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Hello 164
Just a quick hello to the 164 I saw in Kirkcaldy on Sunday. Didn't get a
chance to stare properly as you went the other way at the roundabout! Regards, 159 estate, grey! |
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Hello 164
On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:38:25 +0100, "GT" > wrote:
>Just a quick hello to the 164 I saw in Kirkcaldy on Sunday. Didn't get a >chance to stare properly as you went the other way at the roundabout! > >Regards, >159 estate, grey! > Not me (still a Beemer bloke) but I'll be heading over to the East Neuk for a holiday. Hmmm. looks like Siberia might have been a better choice though.. It seems a bit quiet round here these days. I'm tempted to wonder if the tradition among the non-full-blooded Alfisi of only ever buying one Alfa has been and gone with the peak 156 days? -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold) 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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Hello 164
Zathras spoke:
> It seems a bit quiet round here these days. I'm tempted to wonder if > the tradition among the non-full-blooded Alfisi of only ever buying > one Alfa has been and gone with the peak 156 days? Its a bit quite in a lot of Usenet these days - modern youf doesn't have the attention span to hold a thread together for more than an hour or so - especially if there are no pretty pictures to look at. -- Rob Pearson 156 1.9jtd sportwagon (now) 164 V6 Lusso (gone) 147 2.0TS lusso (Hers) |
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Hello 164
"SteveH" > wrote in message
... > Zathras > wrote: > >> On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:38:25 +0100, "GT" > wrote: >> >> >Just a quick hello to the 164 I saw in Kirkcaldy on Sunday. Didn't get a >> >chance to stare properly as you went the other way at the roundabout! >> > >> >Regards, >> >159 estate, grey! >> > >> >> Not me (still a Beemer bloke) but I'll be heading over to the East >> Neuk for a holiday. Hmmm. looks like Siberia might have been a better >> choice though.. >> >> It seems a bit quiet round here these days. I'm tempted to wonder if >> the tradition among the non-full-blooded Alfisi of only ever buying >> one Alfa has been and gone with the peak 156 days? > > I'm seeing loads of Giuliettas and MiTos around these days - but I think > that's just because they're competitively priced, stylish and (shock!) > just as reliable as anything else. > > But they're not being bought by 'enthusiasts', who are probably hanging > onto older cars, or have moved on as there's no longer a decent large > saloon / estate option. > > I haven't driven an Alfa more than a couple of miles in the last 6 > months... but I do plan to drag my 75 out of the lockup, get it serviced > and tested, then take it to Austria in October. Well I'm relatively happy with my 159 estate. Not sure about this diesel thing tho - I could forgive it if it gave great consumption, but 42mpg isn't 'great'! Taking it to Scotland to France this year, then Sheffield and back on my return - lets see if we gel! |
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Hello 164
"SteveH" > wrote in message
.. . > GT > wrote: > >> Well I'm relatively happy with my 159 estate. Not sure about this diesel >> thing tho - I could forgive it if it gave great consumption, but 42mpg >> isn't >> 'great'! Taking it to Scotland to France this year, then Sheffield and >> back >> on my return - lets see if we gel! > > Sadly, the 159 is no more, so at the moment, the reps. don't have a > large Alfa to choose. > > I'm not sure we'll go from a 156 to 159, though, when the time comes - > we're more likely to go with the 1750TBi Giulietta. > > 42mpg is pretty poor, as my Golf 1.4TSI-160 with DSG box turns in 40mpg > without driving it particularly carefully. Hmm - I can get 48+ if I'm careful. Recorded 56 on a 60mph ish eco run, but everyday use is poor. Got 35-37 in the 2.0 JTS petrol 156 when kicking about and nearly 50 on a run! The Guillia is on its way... next summer... |
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Hello 164
On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:27:44 +0100, "GT" > wrote:
>Hmm - I can get 48+ if I'm careful. Recorded 56 on a 60mph ish eco run, but >everyday use is poor. Interesting, that's almost exactly what I saw from my 156 2.4JTD. The 3 litre Beemer is similar except that I found eco runs in the Alfa quite difficult. You really did have to drive gingerly to get good economy. The Beemer is much easier in that respect. It feels as if it has less aerodynamic drag although the 156 looked a lot less like a bashed brick! -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold) 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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Hello 164
"GT" wrote in message b.com... "SteveH" > wrote in message .. . > GT > wrote: > >> Well I'm relatively happy with my 159 estate. Not sure about this diesel >> thing tho - I could forgive it if it gave great consumption, but 42mpg >> isn't >> 'great'! Taking it to Scotland to France this year, then Sheffield and >> back >> on my return - lets see if we gel! Well, I'm keeping my 156 jtdm, it's done 100,000 miles and the engine is just beginning to loosen up. I'm getting about 47 mpg and 44 with a lot of AC use. I find that quite acceptable seeing as I hoof it a bit and the other family car, a Picasso diesel, only does about 49. The extra consumption is well worth the sheer pleasure of driving something that goes well and handles brilliantly. Oh, and it doesn't use oil either although the suspension has been a tad unreliable. Maybe that's the potholes as the Picasso broke a spring recently too. TonyB |
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Hello 164
TonyB spoke:
> Well, I'm keeping my 156 jtdm, it's done 100,000 miles and the engine is > just beginning to > loosen up. I'm getting about 47 mpg and 44 with a lot of AC use. I find that > quite acceptable > seeing as I hoof it a bit and the other family car, a Picasso diesel, only > does about 49. This is really annoying! I've had my 156 1.9jtd for 2 years, 36k on it when I bought it, now 84k, and in all that time it has done between 40 - 45mpg (9 or 10 miles per litre!) -- Rob Pearson 156 1.9jtd sportwagon (now) 164 V6 Lusso (gone) 147 2.0TS lusso (Hers) |
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