ALPHA 156 SELESPEED

• euphratis

  2 Sep 02, 17:55

  HELLO ANY ITIALIAN FANS,
  
  ANY1 HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH 156 SELESPEED. I HAVE TEST DROVE A MASSA CONSIDERING TO BUY A 2ND HAND (2 YRS OLD).
  
  SINCERE COMMENTS PLEASE
  
  1) ANY PROTENTIAL PROBLEMS HYDRALIC GEARBOX
  2) MPI ENGINE
  3) SERVICING & PARTS (OTHER THAN SERVICING AT MASSA )
  
  THANKS
• johos

  27 Sep 02, 07:20

  
  euphratis:
  
  I drove a 156 selespeed a couple of years back.
  
  Fantastic gearbox. if you wanted to find more info about it i'm sure there would be other international forums about the car.
  
  I dun't know about the licensing rules in Singapore, but in Australia, you need a manual car license, because technically the selespeed is a clutchless manual.
  
  cheers.
• euphratis

  23 Oct 02, 16:47

  Originally posted by johos:

  euphratis:
  
  I drove a 156 selespeed a couple of years back.
  
  Fantastic gearbox. if you wanted to find more info about it i'm sure there would be other international forums about the car.
  
  I dun't know about the licensing rules in Singapore, but in Australia, you need a manual car license, because technically the selespeed is a clutchless manual.
  
  cheers.

  thanks...I have actually test driven twice for a spin. it actually don't feel like a 2litre rather a 2.5litre.
  
  I know the gear is jerky at low gear 1 & 2.
  
  I am just concern abt the gearbox as I heard it has radiator problem as the engine keeps heating up due to the small fan coil is insufficient to cool it down.
  
  
• johos

  1 Dec 02, 21:01

  euphratis :
  
  If your only concern is the radiator.. you can always replace it with one with a thicker core.. You can also replace the thermo fan with one that pushes/pulls more are through the radiator.
  
  Gearbox worries should be covered by the warranty.
  
  Sorry about the late reply..
  cheers