Wanted 156

[chrisp]

Hi,

My son would love to buy a 156 Selespeed as his first car, tells me it has a lot of safety features.
He is looking for a 1999/2000/2001 model, we live in Qld any ideas where should he start looking, he's checked ebay/carguide.com etc
Also what do I need to watch out for when buying one.

Thanks in advance.

Chris

[Paul Gulliver]

The following thread maybe useful
http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,68/topic,1132.msg5339/#msg5339

[Scott Farquharson]

Cambelt changed at the correct intervals and check the selespeed pump and actuator on selespeed models particularly pre 2000 models.  The rest is pretty much a good news story.

[John Hanslow]

There are plenty of good cars for sale after perusing drive, trading post, drive, carsales, carsguide and also carpoint  (thats got most ).   There are a lot of cars so you can take your time to get the features and colour you desire.
However please ensure that you get the car checked out by a professional who knows the car.  ie, an Alfa workshop.  For a $100-150 its money well spent on any car - any make, any model.  You pay, you get the report and the correct 'facts'.  An independant assessment is a good investment, and not a shoddy buy.

Never used ebay so I can not work out the auction with independant assessment thing i... 

Check out the Qld club website for contacts for alfa workshops and or dealers.

Best of luck.

[chrisp]

Thanks for all the info.

Found lots of 156's ranging from $9000 to $16000 and 148k klms to 60K klms respectivlely.

I'm tempted to go for the cheaper ones at the moment but do you think that 148K klms is excessive for a 1999 model?

Thanks

Chris