Good buy?

poohbah · June 20, 2018, 04:36:57 PM

Well you almost have the order right.

Craig_m67 · June 20, 2018, 04:47:42 PM

Quote from: ugame on June 20, 2018, 04:35:29 PM
guys guys guys.....

Coupe > Sedan > Hatch > SUV > 4x4 > Any other shape > Wagon

You know I'm right.

Ha, of course you're right.. they're in order of increasing desirability and value (practicality, children, dogs, toys, tools, stuff).
Life gets you in the end

ugame · June 20, 2018, 04:55:52 PM

hmmmm

in my school we were taught that ">" means "greater than"

x > y
x is greater than y

Citroënbender · June 20, 2018, 05:09:41 PM

Small cars are for city parking squeezes, roundabout terrorism and traffic light RT drags. Sports cars are for winery touring. Wagons are for FUN - family holidays, dirty weekends camping, renovating, IKEA raids, outings with multiple friends, and towing. Utes are for rubbish runs and buying new baths, couches or hot water systems. Sedans for people who are afraid to take a position.

So there.

poohbah · June 20, 2018, 05:38:08 PM

None of the wagon activities you listed sound like much fun to me. I was with you on dirty weekend - til you added "camping".

In my old fashioned world - sedans (must be >4 cylinders) are for blokes.

Wagons are for blokes with kids.

Utes are for blokes in the country.

Coupes - well it depends on the coupe.

Hatches are for first cars ...

(NB my '81 GTV is both a hatch and a coupe, but yet somehow neither!)

jbj4700 · June 20, 2018, 05:46:00 PM

Quote from: ugame on June 20, 2018, 04:35:29 PM
guys guys guys.....

Coupe > Sedan > Hatch > SUV > 4x4 > Any other shape > Wagon

You know I'm right.

You are right for sure.
I had a 156 JTS Silly pre facelift, I prefer the front of Facelifts.
147's look a bit shopping mama for me.

Yes, the Lancer is a big regret, I want to get rid of it asap, bought for reliability sake after a horror 9 months with a Renault Migraine 225, but the Lancer is crap.

Citroënbender · June 20, 2018, 05:57:18 PM

Shame about the RSM, there's an ex-Bakers (Albury) chap called Kenny who is pretty good with them.

I can see the angle of shopping trolley perception for the 147, mostly what I can see of the car from inside is what I like to dwell on.

It's worth noting that if you are thorough when doing a Sele clutch vs a manual clutch, there's about a $325 bias in favour of the manual, which isn't so much as one might imagine - plus once-annual recalibration thereafter.

poohbah · June 20, 2018, 06:02:21 PM

If you are prepared to visit Laurie and Noelene in Sylvania Waters, you can get this tidy manual Busso 156 for $5k.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sylvania-waters/cars-vans-utes/alfa-romeo-156-v6-manual/1186804000

Citroënbender · June 20, 2018, 09:21:55 PM

Uncanny, I have a silver 147 originally from a chap in that area called Aaron Pilz.

ugame · June 20, 2018, 11:22:32 PM

Quote from: poohbah on June 20, 2018, 05:38:08 PM
None of the wagon activities you listed sound like much fun to me. I was with you on dirty weekend - til you added "camping".

Lol mate great minds and all that.

That is exactly where my mind went lol.

Agree 100% with your whole post actually but this part was gold.

bazzbazz · June 21, 2018, 08:06:32 AM

May I point out that when one owns a Porsche Cayman most other cars seem to become tedious quickly.

Its the natural order of life.

jbj4700 · June 21, 2018, 08:19:05 AM

Hmm, found out ACA did an investigation on that dealer in 2012, I reckon he modified the log books, told me belt was done in 2011 so I laughed and said no way, the add was then modified with picture of logbooks, 2013 changed to 2014 and timing belt scribbled in, anyone could have scribbled it on.

Citroënbender · June 21, 2018, 09:21:50 AM

Consider that in a sense you've landed on your feet here.

Somebody like Bazz may well know of an interesting Alfa that represents better value than the blue car.

Most of this era Alfas have no structural difference from the four-pots to the V6s, if one was bored and had the space/time a full transplant doesn't require metalwork...

Bear in mind, that the "orange rot" stalks interiors at least to 2010 (headlinings, door cards, fabric upholstered seats) and Craig's comments about chocolate suspension apply equally to 147, GT, 156 models. If I wasn't handy I'd not advocate owning one unless paying for rather involved service processes was a comfortable option (for example, it's an arse to get the roof lining out of 147 because the trim panels overlap in a stupid order).

poohbah · June 21, 2018, 09:49:01 AM

Cb, I've never had any issues with orange rot in either of my 156s. And my current car is going on 19yrs old. Wonder if there was a different trim put in 156 series compared to the rotters.

Citroënbender · June 21, 2018, 10:06:44 AM

Try rubbing your roof liner in a hidden place, and see if the impressions stay. Or pop out a courtesy lens and check stickiness on the edge of the backing foam where the fabric is trimmed away.

If you have a light touch with cars and store them in a cool environment, the decay is often slow to reveal. Harsh treatments like steam cleaning the fabric on fifteen year old door cards, brings it up almost right away.

It's a chemical decay, not the result of any external process like detailing or air fresheners.