Chimpanzee Neutral Newbie May 1, 2003 Share May 1, 2003 I seem to see on the net that many alfa owners in eu/us are dragged to the side of the road many times due to problems with the selespeed system. Can any alfa owners enlighten mi on whats going on? Are these happening to u pple? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccarat156 Neutral Newbie May 1, 2003 Share May 1, 2003 I'm driving my 2nd 156 and this selespeed problem doesn't really happen to me. IMHO, I think with regular servicing and driving the 156 in a correct manner should minimize the problem. Any 156 owners would like to comment on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulcrum Clutched May 2, 2003 Share May 2, 2003 how old is yr AR156s. How are yr habits of driving when using the selespeed mech.? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Neutral Newbie May 2, 2003 Share May 2, 2003 yap.. i agree with u after seeing whats on the carsurvey.org website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selespeed156 Neutral Newbie May 2, 2003 Share May 2, 2003 Hmm... funny, well just to clarify... US of A does not have Alfa Romeo 156, thus, no Selespeed there. The first generation of Selespeed (system, includes actuator, ECU programme .. etc.) does have some glitches.... actuator seal leaking selespeed oil is the main culprit. Other minor ones are program error which could be rectified by going to the agent and have it re-programmed. The 2nd generation ones are quite problem free, while the 3rd generation ones are the smoothess. I believe those who has seen the revolution of car technology would agree that every new gadget invented would have their initial woes. INVECS, CVT... and if you pop into the BMW forum, you would hear complains about the SMG (similar to Alfa's Selespeed). Utilizing the Selespeed needs some getting use to. Some would love it, others would rather select "city mode" or swear by a full automatic tranny. Well I can assure you that seeing a broken down AR 156 or 147 by the road side is extremely rare (I have not seen any so far), if the car is well taken care of, like any other makes. just my 2 cents worth.... cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloverleaf Neutral Newbie May 2, 2003 Share May 2, 2003 no 156 selespeed in the USA, alfa romeo pulled out of USA in the early 90s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccarat156 Neutral Newbie May 2, 2003 Share May 2, 2003 Hi Guano, I'm the 2nd owner of my first 156. It was registered in 1999. When I took over the car early last year, it has already clocked 100 000km. Not only the selespeed doesn't give me problems but gave me alot of fun instead. Can't resist the fun, I plunged into a new 156 last week and never look back since. I do my regular sevicing every 10 000km without fail plus I will defintely do an ad-hoc servicing if I drive up to KL/Genting which will happen at least twice a month before the SARS outbreak. As for driving habits, I learnt alot from the Alfa owners. Things like Never move in 2nd gear from halt. Change of gears when necessary etc. Honesty, I have more satisfaction driving the 156 than my all my previous cars. My 2 cents worth...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie May 3, 2003 Share May 3, 2003 great that you enjoy your car..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accenture Neutral Newbie May 3, 2003 Share May 3, 2003 yeap. I alos heard that the 3rd gen is quite good already... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caaa Clutched May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 Any reliability problem? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccarat156 Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 I think when we make a decision to buy a specific model, we will be sure to enjoy it. I bet u are enjoying yours too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccarat156 Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 Yup, the transmission is very much smoother compared to the previous generations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 Yep... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccarat156 Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 Hope to catch up with you guys on the next meetup.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 Hope to see you too at the next meetup... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 I'm into the end of the 3rd year of ownership of my 156. Selespeed gave problem once (actuator) but was settled by the agent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 Is the problem that bad? Were u left stuck in the middle of the road? Any other probs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie May 4, 2003 Share May 4, 2003 I said I had a Selespeed problem, I didn't say it's BAD. Second, I didn't say my car broke down either. Other problems, if you can call these problems......... 1) Jealousy from wife. 2) High tyre wear. 3) High brake pad wear. 4) High brake disc wear. 5) High mileage due to the need to drive. Cheers! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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