On Mar 8, 1:49*pm, R C Nesbit > wrote:
> Newbie here, thought I would introduce myself.
>
> <Waves to Catman & SteveH>
> *- quiet, innit?
>
> *Anyway, Just bought a new(to me) 156JTD Sportwagon.
> *'53 plate, silver, bog standard, sadly with only the 115
> motor, but almost pristine and only 38k on the clock, for
> price of 10p for every mile it's done since new.
>
> I've fancied one for a while, and the ageing Mitsubishi
> Gallant V6 was well overdue replacement, but I thought the
> 156 might be a tad impractical with 3 dogs to squeeze into
> the back, so my trip to see this example was mainly to
> convince myself that it would be to small.
>
> Then I took a test drive!
>
> My last Alfa was a 164 V6 Lusso about 9 years ago, and I
> loved that car then, and, remarkable to some, it was one of
> the most reliable motors I have done >100k in - it *never*
> broke down on me.
>
> By the time I traded it in it was a wreck, mind! - I like
> to imagine there is still a 3.0l V6 Hillman Imp stomping to
> victory at grass-track events even today.
>
> Anyway, first problem! - last night the bloody handbrake
> cable snapped!
>
> Is this a major job?
> I'll probably book it into the local garage on Monday, but
> is it likely to cost an arm and a leg?
>
> Next question - is it worth looking into one of those
> tuning boxes, or an engine re-map?
> Claims I've seen reckon power up to 130 or 135bhp +
> improved mileage, is this right? and is it likely to cause
> any long-term harm to the engine?
>
> --
> Rob Pearson

Rob,what part of the country are you in??

Regards

Richie