simon steel <simon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> thankfully it goes soon... so don't really care about outcome too
much...
>
> My new motor is due to arrive mid-feb. Disappointingly, not an Alfa 159
SW -
> like I wanted... but a Volvo V50 SW.
> I more or less expect to get mine back and then wave goodbye to it...
Let me know what the V50 is like, as it's on my car list.
We've postponed replacement until October (ignoring the mileage and
going for the 'or' 3 years instead - my Panzer will have around 120k on
it when it finally goes back).
I'm after a slushomatic V50 or an Audi A3 S****tback 2.0TDI DSG next.
> I feel badly let down by Alfa... (9yrs and 4 alfas down the line..146,
> 156Mk1, 147, 156Mk2) 'cos I couldn't even get a sensible lease price on
the
> 159 through our leasing Co...
> I guess Alfa don't value the lease market enough to price them
sensibly..
It's not Alfa who set lease prices - it's the market.
I reckon the lease companies have hugely under-valued the 159 on the
used market. Look at how 156s held up for around 5 years before they
started to really drop in price.
> the dealer tells me that this is becoming a common story..
My fleet manager just laughed when I asked for an Alfa.
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