FS: Alfa 156 TSpark

That mean you got work? Congrats.

Kate alright with Sillyspeed?

Yes yes yes..... don't forget to tell the group what wonderful beast you are adding to the stable.....

;-)

Thanks.

Regional Training Manager for one of the big supermarket chains.

I'll be cracking open a bottle of Bolly later :)

Yeah - she said it's not as smooth as a manual, but I've told her that comes with driving it.

You'd like what I'm getting....

Congrats. Good job that, no nasty selling, but you get to bring on the guy with the talent, but not the confidence.

Go on, give us a clue. If it's wheatgrass I'll puke.

Posted elsewhere in the thread.

No idea of the colour, but it's a hybrid....

Standard issue car for field roles.

Ouch. Still, get pimp tints fitted and nobody will know you are in there.

Congratulations on the successful job application.

One of the most sensible company car tax choices, too!

Looks nice. Good colour. Does everything work?

Surprisingly. yes.

Nah not given the stewardship it (he? she?) has enjoyed over the last few years... surely?

Yeah, she doesn't hand around in it, but it does get looked after.

ie. 3 year belt changes, annual service, check the oil every week or so (but, strangely, it doesn't burn any - I think they actually get better in this respect as the miles build up)

She particularly likes the 'quickrack' steering and the fact that it doesn't roll on 80mph sweepers.

I like it, but the Wagon is more practical and, obviously, over 100k miles newer - so it was a no-brainer when deciding which of the two to keep.

HFM?

Heh, come on, it's the rare "T.SPAR" model. Obviously something to do with working in the retailing trades.

Is that.. erm... wood wheel, grey carpets, green seats, wood dash???

yeauch.

It looks like it. I don't find it so much yeauch as just plain odd.

Mike P

Looks odd in photos, but it's fine when you're sat inside it.

It's a real wood wheel and real veneer on the dash, which is something.

Are there some massive transmission losses going on?

Petrol: 76bhp Electric: 67bhp.

Some sources say net power is 143bhp, others say it's 110bhp.

In some ways I'm quite looking forward to it, as it's a very interesting concept and I reckon it'll be interesting [1] learning how to get the best out of it.

I suppose it says something about Alfas that the vast majority only get sold when they have been to the moon and back.

People who buy them actually like them, and they're bloody reliable, in the right hands.