Hi All
About to buy a 159 2.2 petrol jts manual.Can anyone tell me what to look for when buying. And common problems with them .I kmow the list will be long :)
Don't be scared off by rumors, I purchase my Alfa 159 2.2 JTS manual two years ago, it's a 2009 model with 42k on the clock.
Not a single issue, it drive like new having travelled on long country trips or around the suburbs, I have added 12k over the time I have owned it.
If you are worried about the reliability of Alfa's check out the problem that all the other major manufacturer have had.
Hello Mario159,
I purchased a 159 3.2 JTS Q4 TI manual around 8 months ago with 75K on the clock.
Done around 87K now. Only issue was an engine misfire a month or so ago. Replaced original plugs and problem fixed.
I don't believe their is any way you would get 120K out of a set of plugs as suggested in the Owners Manual. The plugs had eroded resulting in a 30% increase in plug gap! One or two plugs had virtually no centre electrode!
Given the significant increase in fuel economy with the new plugs I figure they probably should have been replaced at around 60K < 70K.
Colin