Buy or not to buy 147 2.0 SS?

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HK - 19 Apr 2006 08:32 GMT

I found Alfa 147 2.0 Selespeed, year 2002, 42.000 Mls.
Since I own 146 1.6TS I am well aware of all pros and cons
for a secondhand Alfa. The only thing that I am affraid of is
a selespeed gearbox. I heard it is not so reliable. Has anyone
any experience with a selespeed? Shoud I buy it or wait to
fing a manual?

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SteveH - 19 Apr 2006 19:02 GMT

> I found Alfa 147 2.0 Selespeed, year 2002, 42.000 Mls.
> Since I own 146 1.6TS I am well aware of all pros and cons
> for a secondhand Alfa. The only thing that I am affraid of is
> a selespeed gearbox. I heard it is not so reliable. Has anyone
> any experience with a selespeed? Shoud I buy it or wait to
> fing a manual?

Buy a manual.

They're generally known as the 'sillyspeed' in the trade for obvious
reasons.

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MarkK - 19 Apr 2006 23:18 GMT

> > I found Alfa 147 2.0 Selespeed, year 2002, 42.000 Mls.
> > Since I own 146 1.6TS I am well aware of all pros and cons
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> They're generally known as the 'sillyspeed' in the trade for obvious
> reasons.

Though to balance things up a bit, I remember reading in a post here that
from 2001-on they were much more reliable. Worth digging in Google Groups,
as this has been covered before.

Mark

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Szymon - 26 Apr 2006 19:55 GMT

> Though to balance things up a bit, I remember reading in a post here that
> from 2001-on they were much more reliable. Worth digging in Google Groups,
> as this has been covered before.

True. I heard that pre-01 examples need setup of gearbox (via examiner)
every time they appear at the service.

Szymon

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