I've had the 2 ltr 159 Lusso Sportwagon for just over 2 weeks, so I thought I'd share my views.
Loads of kit to discover; and it all works! Driving, when compared to the 156 it's a cruiser, the weight gives it a more settled ride at the cost of lacking dynamism, mind you I do have a GTA at this time so it's a bit unfair as a comparison but having owned various 156's I feel the comment is justified. The car gets unsettled on bumpy bends and I have a suspicion that shocks may be required; I will see if a complete kit is justified. Any suggestions - I don't want to go down the KW route, possibly Koni STR.T kit or Bilstein?? Getting used to a diesel again, although the engine is "useless" compared to my 20v (remapped with CAT delete) which would behave more like a petrol than diesel.
So what have I done?
Health check @ Autolusso South and gearbox oil change.
New front and rear badges as the originals were in a bad state and good badges are important to me.
Changed sidelights and all headlight bulbs - Dip now HID.
New rear wiper, the original's blade was completely gone.
Set of mats.
New pollen filter and fuel filter.
A new rear box has previously been fitted with a rusty pipe (stainless tip on it's way).
Bottle of Forte diesel juice.
Drained 2" of water from the spare wheel well (!)
Planned work.
Shocks (possibly with springs).
Wheel refurb.
Minor bodywork paint (rear arches).
Remap and hybrid turbo (joking about the turbo).
That's about all, I'm sure with time I'll get to like the car, the bonus is the wife likes it and it seems to attract lots of positive comments.
Rob