Greetings from Cyprus

Hiya people, im Photis
im from Cyprus and im a big fan of Alfa Romeo and everything Italian in general. After 3 unsuccesful years in the Manchester Uni ive decided to come back to Cy to continue with my studies.. I ve also decided to buy a car, as for 3 years i was driving a Mitsubishi Lancer and a Vauxhall Astra G both my mums. Anyway, i was always fancing a 156 and the time has come to make a choice. I really like the 156 and i think its one of the most beautiful cars ever been on production [1st one is the Alfa Romeo GT ].. on the other hand im not so sure if its such as reliable as German cars or even the Japanese ones. Im too complicated to be honest, but deep inside im going for the 156. It was the car i wished i had someday when i was younger and now i have the option to own it. Im not gonna ask for reliability matters, as eveything is quite complexed although i would be happy if you could just point out some major problems and moreover i just wanna know what to take into account when choosing a 156. [miles, any special 'treatment', common problems -oil for example- some problems found on different editions] and stuff like that.

Thanks for your time, i hope we ll chat ever more when i become an alfisti

hiya and welcome to AO..

all the best

mike....

Welcome - I'll leave the 156 specific recommendations to the experts but be certain it has been serviced regularly and the oil checked! (Oh an cam-belt, cam-belt and cam-belt!) Good luck - For what it is worth, I have had more reliable cars (German, Japanese) and other less reliable (British <sorry>, Swedish) but none of them quite wormed their way into my heart like the Italian ones. If you can afford it, buy one from a dealer and make sure they throw in a decent one year warranty for some piece of mind!

If you find one, let us know what you get! If you don't, let us know what you settle on anyway!

Welcome to AO

Hello and welcome to AO

Hi there, welcome to AO

Hi Photis, welcome to AO, is that you in the boat? check out the tech sections and have a look around for more info. , enjoy

hiya guys, im going for a 1.6 TS '02 Veloce, Black with black leather, full extras and 1 year guarantee, but i dont know yet what type of guarantee is it. im gonna have the matter settled today or tomorrow if im lucky, ive decided to go for it. ClassicGal, yeah im the one in the pic, thats my first boat, bought it together with 2 mates. Any AO member coming down to Cyprus is eligible for a free - beer loaded ride

anyway stay in touch im posting the rest tomorrow if im lucky enough to make a deal

cheers Photis

oh BTW whats goin on with the cruise control? is it 'vital' to have it? or i can live without it ?

Hello and Welcome !!

lol this guy is nuts... im chasing him to GIVE HIM MY MONEY and he doesnt cooperate

im out of town for three days so i hope till monday ill have it sorted out...

OK the time has come, im going to see 2 156 Veloce 2002
the one is the face lift edition in red with black leather 57k miles and one year warranty on engine faults and the other one is black/black... im closing to the red one

im gonna post first thing when i am done

im sure u r sick n tired of me

Welcome aboard & enjoy your stay!



Red & Black is way

Hello...

ive paid deposit for the Facelift[ed] Veloce [02] with Black Momo leather and the cruise control unit, 16'' dial alloys, matched colour mirrors, sideskirts and bumpers [alfa rosso] ? 57k miles on the clock and 1 year mechanical warranty.. in a pretty good condition except some scratches on the right mirror that said he will repair and a small scratch on the rear left above the tyre... im quite pleased ive sort the car thing out, and im very happy joinin this biiig community and into this famous family called Alfa Romeo

pictures tomorrow or in Friday when im gonna drive it home

P.s i dont like the shift knob... any suggestions? [im closing on a MOMO]

by the way the guy told me that the facelift edition hasnt got much problems with lights turnin on.. is that true? should i persue an electrical warranty as well? he said cambelt is gonna be changed, what about the bush? does it worth it ?

what else whould i give attention too

gee my writing structure is a mess

Regards, Photis

Hi Mate,

where abouts are you? I'm kind of half Cypriot and have family in Limassol. Just spent a week there on holiday actually.

When the belts get done, make sure it's all of them (aux belts too) and make sure the tensioners get changed too.
Glad you went for the red one, black will me a nightmare unless you;re in the mountains!

well im livin in a village..... kinda in the middle of Cyprus, 20km from Nicosia, 21 from Larnaca, 68 from Protaras and 63 from Limassol... My sister lives in Limassol as well.. as far as the mechanical parts im gonna drive to larnaca to pay the full sum tomorrow and ask him to do the tensioners and the aux belts yeah i think red is the right colour black one gets dirty very easily..

Hello and welcome

Hello guys im back home after a looooong beach party with loads of beers [i shouldnt be doin this]

well today is the big day i HOPE, with a little bit of luck i might have the babe ready at about afternoon, first thing im gonna post some pics nothing special though im just too excited.. lol i think u ve noticed from my SPAMMING posts

catch ya laters

Oh and by the way is there by any possible chance to find out something about the car from its chassis no? and by what means?

Cheers Photis

got it!

positives - too many to mention
negative - radio is switched off so i can hear the engine sound

Originally Posted by n3xus-cy

got it!

positives - too many to mention
negative - radio is switched off so i can hear the engine sound

good lad - you have certainly entered into the spirit of things. And that's all that matters.

I hope you get a lot of pleasure from your 156 - they are beautiful looking and driving cars!

g

Cruising at 75 miles per hour [max 'legal' in Cyprus] with fifth gear but no torque to kick for more is this like with all 1.6TS? this sucks i like going with fourth with the engine revving @ 5k but thats costy whenever i want to overtake i have to shift down to fourth or wait for the car to speed up by itself