RE: Shed Of The Week: Alfa Romeo 147 Selespeed
Discussion
1878 said:
DMN said:
markmullen said:
The only issues I had in mine was the front suspension being made of chocolate, and its predilection for eating bulbs.
Thats an issue with this whole Alfa range, the 156, 147 and the GT. My 156 ate its way through upper wishbones.Funny how in 2000 that gearbox looked like a viable option, at the cutting edge of technology, until people realised it just wasnt any good and was woefully unreliable, I suspect some manage with it just fine, it cannot really be that bad.
Nice car otherwise, would need to get it cheaper so I would just scrap it if the box eats itself rather than spending more money on it, wonder how many people have sunk thousands into keeping something like that going ?
Nice car otherwise, would need to get it cheaper so I would just scrap it if the box eats itself rather than spending more money on it, wonder how many people have sunk thousands into keeping something like that going ?
Ahhh. The wonders of the internet.
I cannot believe that I am alone in liking and not having any problem with a Selespeed. I wonder how many detractors have actually driven one? The change is very slick and great fun. Jeeez if it's a shed like mine, you can weigh it in if it gets too bad.
I guess it's the usual manual/auto PH thing. some of us need an auto due to a disability.
Anyway, keep on like this and it will make these cars cheap for those who appreciate them. Now, there were one or two GTA's with Selespeed. Now that would be my sort of car.....
I cannot believe that I am alone in liking and not having any problem with a Selespeed. I wonder how many detractors have actually driven one? The change is very slick and great fun. Jeeez if it's a shed like mine, you can weigh it in if it gets too bad.
I guess it's the usual manual/auto PH thing. some of us need an auto due to a disability.
Anyway, keep on like this and it will make these cars cheap for those who appreciate them. Now, there were one or two GTA's with Selespeed. Now that would be my sort of car.....
Incidentally, what was the system like when used elsewhere?
According to Wiki it (the Magneti Marelli system) got used in the F355 F1, the AM Vanquish and BMW's first-generation SMG.
It also wound up in the 159-era cars, by which point it'd presumably been further refined, but you never hear about those in the UK.
According to Wiki it (the Magneti Marelli system) got used in the F355 F1, the AM Vanquish and BMW's first-generation SMG.
It also wound up in the 159-era cars, by which point it'd presumably been further refined, but you never hear about those in the UK.
V8 FOU said:
Ahhh. The wonders of the internet.
I cannot believe that I am alone in liking and not having any problem with a Selespeed. I wonder how many detractors have actually driven one? The change is very slick and great fun. Jeeez if it's a shed like mine, you can weigh it in if it gets too bad.
I guess it's the usual manual/auto PH thing. some of us need an auto due to a disability.
Anyway, keep on like this and it will make these cars cheap for those who appreciate them. Now, there were one or two GTA's with Selespeed. Now that would be my sort of car.....
I bought a brand new one and it was back at the dealers twice a month until I finally got bored of the free coffee.I cannot believe that I am alone in liking and not having any problem with a Selespeed. I wonder how many detractors have actually driven one? The change is very slick and great fun. Jeeez if it's a shed like mine, you can weigh it in if it gets too bad.
I guess it's the usual manual/auto PH thing. some of us need an auto due to a disability.
Anyway, keep on like this and it will make these cars cheap for those who appreciate them. Now, there were one or two GTA's with Selespeed. Now that would be my sort of car.....
Had a 145 cloverleaf which was great and have always hankered after a 147 but think it would have to be a GTA, manual with a Q2 diff and afew auto delta upgrades! Much like this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
I've driven three of these and each one was as bad as the last. The selespeed gearbox is terrible when it works and can only get worse. It might be an alfa with a "great" twinspark engine but I've never been so deeply unimpressed with a car.
Do yourself a favour and just buy a 145 or a 146 instead.
Better still buy an Abarth 500 and get something that actually works and goes better.
Not often do I criticise the shed choice but this one really is monumentally bad...
Do yourself a favour and just buy a 145 or a 146 instead.
Better still buy an Abarth 500 and get something that actually works and goes better.
Not often do I criticise the shed choice but this one really is monumentally bad...
I had a 156 Selespeed as a company car (2002-2006, 70k miles). The gearbox is a complete POS.
Typical example; Centre of Birmingham, 8am rush hour, pull up at a set of traffic lights, lights change to green, try to select 1st gear, nothing happens. Push car to the side of the road, phone AA, have car recovered to Surrey.
Mine was off the road almost as much time as it was on it. And the dealers were worse than useless.
Typical example; Centre of Birmingham, 8am rush hour, pull up at a set of traffic lights, lights change to green, try to select 1st gear, nothing happens. Push car to the side of the road, phone AA, have car recovered to Surrey.
Mine was off the road almost as much time as it was on it. And the dealers were worse than useless.
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