Q2 and GTA Selespeed

Originally Posted by Pud237

I have coilovers and I still wish I had the FSDs and Eibachs. They are ten times as good as mine for road use, my coilovers would only give a slight benefit on a smooth race track.

Your car is un-drivable on bumpy roads, I drove your 18 miles and I was very pleased to get out.

I know I am getting old but those shocks are far to firm.

Ned

Well I now have my GTA 156 Sele – one of the ‘New’ Malaysian jobbies. After a tortuous 'pick up' with FlyBe (from Manchester) managing to take off 10 minutes after it should have arrived in Southampton and a soggy trip from Southampton to Alton in a brand new A4 TDi (instantly forgettable), I arrived to see my GTA poking it's snout out of the very modern workshops at Park Lane. The place was not what I expected, littered with Bentleys, Alfas, and Porsche - all imported it was not your common or garden dealer. Looked more like an IT companies premises to be honest.

Having done the biggest Switch payment of my life I was on my way in filthy weather. Park Lane had kindly given me a full tank of motion lotion and made sure I knew vaguely what I was doing. Have to say that this outfit have been quite easily the most pleasant and professional people I have ever dealt with whilst buying a car, as I am getting near 40 odd cars now that's saying something.

To say the car exceeds my expectations is a gross understatement. The ride is excellent, firm but compliant. How much the Koni FSD/Eibach combo has changed this I don't know but I was truly amazed at how good it is. Several roundabout forays showed the Q2 diff was doing it's stuff, but again it's difficult for me to judge without a standard car as a yardstick.

And the noise..........oh yes.....!

Managed to get to Manchester with a quarter tank remaining, trip comp said 26mpg, which if correct is more than acceptable. I was amazed at what the trip comp was telling regarding ‘actual’ consumption. You really can boost the economy by pootling around in 6th, suspect it fantasises a tad but even so I was impressed.

And the sillyspeed (Cambiocorsa hybrid in truth) is bloody wonderful. It works exactly the same as on my fortwo – except for the blip on down changes, so it was an easy transition from a transmission point of view if not performance – frankly eye popping at times and I was behaving myself in deference to the engines zero miles.

Tonight I go to Sheffield in it on my test track of the last 25 years (A628 Woodhead pass) should learn a bit more but I am still restricting the revs at the moment.

They had polished the car rather well but sadly it's now somewhat grimy. Once Meguired, I will post pics.

Oh, it has teledials not OZ Super T's (if that is indeed what the turbine style are?). Looks superb.

Did I mention the noise???

Okay, now you have it you should take it to Auto Italia on Sunday, it'd be rude not to

It will be in Cornwall all week unfortunately, shame because I was looking forward to going to a NAD or Auto Italia meet, haven't done so since I was a section secretary for AROC and I had a Spider. Always felt a bit of a fraud turning up in a non Alfa so have stayed away for the past 10 years.

Certainly going to make some meet or other though.

Originally Posted by GhostyDog

Okay, now you have it you should take it to Auto Italia on Sunday, it'd be rude not to

I was going to go on Sunday but I am having problems with the Mrs as I have been working 6 days a week and 12 hours a day all year, red card has come out

Ned

Originally Posted by Autolusso

I was going to go on Sunday but I am having problems with the Mrs as I have been working 6 days a week and 12 hours a day all year, red card has come out

Ned

Bring her with you

Originally Posted by GhostyDog

Bring her with you

I can’t bring her out in public, what are you thinking about man?

Things aren’t going too well at home I must spend a bit more time at home

Ned

Originally Posted by Autolusso

I can’t bring her out in public, what are you thinking about man?

Things aren’t going too well at home I must spend a bit more time at home

Ned

Try and give yourself a decent break man.. you work far too hard...

What Joe said - a happy Ned = a happy Autolusso, which is good for all of us!

Cheers,

Nigel

Originally Posted by Gurney

Well I now have my GTA 156 Sele – one of the ‘New’ Malaysian jobbies. After a tortuous 'pick up' with FlyBe (from Manchester) managing to take off 10 minutes after it should have arrived in Southampton and a soggy trip from Southampton to Alton in a brand new A4 TDi (instantly forgettable), I arrived to see my GTA poking it's snout out of the very modern workshops at Park Lane. The place was not what I expected, littered with Bentleys, Alfas, and Porsche - all imported it was not your common or garden dealer. Looked more like an IT companies premises to be honest.

Having done the biggest Switch payment of my life I was on my way in filthy weather. Park Lane had kindly given me a full tank of motion lotion and made sure I knew vaguely what I was doing. Have to say that this outfit have been quite easily the most pleasant and professional people I have ever dealt with whilst buying a car, as I am getting near 40 odd cars now that's saying something.

To say the car exceeds my expectations is a gross understatement. The ride is excellent, firm but compliant. How much the Koni FSD/Eibach combo has changed this I don't know but I was truly amazed at how good it is. Several roundabout forays showed the Q2 diff was doing it's stuff, but again it's difficult for me to judge without a standard car as a yardstick.

And the noise..........oh yes.....!

Managed to get to Manchester with a quarter tank remaining, trip comp said 26mpg, which if correct is more than acceptable. I was amazed at what the trip comp was telling regarding ‘actual’ consumption. You really can boost the economy by pootling around in 6th, suspect it fantasises a tad but even so I was impressed.

And the sillyspeed (Cambiocorsa hybrid in truth) is bloody wonderful. It works exactly the same as on my fortwo – except for the blip on down changes, so it was an easy transition from a transmission point of view if not performance – frankly eye popping at times and I was behaving myself in deference to the engines zero miles.

Tonight I go to Sheffield in it on my test track of the last 25 years (A628 Woodhead pass) should learn a bit more but I am still restricting the revs at the moment.

They had polished the car rather well but sadly it's now somewhat grimy. Once Meguired, I will post pics.

Oh, it has teledials not OZ Super T's (if that is indeed what the turbine style are?). Looks superb.

Did I mention the noise???

Congratulations on your GTA sele.

Not many of us around - fantastic cars look after it but enjoy when you get the chance. I especially love the sound of hard braking to a roundabout, blipping the throttle into second and letting the car fly out the exit -- obviuosly taking care of conditions and other road users

26mpg on a faaaaaast motorway run is about right. I average 24/25mpg on mixed driving.

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