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Originally Posted by Mark S
the 159 is a superb car, certainly in Ti spec, double wishbone all round.
It has its issues, the biggest issue is the use of the chocolate vauxhall M32 gearbox, if it has the M32 box, avoid.
The f40 box is reliable, but 2.4jtd territory, a heavy lump of a motor.
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Yeah i have been looking into this, apparently the 2.0 later 159 also have the better gearbox and to be honest I was looking at the 2.0 anyway.
They reason this came up was because we saw and Alfa that we liked, however its in Europe and doesn't seem quite the bargain now. lol
I can't seem to find any photos of the car less than 2 years old. Must have some somewhere.
I also replaced the gearbox oil in the summer.
The amount of work I have put into the car makes me think we should keep it. TBH it was our place to keep the car and run it into the ground, but since I bought the Scooby the ZS has started to feel cramped. And the Scooby is too expensive to run as the everyday car...
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