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Mark

I have a 156 which I bought as a uk spec car from a german dealer and
imported to the UK
I have now moved toSpain and aminthe processof registering the car.
Does any one know if the headlights can be adjusted so they dip the
correct way for driving on the RIGHT side

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bonjours a vous tous

je cherche a acheter une alfa romeo 164

pouvez-vous me diriger vers un site ou un particulier

merci d’avance !!!

giovanni

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There were a couple of 159s in our local showroom today so I had a
look. A 1.9JTS and a 2.4JTDm. I thought they looked much better in the
metal than in the pictures I’ve seen.

It’s not as photogenic as the 156 was. The front of the car is much
more ‘in your face’ than the 156 front. However, cleaning all the
detail bits round the lights and grills looks like a power wash or
toothbrush job (thanks a lot for that Geo!).

The standard 17 inch wheels (toothbrushes required again) didn’t seem
to fit as snuggly in the wheel arches as I was expecting and the cars
both looked high off the ground especially at the back.

The door handles do feel nice but they are a bit ordinary really.
Where the 156 said ‘I want to be different’ this car is much more
about being similar. I suppose the exception is the front end but, to
be honest, the relative dullness of the rest of the car makes you gasp
when you walk round and get to the extrovert front. It just seems a
little unbalanced to me.

Inside, there was some odd positioning of switchgear – the fog light
switches have moved to where the fuse box cover is on the 156 but they
looked a bit out of the way on the underside slope of the dash. Other
than that, the inside will not seem unfamiliar to 156 owners. This
also includes a dire lack of space in the back if the front passengers
are tall. The front seats on one of the show cars were sufficiently
far back that I could not envisage someone actually getting their feet
and legs in the back foot wells.

As usual, there’s a shortage of leather on the doors so anyone not
going for black leather will have little patches of coloured leather
on their doors.

Looking at the options list (something that’s grown out of all
proportion since the 156), the external colours are disappointingly
dreary with little choice (Alfa Red and a light silver seemed the only
viable bright colours). Several options (like a sunroof) are not
available at launch.

So what’s my gut feeling – I’m really under whelmed actually! I came
away thinking it was far too much like a face lifted 156 and not a new
car.

There’s also some info now filtering out on the net hinting that Alfa
may be at it again with the hyperbole (no it wasn’t the centre of
attention at a certain car show) and, yes, it appears that the
suspension settings on the 2.2JTS are too under damped for UK roads.
However, Alfa do learn SOME things and all the petrol engines now come
with the reassurance of chain driven cams! Yippee.

From the specs, the 2.4JTDm appears to be carrying a VERY similar
mechanical specification (brakes etc) to the 3.2JTS. The word on the
street is that the 2.4JTDm is the one to buy – the 3.2 is held back by
its weight (it now has 4WD ), the 2.2JTS by suspect suspension. The
1.9JTDm is also a contender.

The equivalent car to mine is now 10,000UKP more than mine was
so..er..I think I’ll wait and let someone else get punched in the face
with the early years Alfa depreciation.

What a disappointment really…

–
Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
‘Oil’ be seeing you..
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156 v6 24v 2.5 In silver 1999 model

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