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Sad days...
On 10/03/2012 16:30, R C Nesbit wrote:
> Jim spoke: >> I liked the look of the 159 and the leather seats and lots more besides. >> I COULDN'T come to terms with 36 mpg, extortionate 225 50 r17 tyres. The >> car was sold to me promising 47 mpg combined and 39 mpg was the best I >> could do driving conservatively. The 156 I can drive like a nutter and >> get the 47 mpg. And the 156 feels like an Alfa while the nice looking >> 159 feels like a Vauxhall. > > My 156 1.9jtd consistently returns 40mpg - that's over a tankfull with > mixed pootling around, short runs to the shops, and balls to the world or > stop driving. > > IKWYM about the 159 - from the outside it looks good (although if I could > swap the headlights on my 156 facelift for the 159's you would be hard > pressed to tell the difference) but from the drivers seat it just does not > scream ALFA! as older models do. > That's pretty much how I felt about it. The 156 still makes me smile (and cry when something stupid breaks!). |
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