Alfa meets Ducati

Love Alfas my wife has the 147, and I recently sold my GTV V6. Main problems are the air bag warning lights (both cars)and the V6 engine suffers with air flow meter problems, 3 went on me at over £300 a fix so it had to go!

I would buy another Alfa but not any of the V6 engine models miss the engine growl though.:o
 
its me said:
Love Alfas my wife has the 147, and I recently sold my GTV V6. Main problems are the air bag warning lights (both cars)and the V6 engine suffers with air flow meter problems, 3 went on me at over £300 a fix so it had to go!

I would buy another Alfa but not any of the V6 engine models miss the engine growl though.:o
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Party pooper! It is the 3.0 or 3.2 I fancied!:(
Did the problem carry over to the 3.2 do you know?
 
I think all the electrics are the same sorry!!! the 147 - 3.2 V6 has the same engine, Bosh air flow/mass meters! the experts tell me some audi's use the same parts and suffer from the same problems.

Use Turin motors in Leeds to service the cars have a chat with them.:)
 
I'm resurrecting this thread to mention that I swapped my rather aged Saab 9000 for an Alfa 156 2.0 JTS just over a week ago. The handling of the Alfa makes the Saab feel like a bus but it lacks the brutal power of the 2.3 turbo engine. I now have to change down for a quick overtake, but I'll get used to it . It has a nice Bose sound system but no electric seats. I doubt if it will be as reliable as the Saab though, in 136,000 miles apart from normal replacements of tyres, brakes, exhausts, etc. The only failure was a water pump.
 
Scottch said:
Pictures please Derek!!

I'm currently experiencing some resistance to my alfa desires
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Are you sure you are "selling" the correct features to the recalcitrant party?
Rear seats big enough for the little darlings/nice driving position/easy to park/economical/comes in nice colours/it is Italian/makes a nice noise/ and most importantly......."you look really good in that". ;)
Can't be that difficult surely?:confused: :)
 
239desmo said:
Are you sure you are "selling" the correct features to the recalcitrant party?
Rear seats big enough for the little darlings/nice driving position/easy to park/economical/comes in nice colours/it is Italian/makes a nice noise/ and most importantly......."you look really good in that". ;)
Can't be that difficult surely?:confused: :)
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I'll get some pictures at the weekend Scott - weather permitting. It doesn't look as good as the new 159 though :(
 
Steve

Was probably my missus'...it's a 2.4 Turbo Diesel. 200hp and 400Nm of torque makes it pretty quick for a big beast...

Front wheel drive eats tyres mind.

Doug
 
Dougie748 said:
Steve

Was probably my missus'...it's a 2.4 Turbo Diesel. 200hp and 400Nm of torque makes it pretty quick for a big beast...

Front wheel drive eats tyres mind.

Doug
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well, it was a woman driving, leaving 'Next' down St James'

Ive since seen a couple and the red digit is a 'M'?
 
My wife has the 147 twin spark she loves it!
I had the GTV V6 nothing but problems with the air flow meter but I really want another and its got to be a V6 they sound glorious.:confused:
 
Derek said:
I'm resurrecting this thread to mention that I swapped my rather aged Saab 9000 for an Alfa 156 2.0 JTS just over a week ago. .
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Spooky this, I've barely visited the site in the last 6 weeks or so, & I'm after a 156 as well!
I'm even contemplating buying a no' plate thats got '156' on it before I've got one.....
 
Dukess1999 said:
You know it makes sense, Derek :)

This site is good for 156 stuff, though I'm sure you're pretty good at digging out things for yourself.

http://forum.alfa156.net/forum/default.asp
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Yes, thanks Iain I've found that one already - this one too http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/
I might be interested in those Brembo calipers if you still have them.

GDBD59 said:
Spooky this, I've barely visited the site in the last 6 weeks or so, & I'm after a 156 as well!
I'm even contemplating buying a no' plate thats got '156' on it before I've got one.....
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Yes, this'll be the Ducati/Alfa Romeo Up North Forum soon :D
 
Steve.

I think the M is for Multijet.

For the lads out there looking for a 156, from experience I'd go for the 159 instead. It's a better built car.

Doug
 
Dougie748 said:
Steve.

I think the M is for Multijet.

For the lads out there looking for a 156, from experience I'd go for the 159 instead. It's a better built car.

Doug
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Interesting that Glass's Guide doesn't list the 159. I'm sure the 159 is a better car but I wonder if the tales of unreliability with 156's are on a par with those of owning a Ducati? Fact or fiction?:confused:
 
To be fair to the 156, my old man had one of the early ones and his was fine apart from having to get a complete new dash when all the electrics failed! He now has a 159 1.9 td saloon and reckons it better all round.

I have a 147 Selespeed and the main problem with it has been the suspension components being made mainly of cheese, oh and using a litre of oil every 1000miles.

You do get a fair few 156/147 horror stories though.

As for my 748, a couple of electrical niggles and a starter clutch are the only problems I've had with it...

Unfortunately, I think fact is closer to the truth :-(

Doug
 
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