a serious car collector but
> would it spend 99% of its life getting polished and left in your
>...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 17th 09, 11:06 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Catman > wrote:
> While I'm not going to be Alfaless any time soon, I suspect my next car
> but one will probably not be an Alfa.
Stop showing off ;-)
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SteveH...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 17th 09, 11:05 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Zathras > wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:09:17 +0100, (SteveH)
> wrote:
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> >Now, about those roof racks and bike racks...
>
> The 156...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 17th 09, 10:09 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Zathras > wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:26:10 +0100, Catman
> > wrote:
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> >Nearly had a proper flame war as well.
>
>...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 17th 09, 05:53 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Catman > wrote:
> > Anyway, a prize should go to Rab C for starting the biggest thread in
> > AAA-R for..er..how long?! 8-O
>
> *ages*
>
> Nearly had a proper...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 17th 09, 09:48 AM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Zathras > wrote:
> >Ford have even had issues with the Focus and MkIII Mondeos and rust.
>
> Even so, looking about, most cars do seem to last better than my...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 16th 09, 11:24 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Zathras > wrote:
> >Was it shunted and repaired?
>
> Nope. Never. Seams along the sills inside the doors were growing and
> other seams were too, one door...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 16th 09, 11:19 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Tony R > wrote:
> SteveH wrote:
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> > Hi Tony.... didn't realise you were still about!
>
> Still lurking occasionally! Wifey has a Fiat 500 and my eldest...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 16th 09, 10:43 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Tony R > wrote:
> SteveH wrote:
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> > For the rest of us manly drivers, lift-off oversteer is a desirable
> > characteristic.
>
> You didn't say that about the...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 16th 09, 05:17 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
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Catman > wrote:
> > Not the last few weeks but August was total ****. I think the extreme
> > wetness to be found in these parts helped my Alfa to rust more than I
>...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 14th 09, 06:25 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
Dave Emerson > wrote:
> > /me sides with Steve on this. But we don't have enough regs to have a
> > proper jihad
>
> FWD cars should have their "best" tyres on the...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 14th 09, 02:52 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
J.D. > wrote:
> "R C Nesbit" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The 156 was in need of a pair of front tyres, but since my
> >...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
October 11th 09, 05:20 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,968
Pikey tyres
R C Nesbit > wrote:
> The 156 was in need of a pair of front tyres, but since my
> financial partners pulled out in June I am flat broke most
> of the time.
>
> So I called in to...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 28th 09, 06:21 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,098
3 Questions in 1 post...
europe.news.astraweb.com <GT> wrote:
> "SteveH" > wrote in message
> ...
> > GT > wrote:
> >
>...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 27th 09, 01:13 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,022
Sportwagon Tailgate Trim Removal
Any ideas?
I need to gain access to the rear wiper, which has a minor electrical
issue - probably a fault in the muti-plug.
If I wiggle it, the wiper works, but won't stay working.
Cheers.
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 26th 09, 09:49 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,308
Cheap 156....
No connection, other than being a subscriber to the forum, but thought
this may interest someone he
http://forum.alfa156.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=54487&PN=1
As you can see from my reply,...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 25th 09, 05:43 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,098
3 Questions in 1 post...
GT > wrote:
> Q3 - Turbo / Supercharger:
> Installing a turbo or supercharger to a 156 2.0JTS: expensive or not? Would
> it require new, stronger parts in the engine -...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 22nd 09, 05:16 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,470
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 21st 09, 06:13 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,470
156 at the end of the world...
Took the 156 down to the West Country for a long weekend.
Took in the Eden Project, Fleet Air Arm Museum and Lands End.
Total miles in the region of 650.
2 tanks of fuel burned.
Average MPG just...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 14th 09, 09:05 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 57
Views: 7,462
Poor 156
What has it done to deserve this?
http://www.gumtree.com/london/70/43256470.html
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SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
Alfa 156 TSpark Sportwagon Veloce...
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Forum: Alfa Romeo
September 9th 09, 11:52 PM Posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Just been to collect my 75
Zathras > wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:34:23 +0100, (SteveH)
> wrote:
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> >It's no ball of fire, but it's a CVT gearbox, so it'll beat...
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