Too good to be true?
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I'm on the search for a new car and think I have found the one but am now doubting of it is too good to be true. Details are:
2001 Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 TS Lusso
84,000 miles
Black with red Momo interior
6 month warranty
£2000
Is there anything I should be looking out for? Will obviously making sure it taxed and tested and asking for service details but the horror stories I have heard about Alfa's in the past are making me question if this will be ruinous.
2001 Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 TS Lusso
84,000 miles
Black with red Momo interior
6 month warranty
£2000
Is there anything I should be looking out for? Will obviously making sure it taxed and tested and asking for service details but the horror stories I have heard about Alfa's in the past are making me question if this will be ruinous.
Vixpy1 said:
Sounds expensive to me
I agree.I had a quick look and found this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
Thats on the expensice side, is it from a dealer?
I've got a 156, and i love it (although a little bit less after the water pump went
) Make sure the camblet has been done, needs to be done every 36,000 or 3 years, whichever is sooner. Sparkplugs need to be done at 60k and cost £100ish (there are 8 of them) They can use a lot of oil, mine is about 1L per 1200-1500 miles, anything up to 1L per 1000 miles is considered normal. Up until the waterpump went (which apperently is a very rare failure 
) It had been reliably perfect, and had only cost me consumables and servicing (albeit quite a lot of consumables and servicing 
)
If you have any questions about 156 ownership feel free to ask or PM me.
I've got a 156, and i love it (although a little bit less after the water pump went
) Make sure the camblet has been done, needs to be done every 36,000 or 3 years, whichever is sooner. Sparkplugs need to be done at 60k and cost £100ish (there are 8 of them) They can use a lot of oil, mine is about 1L per 1200-1500 miles, anything up to 1L per 1000 miles is considered normal. Up until the waterpump went (which apperently is a very rare failure ) It had been reliably perfect, and had only cost me consumables and servicing (albeit quite a lot of consumables and servicing )If you have any questions about 156 ownership feel free to ask or PM me.
MondeoMan1981 said:
That's very nice but I think the V6 is going to be pricey to run as a daily driver which is why I was looking at a smaller engine. It's being sold by a dealer so hopefully I may be able to work on the price.
jimmy156 said:
Thats on the expensice side, is it from a dealer?
I've got a 156, and i love it (although a little bit less after the water pump went ) Make sure the camblet has been done, needs to be done every 36,000 or 3 years, whichever is sooner. Sparkplugs need to be done at 60k and cost £100ish (there are 8 of them) They can use a lot of oil, mine is about 1L per 1200-1500 miles, anything up to 1L per 1000 miles is considered normal. Up until the waterpump went (which apperently is a very rare failure ) It had been reliably perfect, and had only cost me consumables and servicing (albeit quite a lot of consumables and servicing )
If you have any questions about 156 ownership feel free to ask or PM me.
Thanks for the info, interesting to see all the costs that the buying guides don't tell you. I've got a 156, and i love it (although a little bit less after the water pump went
) Make sure the camblet has been done, needs to be done every 36,000 or 3 years, whichever is sooner. Sparkplugs need to be done at 60k and cost £100ish (there are 8 of them) They can use a lot of oil, mine is about 1L per 1200-1500 miles, anything up to 1L per 1000 miles is considered normal. Up until the waterpump went (which apperently is a very rare failure ) It had been reliably perfect, and had only cost me consumables and servicing (albeit quite a lot of consumables and servicing )If you have any questions about 156 ownership feel free to ask or PM me.
I'll give the dealer a call in the morning to get a full rundown on the cars history and see how flexible the price is. I may PM you for some more things to look out for if I go for a viewing.
Price sounds a little on the high side, but I suppose you do get a warranty.
Here is a list of things you should be looking at
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/alfa-romeo/15...
And red leather??
Here is a list of things you should be looking at
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/alfa-romeo/15...And red leather??
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