6 weeks and 4 days....

On 23 Dec 2004 03:20:54 -0800, TOG@toil,

It's lovely, I tell you.

Two kay, and it's yours.
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I never had to top my 155's PAS fluid in 3 years and over 50K. MAybe I got
the one good one )

 

Mercedes is getting a real pasting in the press these days, for quality
and service - or lack of.

 

No.

Actually I hve checked the oil on the Alfa once (just because I'd noticed a
little sticker on the inside of the windscreen which says something along
the lines of "Look, mate, it's an Alfa and, therefore Italian, so it'll use
a bit of oil, so don't forget to check it, eh, 'cos its not our fault if the
engine seizes after 3 days or something...") and it didn't appear to have
used any so I've left it alone since then......

 

The Older Gentleman wrote:

<on car complaints?

The Chrysler effect perhaps?

 

Are their wheels falling off too.

 

Strange results, and shows how much you can get away with if you're
perceived as crap in the first place.

Alfa / Fiat dealers are, more often than not, one in the same, so Fiat
being 7th worst against Alfa being the worst just demonstrates that.

Alfa being 'worst' also seems to be related to the number of non-Alfisti
buyers these days.

 

SteveH says...

Maybe I'm being a bit radical in my views, but could it be because
they're shit cars with a shit dealer network?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

Ah, now you see, that's the prejudice of a non-Alfisti. If you were a
true Alfisti you'd see that a car breaking after 6 weeks and 4 days, and
the dealer basically not giving a **** is just part of the charm of
these fine vehicles.

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ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
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Nigel Eaton says...

Ah right. I think the company will stick to the VW I have, the one that
has done 65,000 trouble-free miles in 18 months with only 2 services.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

"Soul", "Charm", "Character", etc, etc...

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Nigel Eaton says...

It's hard to capture the soul of a car when it's grinding to a halt.

 

People buy them and expect to treat them like a VW / Ford / Vauxhall.
You can't. They need more looking after than that - like checking fluids
every 1k miles or so. It may seem 'shit' to some, but it's just what you
have to do if you buy an Italian sports saloon.

 

All totally devoid from VAG offerings. Whilst the Passat I bought this
week is a good, solid and likely to be reliable car, it's just a method
of transport, nothing more.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

Oh tosh. See that piston-shaped hole in the bonnet? That's where the
soul exited.

See? Simple really.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SteveH

Oh Christ...

STEP AWAY FROM THE HOLE! PUT THE SHOVEL DOWN!

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Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

SteveH says...

"Method of transport", not an accusation that can be levied at any Alfa,
with their reliability record.

 

Why? I mean, when you buy a German sports saloon, you don't. Nor a
Japanese sports saloon.

 

I guess my old Vectra went to hell then. [1]

[1] The piston went through the sump.

 

Utterly boring A-B transport, though.

Surprised at this from you of all people. It's the same reason you have
a 750SS rather than a GSXR or CBR.