On Jan 24, 9:49 pm, Zathras <webnewsgr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:16:33 -0800 (PST), Ted Tofield
>
> <ted.tofi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >Occasionally when in manual gearchange mode it get's stuck in 2nd
> >gear. up or down doesn't work, the only way to unstick is to
>
> Run away *RIGHT NOW*!
>
> >enter
> >city mode (which is never affected by the problem) It doesn't happen
> >very often and otherwise the car is perfect. Should I buy or should I
> >run away?
>
> Well that depends. If you've got, say, about 3500UKP you'd happily
> burn then keep it. Otherwise leave well alone.
>
> >ps: it's a Veloce, pearlescent paint, leather, climate control
> >etc.......and dear god it's fast! ;) .....and I love the throttle blip
> >on downchange as well....
>
> Do you like big (as in vast) repair bills too?
>
> >The real question I guess is, it it a known tiny problem?,
>
> It's a well known 'big' problem. The Selespeeds had infamously poor
> gearbox reliability. Much later models seem to be slightly better but
> some here (including me) would advise avoiding Selespeeds even if the
> gearboxes were working properly.
>
> > the sign of
> >a huge gearbox bill in 6 months time? can I ignore it? dare I ignore
> >it? HELP!!
>
> The only future for this car is to buy it as a non-worker (for
> buttons) then strip for parts sale on eBay. In any case, the asking
> price seems WAY over the top..
>
> You've been warned.
>
> --
> Z
> Scotland
> Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
> 'Oil' be seeing you..
> (Email without 'Alfa' in subject will be auto-deleted..sorry!)
Ooooof! I'll give it a miss I reckon (damned nice though) I'll stick
to my old 156 1.8 for a while!
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