Can anybody help?
Everything I have read suggests that you can't deactivate the alarm in the
UK because they don't give you the keys. But I am totally fed up with it.
Two keys have now broken (the bridge contact underneath the button). I

How do I remove this from the dash without bending, breaking or
scratching anything?
I've got the black surround off (no great achievement) but the radio
has refused to budge. There's a metal tab at the top right hand corner

I have a 147 1.6TS Nov 2003 R hand drive.
With the recent heavy rainstorms I have water coming into the Front
passenger footwell via , it appears, the heater outlet.
Where is the water drain for the heater air intake situated?

I'm the new owner of a 1976 Giulia Nuova Super 1300. (My brother brought it
back with him after serving in the Navy in Italy.)
My question is about service. Where can I take this thing to be serviced? It
sounds like I have either a rear wheel bearing or U joint going bad, so I'd

Hi Alfisti!
I love Alfa Romeo Car, but I don't have enough money for buy that car...

Dear alfistas
Please help......
Ever since my child is born, I am doomed to drive a boring Volvo 850
estate,

Don't ask, just dont

Fourth gear has started to get a bit "sticky".  The gear can be selected and
unselected easily enough but it "feels" sticky...
...imagine all the other gears had a metal on metal kind of feel, but 4th
feels like there's a marshmallow stuck in the selector, and you get the

This is actually 100,000km service question.
Does anyone have experience on using "non original" sparking plugs in order
to avoid enormous costs?
I just had on the phone Alfa Romeo auto mechanic telling me that there are

can someone tell me the approx price for replacing the cambelt, tensionners,
etc and the accessorie belt for a 145 1.6 TS 120hp . (with clim)
The car is from 1998 with 46000 km only.
The variator is making a very little "diesel sound" , known problem on this

Driving along the other day in my 1990 75 2.0TS and noticed the oil
pressure gauge was barely hovering above the 0 mark. Temperature fine,
plenty of oil, no smells or smoke. Trip completed uneventfully. Gauge
problem? It moves very slightly when I rev the engine, so it's not

My 166 2.5 V6 (1999) averages around 19.5 mpg, if I take it really
gently on a motorway I can get his up to 23mpg. Is this normal
/usuall? I read on a recent posting of someone who was getting 28mpg
which is bit more respectable. If this is a problem, any ideas on the

my car currently thinks it is in the north sea - navteq have confirmed that
it is all registered properly.
is anyone aware of any problems re gps signals and how to regain them - i
currently get no signal nor any satelites !

I know this is possibly the wrong place to ask, but I am considering
getting an 01/02 Alfa 156 2.4 JTD.  But am hearing mixed reports about
the reliability of the car and how well it is put together.  Now the
question is are these concerns justified?

Have a friend with a 156 (99 T reg) 2.5 V6 Veloce with which there is a
problem.  For days on end, a delay is experienced between pressing the
accelerator and getting any acceleration.  The delay is also experienced
upon changing gear.  This can be followed by a period of days where ...