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Fortunatily the bottoming out is a curse of the V6 and JTD (heavy engine)
The 4-cylinder version do not seem to have that problem says he who was on a budget when ordering his GT 2.0JTS in stead of the most wanted 3.2V6 ;-( And still has to wait until week 42! -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) "Ppelectron" > schreef in bericht ... > >>> Could be worse ;-) > >>> But who cares about the rear seats in a coupé???? > >> > >> Indeed! I prefer the criticism of the suspension and note that this > >> car will bottom out and crunch on British roads. > >> > >> It's a real shame that Alfa feel unable to fix this as it's the same > >> on my old 156. It removes a HUGE amount of the pleasure of driving > >> them when you smash your sump and drop the oil, smash off the entire > >> front bumper/spoiler, destroy the under-tray or wear away large areas > >> of metalwork and fixings under the car over time. An old 1 litre Ford > >> Fiesta on 3 cylinders and a flat tyre would be quicker than any GTA on > >> many British roads that would, otherwise, be an absolute blast to > >> drive with the Alfa. > >> > >> Sorry about the rant but..it gets right on my t!ts when I've to slow > >> down on a straight and let somebody in a FAR slower car overtake just > >> because I spot the road undulation ahead and realise the Alfa is going > >> to take a big hit unless I ease off!! Once past the undulation, I've > >> got to get past the bugger again and he thinks I'm playing some stupid > >> game!! Judging by what I see of other (reasonably normal) cars, this > >> appears to be an Alfa-only feature. > >> > >Sounds like a modern Alfa only feature, it doesn't happen on my 164 QV and > >that's got a pretty heavy front. > > > > My 156 V6 used to bottom out regularly until I had the upper front wishbones > replaced. Seems to have cured it. |
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