Life with a 156

What about this Dazza:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=016


Gorrrrrgeos!

And it has your steering wheel of choice, the classic old man style wooden look

Originally Posted by Pud237

And it has your steering wheel of choice, the classic old man style wooden look

Hey! I like that look!

I would only have the wooden wheel and dash insert with the red leather on a silver car, But thats a lot of car for your money Dazza, but you may as well get a different Alfa and broaden your automotive horizons, and GTV's are so Sweet......
What aboout dipping your toe in the water with a smaller engined GTV I mean I want(ed) a GTA

You know I've only done less than 2 miles today in the 156, and still I can find something good to say about it, I am quite sad however.
Although I don't smoke, it irraitated me that the cigarette lighter didn't stay in, its caused by the contacts being bent by mobile phone chargers, so I straightened the contacts and now it works fine, only it'll never get used
Any way thats how I want my 156 to be - tip top as far as I can afford....
Whilst doing this fiddling I dropped some loose change in the ashtray, for car parks etc. and it struck me how nice the operation of the outer ashtray cover is - press it gently and it glides serenely open, once more a lovely little detail.
I also love those little flat spots above the horizontal bars on the steering wheel, they are a challenge on every journey to drive without taking my hands off, except to change gear, my next car has to be a Selespeed..........What engine options are the Sele's available with?
Not that I have any ideas on ditching my 156 for a long time to come.

Saw a 159 SW today, it looks nicer than the saloon, though the guy's roof box did nothing for its looks I hate silver cars normally, but Alfas seem to look so good silver, why is that? I don't normally like estates either but 156&159 SW's
I also saw a yellow GTV, I like sports cars and I like yellow cars, so how come.......





I loved the GTV too
I think I'm definetly starting to be an Alfisti.

Hey Jay, I used to love the ashtray compartment smoothness as well, it was so cool

Hopefully I'll buy that 156 V6 tomorrow and we can have more fun chats about what we love about our cars!

picked Helen today as we headed to the cafe, had in front us a tuned MX-5 with bodykits exhaust etc etc ... ''What a beautiful sound'' says Helen.. [wtf im asking myself f$%$%ckin japanese crap] ''Sounds so sweet'' she says again.. OK ive had it... -What the hell are u talking about, thats MY CAR that sounds so sweet- ''No, its the Jap'' ... the guy gave us way to overtake as he was cruising low, floor it in 3rd and Helen goes with a big smile [not bigger than mine] : ''damn its the Alfa that was singing''

life with a 156?
:-) love it

Yeah, it'll be cool if you get another 156.. But won't you feel daft about selling your last one

Originally Posted by Pud237

Yeah, it'll be cool if you get another 156.. But won't you feel daft about selling your last one

Nah, this one has 17" multi's and a bodykit

Originally Posted by jason156

Saw a 159 SW today, it looks nicer than the saloon

I agree with that

it may be soon time to say goodbye to my 156 but too

Originally Posted by Darren156

Nah, this one has 17" multi's and a bodykit

Good point

Originally Posted by Darren156

Hey Jay, I used to love the ashtray compartment smoothness as well, it was so cool

Hopefully I'll buy that 156 V6 tomorrow and we can have more fun chats about what we love about our cars!

If you don't get it Dazza you are always welcome to talk about how much you love OUR cars.

Originally Posted by jason156

If you don't get it Dazza you are always welcome to talk about how much you love OUR cars.

Well I didn't, so thanks, your car is like soooo cool!

Hey, what year Chargers that in your avatar, '69 or '68?

'69 Daz, same as me
Took the Alfa for a quick run to Shrewsburyon Sunday, very tough getting there, stuck behind car after car on the way out, v. frustrating
Still I passed an hour in Pizza Hut looking at my 156 thru. the window, itching to get back behind the wheel. After my usual empty roads to and from work it was interesting to see just how well she covered the ground next to all the other traffic. Nice
Bad points, got ignored by several non waving Alfas what are they doing, fancy driving a GT and not waving back
Also worryingly I saw a nice looking Volvo A C30 ? A 3 door a bit like a Stilo ( ) on steroids- I must really be getting old

Today I met my pal from work on the road in his old Golf GTi, which he always wants to race me in, so I caught him up, behind three cars, got to a short straight and gave it third, past the lot , slowed down to wait for him to catch up and then have another go, but he wasn't seen again 'till work
He did say just how nice it sounded as I went past him tho. fair play I almost wish I was in his car to hear my Bella singing.........not.

i'm yet to wave at an alfa, because - and this may see me slapped - it's just a boggo 156.

now, if i was driving a GTA and saw another GTA i think there'd be at least a nod, as i used to get from the very ocassional fellow ST200 driver.

my mate's missus has a beetle and a few years back, all the new beetle owners seemed to wave at each other, but he says that no one waves anymore. maybe they have gone down in price to the level where they are bought as 'just a car'.

right, 156 question:

is there anywhere that provides a step-by-step approach to replacing the MAF on a 2.0TS, particularly with photos.

just got my car looked at by a garage who reported it was a MAF fault (probably caused by the K&N panel filter put on by the previous owner) but they don't have the part. so, i saw it for £117 at alfaworkshop and thought i'd do it myself, as i've replaced it on other cars, but i'd need some help round an unfamiliar engine.

Its the only electrical connector between the airbox and throttle body. Disconnect cables, unscrew it (You'll need a hex set), then just replace it, rescrew in and reconnect cables.

Its a very simple job, I'm sure if you use the forum search feature you'll find any extra info should you need it.

What he said BigZ.
Took me 10 minutes to change it on my 2.5 and then 20 to stop my legs shaking after my first test in it - Whoa baby.

I saw loads of Alfas yesterday as I went out on site, covering for the lads. Spent the day in Wavertree - Liverpool somewhere. Lots of 147's on the m62 and a couple of nice 156's I normally only see a couple a week, pity I was in an Iveco Lorry or I'd have waved and been ignored

Bigz someone posted that shop4parts are selling MAF's cheap for the T.S ( I think it was gazza ) they're £82.50 for the CF2 twin spark

ah. balls.

i ordered one for the CF3 (my engine) from alfaworkshop for £117 as the garage i went to said they could get one for £170.

i've had a gander at the engine bay and i see its nothing more than undoing a few jubilee clips and faffing about. i'll see about fitting it myself and then getting the garage to reset the warnings.

as for alfa's, there's 4 other 156's in the car park near my work in Bootle, plus a fair few 147's.

one of the 156's is a lovely burgundy sportwagon with the 2002 onwards interior change. looks brilliant.

I think you can reset the ECU by disconnecting the battery for a short while, check on other threads tho. first, and remember any codes for the stereo.

mines an aftermarket stereo, and i haven't got anything for it that shows a code.

it might be double balls!

if i can fit it, disconnect the battery to reset the ecu, let it idle for 15 mins then go for a nice brisk drive, then thats good enough for me.

i'll just have to settle up with the garage for the diagnostic check.

ta very much for your advice.