alfa 156 v6 estate??

[darkdezigns]

been offered one of these now??,i know most will hate,but we used to have the saloon but 2.0,anyone got experience of the v6??,i know we narrowly missed the 2.0 prob "oil?what oil?oh its all gone",where it blows oil seals out,but does the v6 do the same?

[TobyJug]

The V6 is rubbish...
After the 33 and 75 alfa's have gone rubbish...

My mate had a V6 and the oil seals where only one of the problems...
I wud not go for it mate...
Plus there is a lot of plastic in them not much chrome...

[darkdezigns]

like i said we had the 2.0 and seemed pretty good tbh,apart from bits falling off lol

[Apache]

You are mental Toby!

The 3.0 V6 is Alfas finest engine! It's an absolute joy! I test drove a V6 powered GTV ages ago and it was super-sweet! Sounded a dream and went like stink! All that, plus Alfa styling too.

Dont listen to the naysayers who slate Alfa reliability. These days they're as good as any other european marque, and look like sex on wheels.

I'd have another any day! And next time, the 3.0 V6 would be top of the list.

Only thing I would say (and this was told to me by an independent Alfa / Lancia specialist who had a line of Integrales and an 037 (!) in his workshop so must be trusted!) was be fastidious with your oil changes. Alfas like fresh oil.

[Bunkle]

here here - fantastic motors

[dirtydog]

id swap for one all day long

[darkdezigns]

hmm 150k on clock,tat'll be a no then

[Apache]

Depends entirely on how well its been looked after surely? Nice big engine wont be that highly stressed. My 145 Cloverleaf had about 120k miles on it when I sold it four years ago. Was still going strong when I left my last job last July.

[darkdezigns]

Depends entirely on how well its been looked after surely? Nice big engine wont be that highly stressed. My 145 Cloverleaf had about 120k miles on it when I sold it four years ago. Was still going strong when I left my last job last July.

i know wot yr sayin mate,i really like the alfas and ive had a 156 b4,but i'd be to worried at that mileage

[Sancho]

If it's got history and had the belts done at the right times, I would take that over a surf in a second. It is bound to break down a few times, but so is a 15 year old 4x4 to be honest.