Buying a secondhand 156

[cuzza]

Hi,

I'm thinking of getting a 156, my budget is in the £5k-£6k region which I hope will get me a 2.0 TS.

The problem is that I have heard some horror stories with them particularly around the gearboxes. Can anyone shed some light on the general reliability of them and anything I should look for.

Ideally I don't want the Selespeed although some of them seem to be cheaper - is there a good reason for that??

Cheers!

[cuzza]

Thanks, thta makes me feel a bit better - I'll go and kick some tyres this weekend.

What's the service interval on them?

[cuzza]

Cheers,

One more question - do the seats split or fold in the saloon? If not, it's sportwagon time!

[cuzza]

fugatso said:

cuzza said: Cheers, One more question - do the seats split or fold in the saloon? If not, it's sportwagon time! there is an access hatch in the rear seats for ski's but no fold down seat

Ah - a solution? How big is it(roughly)?

[cuzza]

fugatso said:

that's a rather personal question!! About the size of a piece of A4 paper maybe larger. Fugatso Girl is out in it at the moment, when she gets back I'll measure it. >> Edited by fugatso on Friday 11th March 14:51

Thanks - I'm not in the habit of asking others about their hatch unless absolutely necessary