Alfa 159 1750 tbi (208000 miles)
Discussion
LetsTryAgain said:
My £2750 wasn't far off.
I'd like a picture of the poster who quoted me eating humble pie, please...
It's only worth what someone is willing to pay blah blah blah... But I stand by my £750 valuation, so we'll have to agree to differ! I'd like a picture of the poster who quoted me eating humble pie, please...
(If the O/P is happy paying what he did then good for him)
Richard-390a0 said:
It's only worth what someone is willing to pay blah blah blah... But I stand by my £750 valuation, so we'll have to agree to differ!
(If the O/P is happy paying what he did then good for him)
The last car I bought was a cat C 156 sport wagon, that was £600 without an MOT and 150k so your £750 is valuation is way off the mark. (If the O/P is happy paying what he did then good for him)
You might get a base model 159 saloon with a 2.2, mega miles, rotten subframe and no MOT for less than 1k though.
Quick search through PH classifieds specifying;
2010 or newer,
£2-3k
Estates
Has elicited just 2 results
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds?CarTypeFF=...
I feel better about the price now...
2010 or newer,
£2-3k
Estates
Has elicited just 2 results
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds?CarTypeFF=...
I feel better about the price now...
Richard-390a0 said:
It's only worth what someone is willing to pay blah blah blah... But I stand by my £750 valuation, so we'll have to agree to differ!
(If the O/P is happy paying what he did then good for him)
My Mundeo was £750, i would have happily paid £750 for any 159 Alfa estate, cheap estates are getting rare.(If the O/P is happy paying what he did then good for him)
steve-5snwi said:
Richard-390a0 said:
It's only worth what someone is willing to pay blah blah blah... But I stand by my £750 valuation, so we'll have to agree to differ!
(If the O/P is happy paying what he did then good for him)
My Mundeo was £750, i would have happily paid £750 for any 159 Alfa estate, cheap estates are getting rare.(If the O/P is happy paying what he did then good for him)
Richard-390a0 said:
Well that makes the £350 I recently paid for my Octy vRS estate even more of a bargain then (201k miles, current MOT & all invoices going back to the original order form!)... Just a shame the VED is almost as much as what I paid for the car lol, hence why I think the trader selling it had had plenty of calls but no actual offers until I rocked up.
What year is it?Fantastic looking car, and a real rarity with that engine - thanks for posting OP. 
I'll be looking in on the updates!
Slightly unusual estate cars do seem hard to find, cost more than saloons and sell pretty quickly.
I had a similar problem earlier this year when I was looking for an E91 3 Series with a petrol straight 6 N52 engine and manual gearbox.
I'll be looking in on the updates!
Slightly unusual estate cars do seem hard to find, cost more than saloons and sell pretty quickly.
I had a similar problem earlier this year when I was looking for an E91 3 Series with a petrol straight 6 N52 engine and manual gearbox.
Mr Tidy said:
Fantastic looking car, and a real rarity with that engine - thanks for posting OP.
I'll be looking in on the updates!
Slightly unusual estate cars do seem hard to find, cost more than saloons and sell pretty quickly.
I had a similar problem earlier this year when I was looking for an E91 3 Series with a petrol straight 6 N52 engine and manual gearbox.
Thanks I'll be looking in on the updates!
Slightly unusual estate cars do seem hard to find, cost more than saloons and sell pretty quickly.
I had a similar problem earlier this year when I was looking for an E91 3 Series with a petrol straight 6 N52 engine and manual gearbox.
GraleEvo said:
Lovely purchase op. My Mrs bought a 159 TBI Sportwagon last month, with 49k on the clock. Stromboli Grey. Such a nice car!!!
Sounds very nice. How do you both view the gearbox? I'm finding it clumsy - it's easy to stall, possibly down to the well documented hesitancy issue, the clutch heavy(ish) and the gear lever lacking in leverage. Having said that, it's easy to heal and toe and I think I'm being a bit critical as I've only done 170 miles in it.
Edited by Zombie on Monday 4th June 01:31
Think this is potentialy the most boring video ever uploaded to flickr, but it helps to describe my post.
