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From: SteveH on 15 Jul 2006 13:08
Dr Zoidberg <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:

> > They're the only two faults, really.
>
> The owner satisfaction surveys suggest otherwise

My ownership experiences suggest otherwise.

Mind you, I don't use the dealers, which probably helps ;-)

> >> I like the A4 estates myself but I don't think they are worth the
> >> extra 6 grand over and above the equivalent Octavia.
> >
> > True. They also have silly suspension settings - being far to hard for
> > daily use. The 159 does look a bit expensive, coming in at a grand or
> > so more than a Mondeo or Passat, however, the base spec. and engine
> > are on par with higher spec versions of most of the mainstream
> > competition. (Base diesel is, ISTR, 150bhp, for example)
>
> But the Mondeo is *very* heavily discounted.
> An ST TDCI is only about 16.5k for example

There's a reason for that - lags like a Saab 99 Turbo and has a ride
that rivals Audis for harshness.

Anyway, no-one pays list for a car, do they?
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI - COSOC KOTL
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From: Dr Zoidberg on 15 Jul 2006 14:03
SteveH wrote:
> Dr Zoidberg <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> They're the only two faults, really.
>>
>> The owner satisfaction surveys suggest otherwise
>
> My ownership experiences suggest otherwise.

Wow , conclusions based on a sample of 1
>
> Anyway, no-one pays list for a car, do they?

Yup , plenty of people do just that , or they get a few hundred quid off as
a token gesture , along with some mats and half a tank of petrol.

Hell , people still believe that garages give a genuine ?1000 minimum part
exchange without loading at least a grand on the price of all their stock

--
Alex

Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk


From: Adrian on 16 Jul 2006 16:59
SteveH (steve(a)italiancar.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

> True. They also have silly suspension settings - being far to hard for
> daily use.

Mmmm.

My 155's biggest failing was that it was far too bloody hard.
The 156 I test drove was - if anything - worse.
From: Dr Zoidberg on 16 Jul 2006 17:20
Adrian wrote:
> SteveH (steve(a)italiancar.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying :
>
>> True. They also have silly suspension settings - being far to hard
>> for daily use.
>
> Mmmm.
>
> My 155's biggest failing was that it was far too bloody hard.
> The 156 I test drove was - if anything - worse.

I don't remember the suspension being bad on the 156 I drove.

Perhaps I was distracted by the decomposing interior , appaling
semi-automatic gearbox that refused to do reverse 50% of the time and the
selection of odd noises that I had to guess if they were serious or
harmless.

That said , this particular 156 had done 90k miles and probably hadn't been
well looked after , but it was a total shed.

--
Alex

Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk


From: SteveH on 16 Jul 2006 17:28
Dr Zoidberg <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:

> > My 155's biggest failing was that it was far too bloody hard.
> > The 156 I test drove was - if anything - worse.
>
> I don't remember the suspension being bad on the 156 I drove.
>
> Perhaps I was distracted by the decomposing interior , appaling
> semi-automatic gearbox that refused to do reverse 50% of the time and the
> selection of odd noises that I had to guess if they were serious or
> harmless.
>
> That said , this particular 156 had done 90k miles and probably hadn't been
> well looked after , but it was a total shed.

The 'Sillyspeed' box wouldn't have helped and they do benefit from new
suspension bushes from time to time.

What spec. was it?

We have a base / Lusso (depends on model year and who you talk to.....)
spec. which is fine - compliant ride, without losing the handling the
156 is famous for.
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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