In news:On7Hf.40015$mf2.23295@newsfe6-win.ntli.net,
Domestos <never.you@mind.com> wrote something quite bizarre, possibly in an
effort to confuddle the world. It went like so;
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4612480683
>>
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> were you, especially as you go into the detail of how much you paid
> for it and how much you spent on doing it up...
I'm just not a fan of the 155. I had a 155 Q4 years ago and liked that, so I
bought this one. It's not my cup of tea. I should have bought the 164 I was
after at the time but I decided to get this 155 because it's a clean one -
and because I've got a tame Alfa mechanic...
> just giving advice as a buyer...
I appreciate your comments, but I'm sure most of the people who're on here
know just how important and expensive it is to do the cambelt / tensioner
and variator on a T.Spark motor. That's why I mentioned that I paid £650 for
the car and have done all the jobs it needed. It's a good car, it's just not
a car I particularly enjoy so I'm selling it.

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Catman - 11 Feb 2006 15:43 GMT
>In news:On7Hf.40015$mf2.23295@newsfe6-win.ntli.net,
>Domestos <never.you@mind.com> wrote something quite bizarre, possibly in an
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>
>I'm just not a fan of the 155.
I hear you
>I had a 155 Q4 years ago and liked that, so I
>bought this one. It's not my cup of tea. I should have bought the 164 I was
>after at the time but I decided to get this
IWHT you;d like the 164 even less......

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Pete M - 11 Feb 2006 15:56 GMT
In news:qg1su1tvth7f8hetkqofkeqf6ec7e9vdbg@4ax.com,
Catman <catman@rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote something quite bizarre,
possibly in an effort to confuddle the world. It went like so;
>> In news:On7Hf.40015$mf2.23295@newsfe6-win.ntli.net,
>> Domestos <never.you@mind.com> wrote something quite bizarre,
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>
> IWHT you;d like the 164 even less......
I've had quite a few 164s, from a 2.0 to a Q4 and I've liked all of them.
I think my main problem with the 155 is the driving position.
I'm 6'3 with long legs, never had a problem in a 164, but in the 155 its so
close to being comfy without actually managing to be comfy it drives me mad.

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SteveH - 11 Feb 2006 19:25 GMT
> >I had a 155 Q4 years ago and liked that, so I
> >bought this one. It's not my cup of tea. I should have bought the 164 I was
> >after at the time but I decided to get this
>
> IWHT you;d like the 164 even less......
I think I'd like a V6, but I was totally unconvinced by the TSparks I've
tried.

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Pete M - 11 Feb 2006 23:31 GMT
In news:1ham0mf.1ttemfxw5wsaoN%steve@italiancar.co.uk,
SteveH <steve@italiancar.co.uk> wrote something quite bizarre, possibly in
an effort to confuddle the world. It went like so;
>>> I had a 155 Q4 years ago and liked that, so I
>>> bought this one. It's not my cup of tea. I should have bought the
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> I think I'd like a V6, but I was totally unconvinced by the TSparks
> I've tried.
I think with Alfas you either love 'em or hate 'em, and I suspect it's model
specific.
For example,
I like 164s, but I love 24v 164s
I like 3.0 75s, but I can't be bothered with the 2.5 / 2.0 / Turbo ones [1]
I love Alfasuds, but I think the 33 is an abomination
I liked my 155 Q4, but the 1.8 does nothing for me - even though it's a good
car, it's not a special car - not the kind of car I'd make excuses to go for
a Sunday morning spin in.
[1] Although I did know a mad greek with a 350 bhp 75 Turbo, that was
amusing.

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