I'm the one who bought the facelift 166 TS from Mangoletsi that was covered in a thread last week. This means that my 2003 pre-facelift 166 TS Lusso was taken in part ex by Mangos. I thought it was worth posting a few details on the car in case any forum member is looking for a good late model pre-facelift six speed TS. I bought the car pre-registered three years ago with 11 miles on the clock. I've since done 62K mostly motorway miles. It's a really nice car with full ASH. Belts and cam variator were done three months ago, along with new brake pads all round and air con service. The car is silver with black leather and the reg is YE53 RPO. The man to talk to at Mangos is Steve Birtwistle.
I picked up the new car yesterday and it's great, really good spec (Lusso with Ti wheels) and drives very well. Usual strange Alfa spec variations -it's lost the memory function on the drivers seat that the one above has but has gained rear parking sensors! The ride is surprisingly good, the combination of the 18" Ti wheels and standard suspension seems like a good compromise. The lowered Ti suspension might be a bit much with the potholed horrors that pass as roads up here in Leeds. The first owner has also fitted some little shaped mud flaps (probably a good thing with the wide tyres) and those clear wind deflectors on the front windows. The wind deflectors are unobtrusive and no-doubt will be good for driving around with windows down Italian style.
This is my third 166 in a row, I've now done over 130K miles in them and have accepted that I'm addicted!
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