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Old May 22nd 04, 12:15 PM
New Alfa Owner
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Default 166 V2.5 V6 Tourismo 03 Plate with Delivery Mileage !

Hi,

I have just bought a 2.5 V6 Tourismo, Nero Black, Grey cloth interior.
Its an 03 (Registered May 03) with 30 Miles on the clock ? The dealer tells
me he bought it direct from Alfa Romeo but the car is registered to a
leasing company. Anyone understand how this works ?
Have I bought a dodgy motor - I paid £12,500

Regards

DJ


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Old May 22nd 04, 08:08 PM
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New Alfa Owner > wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have just bought a 2.5 V6 Tourismo, Nero Black, Grey cloth interior.
> Its an 03 (Registered May 03) with 30 Miles on the clock ? The dealer tells
> me he bought it direct from Alfa Romeo but the car is registered to a
> leasing company. Anyone understand how this works ?
> Have I bought a dodgy motor - I paid £12,500


ISTR it's common for dealers to have their loan / demonstrator cars on
finance from a leasing company - this way they don't have to find
hundreds of thousands of pounds to fun a fleet of demonstrators and
courtesy cars.

Certainly that's what had happened to my Cinquecento.
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
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Old May 22nd 04, 10:38 PM
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New Alfa Owner > wrote:

> Thanks Gents that's eased my mind. The dealer told me it was a way of AR
> pre-registering the car but the more I thought about it (after I had paid my
> deposit !) the more I couldn't understand how or why a car could only have
> delivery miles (30) after a whole year.
>
> The car does have the chassis number etched into the front windscreen and
> the side windows are also etched with some infomationl, the dealer pointed
> this out to me after I asked him to confirm it was not an import.
>
> Wish me luck with my first Alfa.


You won't need luck. Don't listen to what the press / idiot know-it-alls
say about Alfas!

They're reliable, and don't rust. OK?

Just remember to check the oil more often than you would with a Ford...
although the V6 doesn't suffer in the same way as recent TSpark engines
do.

Just relax and enjoy! - oh, and let me know what you think of it, as the
166 is near the top of my list of 'cars to buy when I'm no longer doing
20k miles / year' ;-)
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Old May 23rd 04, 11:35 AM
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On Sat, 22 May 2004 22:34:38 +0100, "New Alfa Owner" >,
wrote:

>Thanks Gents that's eased my mind. The dealer told me it was a way of AR
>pre-registering the car but the more I thought about it (after I had paid my
>deposit !) the more I couldn't understand how or why a car could only have
>delivery miles (30) after a whole year.
>
>The car does have the chassis number etched into the front windscreen and
>the side windows are also etched with some infomationl, the dealer pointed
>this out to me after I asked him to confirm it was not an import.
>
>Wish me luck with my first Alfa.
>
>DJ

You should also notice on the front side windows
an ISR number (code number and free telephone)
The International Security Register provides both
the owner and any buyer with a double security.
They will tell you if the seller is actually the owner
of the car. If the car has been stolen they will also
tell the real owner that someone has tried to sell
the car. <g>

Along with the car documentation, owner manual, etc.,
there should be a Red Wallet with the ISR documents.
They have a 24/7 freephone at 07000 111333

Look at the side windows of the car for the Label.
Before you hand over the money, ask the dealer about
the ISR. I am sure they will be happy to reassure you by
producing the documents, or ring the number. It's free. <G>

Pete
--
>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso (his)
147 2.0 TS (2002) - Gem Green (her's)
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Old May 23rd 04, 01:27 PM
DJ
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"Pete" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 22 May 2004 22:34:38 +0100, "New Alfa Owner" >,
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks Gents that's eased my mind. The dealer told me it was a way of AR
> >pre-registering the car but the more I thought about it (after I had paid

my
> >deposit !) the more I couldn't understand how or why a car could only

have
> >delivery miles (30) after a whole year.
> >
> >The car does have the chassis number etched into the front windscreen and
> >the side windows are also etched with some infomationl, the dealer

pointed
> >this out to me after I asked him to confirm it was not an import.
> >
> >Wish me luck with my first Alfa.
> >
> >DJ

> You should also notice on the front side windows
> an ISR number (code number and free telephone)
> The International Security Register provides both
> the owner and any buyer with a double security.
> They will tell you if the seller is actually the owner
> of the car. If the car has been stolen they will also
> tell the real owner that someone has tried to sell
> the car. <g>
>
> Along with the car documentation, owner manual, etc.,
> there should be a Red Wallet with the ISR documents.
> They have a 24/7 freephone at 07000 111333
>
> Look at the side windows of the car for the Label.
> Before you hand over the money, ask the dealer about
> the ISR. I am sure they will be happy to reassure you by
> producing the documents, or ring the number. It's free. <G>
>
> Pete


Thanks alot Pete, I will check all of that but I hand over my hard earned.

cheers

Danny


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Old May 23rd 04, 02:06 PM
DJ
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That should be before I hand over my hard earned. :-)


"DJ" > wrote in message ...
>
> "Pete" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 22 May 2004 22:34:38 +0100, "New Alfa Owner" >,
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Thanks Gents that's eased my mind. The dealer told me it was a way of

AR
> > >pre-registering the car but the more I thought about it (after I had

paid
> my
> > >deposit !) the more I couldn't understand how or why a car could only

> have
> > >delivery miles (30) after a whole year.
> > >
> > >The car does have the chassis number etched into the front windscreen

and
> > >the side windows are also etched with some infomationl, the dealer

> pointed
> > >this out to me after I asked him to confirm it was not an import.
> > >
> > >Wish me luck with my first Alfa.
> > >
> > >DJ

