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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.... |
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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 -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE |
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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 -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 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 |
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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). |
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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. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 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 |
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"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)! |
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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 :-( -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject will be auto-deleted..sorry!) |
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