outrun
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Great value 166 daily driver? Look cool for less!
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CatmanV2
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Thirsty and slowwwww.
But still oddly tempted to point my father at it. He was gutted at the loss of his (my ex) 2.5 166
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Spot on MAF260 (as usual!). Warranty on a £1000, 13 year old, 100k+ Alfa?!. Perhaps we should be more specific with our description and sell it as SCRAP or FOR PARTS?, happy for your valuable feed back as ever!, Alistair p.s Happy New Year to you all!
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I doubt there's much wrong with it. As long as it's had its oil changed, you might be looking at suspension bushes and some other odds and sods. £450 for a full 100k service with belts. Cheap as chips IMHO. I'd have it like a shot if I was in the market.
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This has made PistonHeads as well, as their Shed of the Week: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=29148
Don't know the 166 but I had its predecessor the 164 for 3 years and loved it, utterly reliable, immensely stylish, missed it for ages after it went. I've gone to a later Pininfarina design now
Don't know the 166 but I had its predecessor the 164 for 3 years and loved it, utterly reliable, immensely stylish, missed it for ages after it went. I've gone to a later Pininfarina design now
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Never liked the 164, or indeed the 155.
My 166 was OK, but not really suited to hustling and never gave me the ball sack tingle when I walked across the car park. Great for long distance cruising.
Interesting PH pretty much said what I did, with more detailed. Water pump will go with the full service. Suppose the heater matrix might need swapping, but that's easy to check. Apparently you can drop in a Maserati one
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My 166 was OK, but not really suited to hustling and never gave me the ball sack tingle when I walked across the car park. Great for long distance cruising.
Interesting PH pretty much said what I did, with more detailed. Water pump will go with the full service. Suppose the heater matrix might need swapping, but that's easy to check. Apparently you can drop in a Maserati one
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This has made PistonHeads as well, as their Shed of the Week: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=29148
Don't know the 166 but I had its predecessor the 164 for 3 years and loved it, utterly reliable, immensely stylish, missed it for ages after it went. I've gone to a later Pininfarina design now
Just saw that.......
Alistair it looks a lovely car for £1000...Would you take £500 ;-)
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As I understand it, a Trade Sale is exactly that - sale to another trader with no comebacks, warranty etc. This sort of transaction is common amongst dealers for trade-ins etc.
In the case of this car/ad 'sold as seen' says there is no warranty for the car, which I believe to be perfectly acceptable and legal. The seller will still have to make sure it's fit for purpose at the time of sale to comply with UK trading laws etc. My experience of ADG is that this car will be in very good condition and as described, but for the price offered there's no way they could offer it with any form of warranty without the risk of losing cash - as I said previously, it's a 13 year old Alfa with over 100k under its belt! I would imagine they thought it too good a car to let go the usual route of trade-ins - either the scrappy or an auction.
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This from a post off the consumer forum.....
If you buy from a trader (i.e. a dealer or business) then you have protection under the SOGA. The seller is not legally obliged to provide a warranty BUT he/she would be responsible for any inherent defects which may occur (i.e. anything which was present at the point of sale).
A trader is expected to know what he is selling and that it is of satisfactory quality, fit for the purpose and as described.
P.S. to this; it would be illegal to attempt to remove or reduce your statutory rights by implying that the car is "sold as seen" or any similar wording on a receipt.
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If you buy from a trader (i.e. a dealer or business) then you have protection under the SOGA. The seller is not legally obliged to provide a warranty BUT he/she would be responsible for any inherent defects which may occur (i.e. anything which was present at the point of sale).
A trader is expected to know what he is selling and that it is of satisfactory quality, fit for the purpose and as described.
P.S. to this; it would be illegal to attempt to remove or reduce your statutory rights by implying that the car is "sold as seen" or any similar wording on a receipt.
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