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Old May 13th 04, 07:29 PM
Alex C
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Hi,

Just bought a 1997 P 146 1.8TS without seeing it (I know, but the old 'must
have Alfa' mist descended on me). Got it cheap enough £1000 plus tax. It's
champagne with black velour. What differences are there between this and my
old 146 1.6TS please guys?

Plus it only has the one key, major problem? Or did they only come with one
at this age?

Thanks in advance

Alex



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Old May 13th 04, 10:18 PM
zoro
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You'll find some info in this site :
http://geocities.com/zalik146


"Alex C" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a 1997 P 146 1.8TS without seeing it (I know, but the old

'must
> have Alfa' mist descended on me). Got it cheap enough £1000 plus tax. It's
> champagne with black velour. What differences are there between this and

my
> old 146 1.6TS please guys?
>
> Plus it only has the one key, major problem? Or did they only come with

one
> at this age?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Alex
>
>
>



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Old May 14th 04, 09:20 AM
Chris
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>
> Just bought a 1997 P 146 1.8TS without seeing it (I know, but the old

'must
> have Alfa' mist descended on me). Got it cheap enough £1000 plus tax. It's
> champagne with black velour. What differences are there between this and

my
> old 146 1.6TS please guys?


i've got a 1997 1.6 ts , what did you have before? , if it was an older one
then the major differences are abs, disks all round, new gearbox and i think
new suspension

> Plus it only has the one key, major problem? Or did they only come with

one
> at this age?


could be a problem yes, with mine should have been 2 red (in colour) remote
keys altho i only got one and cant afford to spend £80 on another one! , but
more importantly i have the "RED" key (which is almost a browny colour)
which is the master master key, without that i dont think you can get new
keys cut without putting a new ecu in or something like that



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Old May 15th 04, 01:29 AM
kalle
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The biggest improvement of the 1.8TS (and 2.0TS) over the 1.6TS is that
the front brake discs are 284mm (bigger) and ventilated (survive harder
abuse).
Also it's easier to find proper race grade pads for those calipers, pads
like PFC
or Ferodo DS3000. (And yes they work on cold mornings in Sweden too.)
Rear brakes are discs, but that's not very important.

To sum it us: Small improvement in engine performance and a large
improvement
in brake performance. Means you will lap a lot fater on track days.
Also the shocks were a bit better, but are probably worn out anyway,
so you will need to upgrade them anyhow.

Have fun,
Kristoffer


"Alex C" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a 1997 P 146 1.8TS without seeing it (I know, but the old

'must
> have Alfa' mist descended on me). Got it cheap enough £1000 plus tax. It's
> champagne with black velour. What differences are there between this and

my
> old 146 1.6TS please guys?
>
> Plus it only has the one key, major problem? Or did they only come with

one
> at this age?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Alex
>
>
>



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Old May 15th 04, 10:54 AM
Richard Manley-Reeve
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> "Alex C" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just bought a 1997 P 146 1.8TS without seeing it (I know, but the old

> 'must
> > have Alfa' mist descended on me). Got it cheap enough £1000 plus tax. It's
> > champagne with black velour. What differences are there between this and

> my
> > old 146 1.6TS please guys?
> >
> > Plus it only has the one key, major problem? Or did they only come with

> one
> > at this age?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Alex
> >

My last Alfa was a 97 P 1.8 146.
Great car, only problems I had were a leaky sunroof and the ususal Alfa
electrics
£1k is a decent price, I paid £2700 for mine 2 years ago
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Old May 15th 04, 05:41 PM
Alex C
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Thanks for the good answers. The seller has stated it has a black velour
interior. Anyone got a link to any pics? Does it have rear head rests?

Thanks Again

Alex
"Richard Manley-Reeve" > wrote in message
...
>
> > "Alex C" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Just bought a 1997 P 146 1.8TS without seeing it (I know, but the old

> > 'must
> > > have Alfa' mist descended on me). Got it cheap enough £1000 plus tax.

It's
> > > champagne with black velour. What differences are there between this

and
> > my
> > > old 146 1.6TS please guys?
> > >
> > > Plus it only has the one key, major problem? Or did they only come

with
> > one
> > > at this age?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Alex
> > >

> My last Alfa was a 97 P 1.8 146.
> Great car, only problems I had were a leaky sunroof and the ususal Alfa
> electrics
> £1k is a decent price, I paid £2700 for mine 2 years ago



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Old May 15th 04, 05:50 PM
Pete
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On Sat, 15 May 2004 17:41:07 +0100, "Alex C" >, wrote:

>Thanks for the good answers. The seller has stated it has a black velour
>interior. Anyone got a link to any pics? Does it have rear head rests?
>
>Thanks Again

There is one on the website under Oily Bits <g>

Pete
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>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso (his)
147 2.0 TS (2002) - Gem Green (her's)
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Old June 3rd 04, 10:47 PM
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Yes, it should have rear head rests. Pics of my old 97 model on
Catman's website, but can't remember if there were any interior shots.

I disagree with the guy who said very little differnce from 1.6TS - it
has an extra 20bhp, only 10bhp down on the Ti and is a lot quicker. I
ran 97 1.8 for 4 years while my my wife had a 145 Cloverleaf, and
there wasn't that much between them. Had a few 1.6TS courtesy cars
from the dealer, and they were a lot slower.

Anyway, I loved mine, so have fun and dont put the handbrake on in
winter.

Alfajock


On Sat, 15 May 2004 17:41:07 +0100, "Alex C" >
wrote:

>Thanks for the good answers. The seller has stated it has a black velour
>interior. Anyone got a link to any pics? Does it have rear head rests?
>
>Thanks Again
>
>Alex
>"Richard Manley-Reeve" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> > "Alex C" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > Just bought a 1997 P 146 1.8TS without seeing it (I know, but the old
>> > 'must
>> > > have Alfa' mist descended on me). Got it cheap enough £1000 plus tax.

>It's
>> > > champagne with black velour. What differences are there between this

>and
>> > my
>> > > old 146 1.6TS please guys?
>> > >
>> > > Plus it only has the one key, major problem? Or did they only come

>with
>> > one
>> > > at this age?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks in advance
>> > >
>> > > Alex
>> > >

>> My last Alfa was a 97 P 1.8 146.
>> Great car, only problems I had were a leaky sunroof and the ususal Alfa
>> electrics
>> £1k is a decent price, I paid £2700 for mine 2 years ago

>


 




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