Life with a 156

OK guy's if Teflons correct then mine must be an SP3 as it has RED keys and MOMO leather seats.
Daz If you've got red keys then yours is an SP too..... Are your "Awfull " red seats std or MOMO ? If they are MOMO there is a small emlem embossed in the front headrests on the door side.
Ady both my kids were born in Aberystwyth, They go to a Welsh speaking school and their mother is Welsh and Welsh speaking, So they are both Half English, Right?
Are you taking the anklebiters to either event and what ages are they?
I'm hoping to bring mine down (4 and 6) as they appear to be budding Alfisti

The key colour is down to the year of manufacture not model.

Allan

Originally Posted by Darren156

Both my keys are red. What does this mean exactly?

it means you have a mk1, so it must be a standard TS or a TS Lusso, and it could have any of the sport packs fitted.

it means it can not be a turismo or veloce or later lusso.

Originally Posted by allan156

The key colour is down to the year of manufacture not model.

not the year, more specifically it is the mark that dictates key colour. all mk1 have red keys, all mk2 have black keys, therefore key colour confirms if he has a veloce or a lusso with sport pack.

Originally Posted by jug

it means you have a mk1, so it must be a standard TS or a TS Lusso, and it could have any of the sport packs fitted.

Nah, mines a V6 and they don't do a TS V6. I think with everything mine has (such as white dials, headlamp washers etc) it is an early model Lusso.

However, I have no clue as to whether or not it has had any sports packs fitted, the ride quality is fantastic and feels quite stiff so maybe it has uprated sports suspension. But no clue really.

Darren

Originally Posted by Teflon Shoulder

Difference between Sports packs is the seats (isn't it)
Sp1 Standard Leather
Sp2 Recaro clth seats
Sp3 Momo Leather

Then again, if this statement IS true, mine must be an SP3 as mine has red leather MOMO stamped seats w/ AR Logo.

Does this mean mine IS an SP3???

lol, This is ALL very confusing...

i'm not sure about the leather options relating to sport packs. i have red momo leather but no way of knowing if that was part of pack 1, 2 or 3.

you are correct the v6 did not come as a TS base model, the base model was called V6 instead of TS (for obvious reasons). if you bought a V6 Lusso you got velour trim, wooden steering wheel & climate control same as on the 1.8 and 2.0.

Originally Posted by jug

not the year, more specifically it is the mark that dictates key colour. all mk1 have red keys, all mk2 have black keys, therefore key colour confirms if he has a veloce or a lusso with sport pack.

I'm going to run the risk of being known for chucking spanners in the works here...

My mate has a late model mk1 and he has black keys. (Sorry )

Meaning then, that mine cannot be a Lusso as mine comes with Red MOMO stamped leather seats.

However, mine comes with white dials, washer jets for the headlamps, CD changer etc, indicating it not to be a standard 156.

OR, did all the early model V6s come with these as standard???

Wow, my brain is fried after today, lol

Perhaps we need to get this put up as a separate thread to attract an expert on the case?

Darren I think your car is a lusso (luxury) thats standard suspension with 15" alloys white dials.

Allan

Originally Posted by jug

i'm not sure about the leather options relating to sport packs. i have red momo leather but no way of knowing if that was part of pack 1, 2 or 3.

you are correct the v6 did not come as a TS base model, the base model was called V6 instead of TS (for obvious reasons). if you bought a V6 Lusso you got velour trim, wooden steering wheel & climate control same as on the 1.8 and 2.0.

The leather option is exactly that an option the sports pack is a suspension option commonly refered to sp1 sp2 and sp3 depending a seat type.Hope that helps

OK Allan how do we tell if we have sports suspension?

Originally Posted by jason156

OK Allan how do we tell if we have sports suspension?

Drive down a road near me and count how many fillings you still have when your done

I just had an extraction this afternoon, I didn't need that....
My suspension is firm, but I've not driven one with std suspension....

Guys,

I made a Thread regarding this very subject:

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ml#post1216378

Hope that worked, lol

With any luck some old school AO'ers will be able to help us out.

Cheers,
Darren

Originally Posted by Teflon Shoulder

My mate has a late model mk1 and he has black keys. (Sorry )

trust me it must be a mk2 if it has a black key, what you mean is it is a prefacelift mk2, so it is registered between 2000-2002.

Yeah, after some research Jug is spot on.

Black key does automatically make it a Mk2.

Took the family to Chester Zoo yesterday, Averaged 45 ish to the gallon, got her upto 106, brakes woefully inadequate at that speed, wobbles like a t1t on a trampoline around the corners, but very smooth and quiet.............






















Beth's Picasso of course, not the 156

Originally Posted by jason156

Beth's Picasso of course, not the 156

you got me!

Haha! Yeah you fooled me to, I was about to ask 'How?!', lol

Originally Posted by jason156

OK guy's if Teflons correct then mine must be an SP3 as it has RED keys and MOMO leather seats.
Daz If you've got red keys then yours is an SP too..... Are your "Awfull " red seats std or MOMO ? If they are MOMO there is a small emlem embossed in the front headrests on the door side.
Ady both my kids were born in Aberystwyth, They go to a Welsh speaking school and their mother is Welsh and Welsh speaking, So they are both Half English, Right?
Are you taking the anklebiters to either event and what ages are they?
I'm hoping to bring mine down (4 and 6) as they appear to be budding Alfisti

If they were born in wales then surely thier Welsh,f@@k knows, what do i know!!!!!.My kids are 13,12 & 3,nearly 4,i might bring one or two of them i'll see who else is coming, which meet are you coming to , or is it both