138,000

Just hit 138,000 and my 2nd MOT - no problems whatsoever, I thought I'd make
a record to show idle googlers how a well maintained Alfa can keep plugging
on!

(last work was 2 replacement upper front wishbones due to ball joint wear
and tear)

'04 147 JTD 16V

ps - if anyone wants a bargain, it's going soon as 4yrs are up....

cupra > wrote:

> Just hit 138,000 and my 2nd MOT - no problems whatsoever, I thought I'd make
> a record to show idle googlers how a well maintained Alfa can keep plugging
> on!
>
> (last work was 2 replacement upper front wishbones due to ball joint wear
> and tear)
>
> '04 147 JTD 16V
>
> ps - if anyone wants a bargain, it's going soon as 4yrs are up....

Heh, that's not bad going. Maybe I should forward this to my fleet
manager.....

Just for the record, here are my higher mileage cars, either current
mileage or when I sold them:

Alfa 155 TSpark - 144,000 miles.
Alfa 75 TSpark - 134,000 mile track slag. Still counting.
Alfa 156 TSpark - 128,000 miles, never 'failed to proceed'

:-D
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Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE

On Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:14 +0100, (SteveH)
wrote:

>Alfa 155 TSpark - 144,000 miles.
>Alfa 75 TSpark - 134,000 mile track slag. Still counting.
>Alfa 156 TSpark - 128,000 miles, never 'failed to proceed'

With the mileage I do, those sorts of figures would take me about 16
years! Still, with the way diesel prices are going.. I'm already
hitting the 60UKP pump credit card limits round here on just a 3/4
tank fill! :-(

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Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
'Oil' be seeing you..
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Zathras wrote:
> On Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:14 +0100, (SteveH)
> wrote:
>
>> Alfa 155 TSpark - 144,000 miles.
>> Alfa 75 TSpark - 134,000 mile track slag. Still counting.
>> Alfa 156 TSpark - 128,000 miles, never 'failed to proceed'
>
> With the mileage I do, those sorts of figures would take me about 16
> years! Still, with the way diesel prices are going.. I'm already
> hitting the 60UKP pump credit card limits round here on just a 3/4
> tank fill! :-(
>

IIRC the 116 has about 140k, the Sprint about 120k
My 156 has 76k
Rachel's 145 only about 55k

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116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
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"Zathras" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:14 +0100, (SteveH)
> wrote:
>
>>Alfa 155 TSpark - 144,000 miles.
>>Alfa 75 TSpark - 134,000 mile track slag. Still counting.
>>Alfa 156 TSpark - 128,000 miles, never 'failed to proceed'
>
> With the mileage I do, those sorts of figures would take me about 16
> years! Still, with the way diesel prices are going.. I'm already
> hitting the 60UKP pump credit card limits round here on just a 3/4
> tank fill! :-(

Have they introduced a maximum amount you can take or something? I don't
know what you mean by £60 limit. In my student years, I worked in a petrol
station and the delivery drivers (large JS lorries) used to frequently fill
up and it cost them hundreds - we had no pump limits then (1998).

GT wrote:
> "Zathras" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:14 +0100, (SteveH)
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Alfa 155 TSpark - 144,000 miles.
>>> Alfa 75 TSpark - 134,000 mile track slag. Still counting.
>>> Alfa 156 TSpark - 128,000 miles, never 'failed to proceed'
>> With the mileage I do, those sorts of figures would take me about 16
>> years! Still, with the way diesel prices are going.. I'm already
>> hitting the 60UKP pump credit card limits round here on just a 3/4
>> tank fill! :-(
>
> Have they introduced a maximum amount you can take or something? I don't
> know what you mean by £60 limit. In my student years, I worked in a petrol
> station and the delivery drivers (large JS lorries) used to frequently fill
> up and it cost them hundreds - we had no pump limits then (1998).
>
>
Pay at pump [1]. Until recently it was £60 at nearly all the stations I
use, now they go £80.

[1] Fantastic idea, esp on the bike.

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116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

"Catman" > wrote in message
news
> GT wrote:
>> "Zathras" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:14 +0100, (SteveH)
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alfa 155 TSpark - 144,000 miles.
>>>> Alfa 75 TSpark - 134,000 mile track slag. Still counting.
>>>> Alfa 156 TSpark - 128,000 miles, never 'failed to proceed'
>>> With the mileage I do, those sorts of figures would take me about 16
>>> years! Still, with the way diesel prices are going.. I'm already
>>> hitting the 60UKP pump credit card limits round here on just a 3/4
>>> tank fill! :-(
>>
>> Have they introduced a maximum amount you can take or something? I don't
>> know what you mean by £60 limit. In my student years, I worked in a
>> petrol station and the delivery drivers (large JS lorries) used to
>> frequently fill up and it cost them hundreds - we had no pump limits then
>> (1998).
> Pay at pump [1]. Until recently it was £60 at nearly all the stations I
> use, now they go £80.
>
> [1] Fantastic idea, esp on the bike.

Gotcha. I've only seen them at Safeways (Edinburgh Gyle and Dunfermline)!

GT wrote:
> "Catman" > wrote in message
> news
>> GT wrote:
>>> "Zathras" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:14 +0100, (SteveH)
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Alfa 155 TSpark - 144,000 miles.
>>>>> Alfa 75 TSpark - 134,000 mile track slag. Still counting.
>>>>> Alfa 156 TSpark - 128,000 miles, never 'failed to proceed'
>>>> With the mileage I do, those sorts of figures would take me about 16
>>>> years! Still, with the way diesel prices are going.. I'm already
>>>> hitting the 60UKP pump credit card limits round here on just a 3/4
>>>> tank fill! :-(
>>> Have they introduced a maximum amount you can take or something? I don't
>>> know what you mean by £60 limit. In my student years, I worked in a
>>> petrol station and the delivery drivers (large JS lorries) used to
>>> frequently fill up and it cost them hundreds - we had no pump limits then
>>> (1998).
>> Pay at pump [1]. Until recently it was £60 at nearly all the stations I
>> use, now they go £80.
>>
>> [1] Fantastic idea, esp on the bike.
>
> Gotcha. I've only seen them at Safeways (Edinburgh Gyle and Dunfermline)!
>
>

Tesco and Esso here as well. (some of them at least)

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116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

On Wed, 28 May 2008 09:20:21 GMT, Catman
> wrote:

>Pay at pump [1]. Until recently it was £60 at nearly all the stations I
>use, now they go £80.

Tried my local Shell garage a couple of days ago and the limit wasn't
displayed any more! This looks like a bad sign for future prices :-(

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Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
'Oil' be seeing you..
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