On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 23:41:22 GMT, "Jonathan Day" >
wrote:

=>Hi
=>
=>I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs)
for its
=>36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price
£355
=>+VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will
likely face
=>a £500 bill.
=>
=>This is just the thought of thing that will put me off buying my
next Alfa
=>which is a shame as I really like the car. I also have a Hyundai
which comes
=>with a 5 year warranty and 3 years servicing thrown in. It also has
no
=>faults whereas the 147 has several including a repeat problem with
the cam
=>variator.
=>
=>Anyone else feel put off by high servicing costs, crap service and
cars with
=>too many faults? For me it taints the joy of owning an Alfa.
=>
=>Jonathan
=>

for me:

221 Euro at 20.000 km
243 Euro at 40.000 km
330 Euro at 60.000 km
290 Euro at 80.000 km

Do the math, I smell a rath :-)

A faulty variator is changed under warranty. Outside warranty it can
be solved most of the times by a 2€ spare part replacement.
And Hyundai don't make cars, in my opinion. ;-)
Neuropean