As I may have mentioned in my first post, I though there was a knock from the offside front suspension. I've had it apart, checked for movement in the upper and lower arms, ARB, drop link and steering rack. There's nothing obvious, but there is this;
https://flic.kr/p/27Ka8UG
Which is a bit odd, as there's no free play in the track rod or the ball joint. I can only assume the lack of resistance of movement in the track rod ball joint is the cause of the knock and a new track rod is on the way.
As I may have mentioned in my first post, I though there was a knock from the offside front suspension. I've had it apart, checked for movement in the upper and lower arms, ARB, drop link and steering rack. There's nothing obvious, but there is this;
https://flic.kr/p/27Ka8UG
Which is a bit odd, as there's no free play in the track rod or the ball joint. I can only assume the lack of resistance of movement in the track rod ball joint is the cause of the knock and a new track rod is on the way.
Edited by Zombie on Monday 4th June 01:29
Zombie said:
Sounds very nice. How do you both view the gearbox? I'm finding it clumsy - it's easy to stall, possibly down to the well documented hesitancy issue, the clutch heavy(ish) and the gear lever lacking in leverage.
Having said that, it's easy to heal and toe and I think I'm being a bit critical as I've only done 170 miles in it.
I've got a '07 1.9 JTDm Sportwagon and initially I found the gear-change a bit notchy, had the gearbox oil changed and it's a bit better. But it's a FWD car so it's never going to be as good as my MX5 but it's miles better than a SAAB 900 I had. More annoying is the gear knob that isn't secure.Having said that, it's easy to heal and toe and I think I'm being a bit critical as I've only done 170 miles in it.
Edited by Zombie on Monday 4th June 01:31
What's the well known hesitancy issue? I'm having EGR issues, tried a blanking plate which caused DPF issues, flushed DPF and cleaned EGR have made it better but it's not as good as before, think I need a new EGR valve.
But when you look at it everything is forgotten
Zombie said:
Think this is potentialy the most boring video ever uploaded to flickr, but it helps to describe my post.
As I may have mentioned in my first post, I though there was a knock from the offside front suspension. I've had it apart, checked for movement in the upper and lower arms, ARB, drop link and steering rack. There's nothing obvious, but there is this;
https://flic.kr/p/27Ka8UG
Which is a bit odd, as there's no free play in the track rod or the ball joint. I can only assume the lack of resistance of movement in the track rod ball joint is the cause of the knock and a new track rod is on the way.
That is a bit odd, it shouldnt make a sound. If its not that its worth seeing if you can cleanly remove the upper wishbone balljoint without damaging it. Then move the wishbone up and down by hand, check its pivoting on the front and rear bushes smoothly. If the rear upper wishbone sliding (it allows some sideways movement) bush sleeve has seized it pviots tearing the rubber and kind of resonates through the cars body making a knocking sound.As I may have mentioned in my first post, I though there was a knock from the offside front suspension. I've had it apart, checked for movement in the upper and lower arms, ARB, drop link and steering rack. There's nothing obvious, but there is this;
https://flic.kr/p/27Ka8UG
Which is a bit odd, as there's no free play in the track rod or the ball joint. I can only assume the lack of resistance of movement in the track rod ball joint is the cause of the knock and a new track rod is on the way.
Edited by Zombie on Monday 4th June 01:29
jumare said:
More annoying is the gear knob that isn't secure.
What's the well known hesitancy issue? I'm having EGR issues, tried a blanking plate which caused DPF issues, flushed DPF and cleaned EGR have made it better but it's not as good as before, think I need a new EGR valve.
But when you look at it everything is forgotten
Gear knob is easy to fix, prise up the plastic top with the H pattern on it and enderneath you’ll find a 10mm bolt head. Tighten that up and it’s fixed. What's the well known hesitancy issue? I'm having EGR issues, tried a blanking plate which caused DPF issues, flushed DPF and cleaned EGR have made it better but it's not as good as before, think I need a new EGR valve.
But when you look at it everything is forgotten
Hesitancy issue - will post a link on my lunch break.
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