Looking for a cheap new tin top. Anyone had any experience with Alfas. Only got around a £1000. 156 looks OK.
You can get a nice 156 for £1000. Avoid the Selespeed if possible. Check the front and rear suspension bushes and make sure the belts and tensioners
have been changed. They need doing at 36000 miles. The variator can get rattly but it's not a serious problem but should be done with the belts.
The engine is designed to use oil to extend the service intervals so check every week or more often if you do big miles. Check the water/oil cooler
connections for corrosion. It's mounted on the front of the engine so is easy to spot.
Get the v6 if you can afford it.
Enjoy!!
mmmmmm Alfa Romeos
just sold my
GTV spider 97 £500!!!!
great cheap runner for the summer
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Originally posted by LBMEFM
Looking for a cheap new tin top. Anyone had any experience with Alfas. Only got around a £1000. 156 looks OK.
I have a nice leather clad 2.0TS Alfa 156 sat on the drive. Was pretty reliable for the first year, then I decided to change the cam belts and variator (it was rattling a bit). Long story short, I screwed up and bent a valve or 2. Car is still on drive 1 year later and I'm cycling to work