Ping Catman

Not a diesel, but not very old and not too expensive.

http://tinyurl.com/2wwsoc

They're ****s to buy from, though, so go prepared.

ISTR the JTS engines are less trouble-prone than the older TSparks, too.

But I could be wrong.

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"SteveH" > wrote in message
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> Not a diesel, but not very old and not too expensive.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2wwsoc
>
> They're ****s to buy from, though, so go prepared.
>
> ISTR the JTS engines are less trouble-prone than the older TSparks, too.
>
> But I could be wrong.

I have the same car as listed here, barring registration month and colour.
You get the new interior, but the older exterior - the best pairing if you
ask me.

I can vouch for the engine - torquey, reasonably efficient and 165bhp in the
JTS over 150bhp in the TS (I believe).

"SteveH" > wrote in message
...
> Not a diesel, but not very old and not too expensive.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2wwsoc
>
> They're ****s to buy from, though, so go prepared.
>
> ISTR the JTS engines are less trouble-prone than the older TSparks, too.
>
> But I could be wrong.

Steve, have you dealt with them before? The seller has 0 feedback!

I just read the price and now I'm depressed! Owned mine since new
(pre-registered) and I really thought it was worth a couple of thousand more
than that! I've only just passed 50,000miles, but even so... damn!

"GT" > wrote in message
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> "SteveH" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Not a diesel, but not very old and not too expensive.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2wwsoc
>>
>> They're ****s to buy from, though, so go prepared.
>>
>> ISTR the JTS engines are less trouble-prone than the older TSparks, too.
>>
>> But I could be wrong.
>
> Steve, have you dealt with them before? The seller has 0 feedback!
>
> I just read the price and now I'm depressed! Owned mine since new
> (pre-registered) and I really thought it was worth a couple of thousand
> more than that! I've only just passed 50,000miles, but even so... damn!
Yours will be worth more with the lower mileage.
You can also claw a little more back if you charge an admin and a cash
handling fee.

GT > wrote:

> "SteveH" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Not a diesel, but not very old and not too expensive.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2wwsoc
> >
> > They're ****s to buy from, though, so go prepared.
> >
> > ISTR the JTS engines are less trouble-prone than the older TSparks, too.
> >
> > But I could be wrong.
>
> Steve, have you dealt with them before? The seller has 0 feedback!

They're a bit car supermarket - been around for years.

The kind of place where you tell a shiny suited salesman which car you
want to see and trawl to the far corner of their yard to find it.

> I just read the price and now I'm depressed! Owned mine since new
> (pre-registered) and I really thought it was worth a couple of thousand more
> than that! I've only just passed 50,000miles, but even so... damn!

156s are worth sod all at the moment. I reckon we've lost £1500 on ours
in 2 years...... more or less half its value.
--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

SteveH wrote:
> Not a diesel, but not very old and not too expensive.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2wwsoc
>
> They're ****s to buy from, though, so go prepared.
>
> ISTR the JTS engines are less trouble-prone than the older TSparks, too.
>
> But I could be wrong.
>

Cheers. Interesting.

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Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2
Suzuki Bandit 600
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

On Wed, 30 May 2007 00:05:08 +0100, (SteveH)
wrote:

>156s are worth sod all at the moment.

I like the optimism of 'at the moment' implying that it might change.
If 156s have ever been low depreciators, it's not been since circa
2001 in the UK. Last time I looked at Ebay, it was a graveyard of
unsold Alfas at offers way below what the seller was looking for. For
the best comparison there, I looked at Audi vs Alfa - sobering! :-(

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Z
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