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Having a 63,000 miles service tomorrow....been told by Inchcape lease, that as the car is over 60k its no longer required to be serviced by Alfa and is being sent to and inchcape Mercedes!!!! :confused:

What a piece of crap the standard jack handle is. Slow puncture this am, corrected it and set off home this pm. Went down again so I had to use the jack and spacesaver. I'm a big boy and struggled so I'd hate to be a seven stone weakling trying to sort out a puncture alone and in the dark. The...

...that Spidey is for sale? :wow: I can hardly believe it myself, but I've been conned into buying a Giulietta! We need to drastically cut our costs and, at the moment, our weekly fuel bill is £120-£150. We need for me to have a family car, capable of towing the caravan so that Mr SG can get a...

Just thought id pop on here and say hello ive just sent off all my forms to get a MiTo, i have my test a week today * Fingers Crossed * ive opted for the JTDM-2 120BHP Distinctive model :) went to the showroom and fell in love haha! hoping to get to some meets/shows this year and meeting a...

I just got this cool new app for the iPhone, Timelapse Pro, so to test it out I thought I'd leave it running while I detailed this afternoon. The photos were shot at 10 second intervals, over about an hour and a half, and then it combines them into a video - pretty neat! I then did a master edit...

Just wondering what constitutes a mod that the insurance company needs to know about - does replacing the filter element with a high flow one such as k&n, a new exhaust system, changing lights etc. Just curious as i'm doing bits and pieces to mine and wondered what to tell the insurance company.

Had a problem with my 159 Ti a week or so ago where the front left suspension would clunk every time I went over a speed bump or rough bit of road surface. It sounded really bad inside the cabin and I hardly drove it whilst waiting for a free slot at the dealer. Took it to the same main Alfa...

Hi all, My 156 1.6ts SW would not start the other day ticked over but no fire. Tried more fuel=nothing. Got the AA out and he said was the HG as could hear compresion and smell fuel via the water filler bottle. Ok so going to change the HG to keep me going until can afford to buy something else...

My wife told me I was insane to buy an Alfa (2.0 GT JTS) and she was right!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully the forums will be a welcome resource :D .....now an addict..... Hello to everybody here, I hope you will all welcome me with comfort and joy.

Just a couple of quick pics of my newly refurbed rear calipers and hubs. Must say thanks to Bradders for giving me the confidence to have a go (he didnt ball his RX8 up so thought it cant be that hard:lol:) Calipers Caliper and hub bit that was all rusty

Car: 52plate,147 selespeed Hi all. Got the AA to look at my car and he stuck his head in the door and said "the car is in get me home mode" Basically the car fires up ok but the only gear i can select is 2nd gear. Any other gears either flash up and then go back to neutral when you push the...

After 5 weeks of Alfa ownership my sons car had to be towed away last night. :cry: After ignoring all the advice on here I bought him a 147 Selespeed. :tut: Last night it died, showing the message 'Selespeed Failure'......... Now awaiting news from the garage........

Evel told me to say hello so hello! just bought a 2000 156 1.8 TSpark. nice looking car but its in need of a bit of TLC hence why I bought it! It will need a bloody good tidy up and a couple of bits doing but I hope to get it to a better standard than it currently is. If you see it bodding...

but I didn't listen and got a 147. I know I was right of course!! However, I do need a new motor for the boot lock!! Does anybody know where I can source parts from - I'm from the Bolton area. Cheers.

After telling a friend I was thinking about a 147 I got told I must be mad. Kept saying it will cost a fortune in repairs and will be forever off the road and in the garage. He has a Audi A4 which just cost him £700 to get through it's MOT. I love Alfa's style but the reliability of them...

Just got the call from the garage to say cars all ready to be picked up :) New actuator fitted...ouch Think I'm more excited than when I went to buy her! Its just not been the same driving a diesel 206.... Just waiting for the girlfriend to give me a lift to the garage. A big thanks to...

Southeast based owner of Alfa 147, 2002 2.0 TS Lusso. Starting to develop problems, just had the windscreen wiper linkage fail, wheel aligement needs sorting every 6 months so something is wrong there. However, after 7 years with the car I still smile everytime I get in, so that can't be bad...