> > You should also notice on the front side windows
> > an ISR number (code number and free telephone)
> > The International Security Register provides both
> > the owner and any buyer with a double security.
> > They will tell you if the seller is actually the owner
> > of the car. If the car has been stolen they will also
> > tell the real owner that someone has tried to sell
> > the car. <g>
> >
> > Along with the car documentation, owner manual, etc.,
> > there should be a Red Wallet with the ISR documents.
> > They have a 24/7 freephone at 07000 111333
> >
> > Look at the side windows of the car for the Label.
> > Before you hand over the money, ask the dealer about
> > the ISR. I am sure they will be happy to reassure you by
> > producing the documents, or ring the number. It's free. <G>
> >
> > Pete

>
> Thanks alot Pete, I will check all of that but I hand over my hard earned.
>
> cheers
>
> Danny
>
>



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Old May 23rd 04, 07:41 PM
AlexUK
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DJ,

You will need to register the car with them by calling the phone
number Pete gave you. Normally you have to pay to register if you are
the second owner BUT, save yourself some money, its FREE for
pre-registered vehicles. Here is the URL

http://www.retainagroup.co.uk/updates/vehicle_svl.html

The bad news is you may have to have it serviced ASAP to ensure the
warranty is kept up to date (one year from registration +/- one month
or 12,000 miles). Maybe you could get the Dealer to do this before its
given to you. I am currently checking up on this as I also have an 03
May pre reg car (156). Car was PDI'd by Alfa fleet, number plates say
Alfa Fleet, and V5 says Opti lease.

Pre registering cars is mainly used to bump the cars up the sales
chart and to receive BIG bonuses from the manufacturer for achieving
sales targets (measured on the number of registrations). For Alfa's
last year it was a question of getting rid of old shape stock.

Alex


On Sun, 23 May 2004 11:35:06 +0100, > wrote:

>On Sat, 22 May 2004 22:34:38 +0100, "New Alfa Owner" >,
>wrote:
>
>>Thanks Gents that's eased my mind. The dealer told me it was a way of AR
>>pre-registering the car but the more I thought about it (after I had paid my
>>deposit !) the more I couldn't understand how or why a car could only have
>>delivery miles (30) after a whole year.
>>
>>The car does have the chassis number etched into the front windscreen and
>>the side windows are also etched with some infomationl, the dealer pointed
>>this out to me after I asked him to confirm it was not an import.
>>
>>Wish me luck with my first Alfa.
>>
>>DJ

>You should also notice on the front side windows
>an ISR number (code number and free telephone)
>The International Security Register provides both
>the owner and any buyer with a double security.
>They will tell you if the seller is actually the owner
>of the car. If the car has been stolen they will also
>tell the real owner that someone has tried to sell
>the car. <g>
>
>Along with the car documentation, owner manual, etc.,
>there should be a Red Wallet with the ISR documents.
>They have a 24/7 freephone at 07000 111333
>
>Look at the side windows of the car for the Label.
>Before you hand over the money, ask the dealer about
>the ISR. I am sure they will be happy to reassure you by
>producing the documents, or ring the number. It's free. <G>
>
>Pete
>--
> >
>156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso (his)
>147 2.0 TS (2002) - Gem Green (her's)


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Old May 24th 04, 05:15 PM
DJ
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Thnx Alex - the Dealer is servicing the car this week, even though it hasn`t
done any miles.

DJ

"AlexUK" > wrote in message
...
> DJ,
>
> You will need to register the car with them by calling the phone
> number Pete gave you. Normally you have to pay to register if you are
> the second owner BUT, save yourself some money, its FREE for
> pre-registered vehicles. Here is the URL
>
> http://www.retainagroup.co.uk/updates/vehicle_svl.html
>
> The bad news is you may have to have it serviced ASAP to ensure the
> warranty is kept up to date (one year from registration +/- one month
> or 12,000 miles). Maybe you could get the Dealer to do this before its
> given to you. I am currently checking up on this as I also have an 03
> May pre reg car (156). Car was PDI'd by Alfa fleet, number plates say
> Alfa Fleet, and V5 says Opti lease.
>
> Pre registering cars is mainly used to bump the cars up the sales
> chart and to receive BIG bonuses from the manufacturer for achieving
> sales targets (measured on the number of registrations). For Alfa's
> last year it was a question of getting rid of old shape stock.
>
> Alex
>
>
> On Sun, 23 May 2004 11:35:06 +0100, > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 22 May 2004 22:34:38 +0100, "New Alfa Owner" >,
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Thanks Gents that's eased my mind. The dealer told me it was a way of

AR
> >>pre-registering the car but the more I thought about it (after I had

paid my
> >>deposit !) the more I couldn't understand how or why a car could only

have
> >>delivery miles (30) after a whole year.
> >>
> >>The car does have the chassis number etched into the front windscreen

and
> >>the side windows are also etched with some infomationl, the dealer

pointed
> >>this out to me after I asked him to confirm it was not an import.
> >>
> >>Wish me luck with my first Alfa.
> >>
> >>DJ

> >You should also notice on the front side windows
> >an ISR number (code number and free telephone)
> >The International Security Register provides both
> >the owner and any buyer with a double security.
> >They will tell you if the seller is actually the owner
> >of the car. If the car has been stolen they will also
> >tell the real owner that someone has tried to sell
> >the car. <g>
> >
> >Along with the car documentation, owner manual, etc.,
> >there should be a Red Wallet with the ISR documents.
> >They have a 24/7 freephone at 07000 111333
> >
> >Look at the side windows of the car for the Label.
> >Before you hand over the money, ask the dealer about
> >the ISR. I am sure they will be happy to reassure you by
> >producing the documents, or ring the number. It's free. <G>
> >
> >Pete
> >--
> > >
> >156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso (his)
> >147 2.0 TS (2002) - Gem Green (her's)

>



 




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