Alfa156, non original sparking plugs, also o.k.?

Hi there,

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
Champion sparking plugs that cost one third of the price of the orginal
(even one fourth), and that they can make 100,000km as well.

I'm driving 156 1.6 TS,

thanx,

Igor

i was not clear enough or what? i mean we speak about couple of hundreds of
euro...
tnx,
Igor, 156 1.6 TS
"Igor K" > wrote in message ...
> Hi there,
>
> 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
> Champion sparking plugs that cost one third of the price of the orginal
> (even one fourth), and that they can make 100,000km as well.
>
> I'm driving 156 1.6 TS,
>
> thanx,
>
> Igor
>
>

What's the model no. of the Champion plug he quoted you?

Heard the Champions last half as long as the original NGKs but I don't
know the model no of the Champion plugs.
Champion 50,000km
NGK original 100,000km

BC


"Igor K" > wrote in message >...
> Hi there,
>
> 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
> Champion sparking plugs that cost one third of the price of the orginal
> (even one fourth), and that they can make 100,000km as well.
>
> I'm driving 156 1.6 TS,
>
> thanx,
>
> Igor

Unfortunately i don't remember, but he point me out some model capable of
100,000km.

I heard from other ALFA automechanic that this is not advisable option (i
don't get it way).

Any comments?

"Buzzardous Cross" > wrote in message
om...
> What's the model no. of the Champion plug he quoted you?
>
> Heard the Champions last half as long as the original NGKs but I don't
> know the model no of the Champion plugs.
> Champion 50,000km
> NGK original 100,000km
>
> BC
>
>
> "Igor K" > wrote in message
>...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > 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
> > Champion sparking plugs that cost one third of the price of the orginal
> > (even one fourth), and that they can make 100,000km as well.
> >
> > I'm driving 156 1.6 TS,
> >
> > thanx,
> >
> > Igor