Zathras > wrote:

> On Thu, 11 May 2006 10:09:31 +0100, (SteveH)
> wrote:
>
> >A friend in the trade (he no longer works for an Alfa dealer) says that
> >you could effectively have anything you wanted when ordering a 156 -
> >they were built to order with the trim / spec combinations of the
> >customer's choice.
>
> That's also true. When I went to buy from my dealer in 2001, he said
> he'd make *any* alterations I wanted. I didn't see much point in
> *downgrading* a Veloce Leather with Lusso parts though. Went elsewhere
> on price grounds anyway.

Well, given a choice, I'd want Veloce leather with Lusso wood, Lusso
suspension but Veloce wheels and bodykit.....
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