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Alfa 147 1.6 Service costs
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I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs) for its 36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price £355 +VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will likely face a £500 bill. This is just the thought of thing that will put me off buying my next Alfa which is a shame as I really like the car. I also have a Hyundai which comes with a 5 year warranty and 3 years servicing thrown in. It also has no faults whereas the 147 has several including a repeat problem with the cam variator. Anyone else feel put off by high servicing costs, crap service and cars with too many faults? For me it taints the joy of owning an Alfa. Jonathan |
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> I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs) for its
> 36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price £355 > +VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will likely face > a £500 bill. Hi, mines getting mightly close to its 36k. ouch! did the £355 +VAT include a cambelt change, as I understand that this is now 'policy' for TS engines at 36k rather than 72k? (PS I just have to site behind those cowled dials to remind myself it's worth it!!) PhilipS |
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"Jonathan Day" > wrote in message >...
> Hi > > I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs) for its > 36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price £355 > +VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will likely face > a £500 bill. > > This is just the thought of thing that will put me off buying my next Alfa > which is a shame as I really like the car. I also have a Hyundai which comes > with a 5 year warranty and 3 years servicing thrown in. It also has no > faults whereas the 147 has several including a repeat problem with the cam > variator. > > Anyone else feel put off by high servicing costs, crap service and cars with > too many faults? For me it taints the joy of owning an Alfa. > > Jonathan What did they do/replace? The cam/variator should simply be replaced under warranty along with the timing belt when it's done. Wait till you get a V6 and the timing belt/tensioners need doing ;-) |
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On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 23:41:22 GMT, "Jonathan Day" >
wrote: =>Hi => =>I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs) for its =>36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price £355 =>+VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will likely face =>a £500 bill. => =>This is just the thought of thing that will put me off buying my next Alfa =>which is a shame as I really like the car. I also have a Hyundai which comes =>with a 5 year warranty and 3 years servicing thrown in. It also has no =>faults whereas the 147 has several including a repeat problem with the cam =>variator. => =>Anyone else feel put off by high servicing costs, crap service and cars with =>too many faults? For me it taints the joy of owning an Alfa. => =>Jonathan => for me: 221 Euro at 20.000 km 243 Euro at 40.000 km 330 Euro at 60.000 km 290 Euro at 80.000 km Do the math, I smell a rath :-) A faulty variator is changed under warranty. Outside warranty it can be solved most of the times by a 2€ spare part replacement. And Hyundai don't make cars, in my opinion. ;-) Neuropean |
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"Jonathan Day" > wrote in message
... > Hi > > I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs) for its > 36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price £355 > +VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will likely face > a £500 bill. > > This is just the thought of thing that will put me off buying my next Alfa > which is a shame as I really like the car. I also have a Hyundai which comes > with a 5 year warranty and 3 years servicing thrown in. It also has no > faults whereas the 147 has several including a repeat problem with the cam > variator. > > Anyone else feel put off by high servicing costs, crap service and cars with > too many faults? For me it taints the joy of owning an Alfa. > > Jonathan > > Time to learn some DIY. Things that aren't covered in the price of the scheduled service (brakes, exhausts etc) can be done by yourself or an independent for much cheaper (you still keep your FASH). Dealer quoted me £60 for one rear brake disc (not including fitting) for the 156 V6. I paid £30 for 2 Delphi Lockheed discs and 15 quid for the DL pads, including postage. The whole axle done for less than the price of one dealer disc (which probably isn't as good as the Delphis anyway). Leave the brake fluid for the scheduled service. http://www.buypartsby.co.uk Rgds Stuart |
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Neuropean > wrote in message >. ..
> On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 23:41:22 GMT, "Jonathan Day" > > wrote: > > =>Hi > => > =>I recently booked my 147 1.6 Lusso into Caledonia Preston (lancs) > for its > =>36K service and need fell off my chair when they gave me the price > £355 > =>+VAT. Along with the brakes that will probably need doing I will > likely face > =>a £500 bill. > => > =>This is just the thought of thing that will put me off buying my > next Alfa > =>which is a shame as I really like the car. I also have a Hyundai > which comes > =>with a 5 year warranty and 3 years servicing thrown in. It also has > no > =>faults whereas the 147 has several including a repeat problem with > the cam > =>variator. > => > =>Anyone else feel put off by high servicing costs, crap service and > cars with > =>too many faults? For me it taints the joy of owning an Alfa. > => > =>Jonathan > => > > for me: > > 221 Euro at 20.000 km > 243 Euro at 40.000 km > 330 Euro at 60.000 km > 290 Euro at 80.000 km > > Do the math, I smell a rath :-) > > A faulty variator is changed under warranty. Outside warranty it can > be solved most of the times by a 2€ spare part replacement. > And Hyundai don't make cars, in my opinion. ;-) > Neuropean And just wait till he wants to sell his Hyundai on. He can come back and talk about it to us then. When he can't get the price he wants, or a buyer willing to take it on. Then is it worth paying for a few parts for the 147. Plus, am I not right in saying that Alfa Romeo a few months ago were selling cars with a 5 year warranty at the dealers. I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong. John, UK. |
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Colonel Tupperware wrote:
> On 9 Jul 2004 15:08:38 -0700, wrote: > > >> >>And just wait till he wants to sell his Hyundai on. He can come back >>and talk about it to us then. When he can't get the price he wants, or >>a buyer willing to take it on. Then is it worth paying for a few parts >>for the 147. > > I depends. Do you want a reasonably priced car that goes for ever, > never breaks down, is cheap to service but has no kudos or resale > value, or an Alfa? *some* alfas rarely break down as well. > The Alfa of course has kudos, but loses on every other front, > including the resale value. > Plus Alfas above a 'certain age' cease to lose value. Just like every other car. In fact, this could be seen as a benefit specific to Alfas, since it happens sooner in the life cycle -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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"Colonel Tupperware" > schreef in bericht ... > On 9 Jul 2004 15:08:38 -0700, wrote: > The Alfa of course has kudos, but loses on every other front, > including the resale value. What's new?? Why do all those people drive Alfa's? They should be mad! -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) |
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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 13:40:34 +0200, "Alfistagj"
> wrote: > >"Colonel Tupperware" > schreef in bericht .. . >> On 9 Jul 2004 15:08:38 -0700, wrote: >> The Alfa of course has kudos, but loses on every other front, >> including the resale value. > >What's new?? >Why do all those people drive Alfa's? Because they like them. >They should be mad! They probably are. -- ColonelTupperware spouting ******** on Usenet since 1997 Usenet FAQ at http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/servi...ws/news2.shtml UPCE FAQ at http://upce.org.uk/ UKRM FAQ at http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ |
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