I need people's advice on my car.

[Kev Bassett 1]

Some of you know my Alfa 156 is a little beat up bodywork wise but engine & electrics are all good.

 

I have been debating about modding the car to be honest with you all.

 

The engine has done 114100 miles now and I would call it an over half life engine.

 

The debate in my head is as follows A) spend money on only keeping it in good serviceable condition until the engine gives up, then strip for spares sale & buy a V6 (hopefully the car lasts 13 months).

 

spend money on bodywork, dent removal, spend money on services & Cambelt, spend money on tasteful 'blackout' mods, and when the 2.0TS gives way, buy a V6 & pay a specialist to fit to the 2.0 Shell?

 

What are your thoughts as I am genuinely confused.

[Anjenha 44]

Putting a v6 in a ts shell can be a big nightmarish expensive job....

 

I would do a)

[2spark 6]

a) sounds a lot less complicated

[LJ_GQV 115]

A

[keithyboy 1]

When V6s are almost being given away on ebay I can't see the sense in spending a fortune on tarting up and converting a 4-pot to be honest. If you were going to do it yourself and derive pleasure from the challenge then maybe, but paying someone else by the time you've done you'll have spent enough to buy a GTA.

[smiffy 99]

save the dough buy a V6

job jobbed

[Kev Bassett 1]

Cheers guys for your advice.

I was swaying towards option A!

 

Gives me time to save £££ for a decent 2.5 with reasonable milage.

 

Cheers all

[Smaky 73]

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[Kev Bassett 1]

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[WTI 59]

Please please dont do the "Black out mods"its an Alfa not a Vauxhall shitbox

[Kev Bassett 1]

Please please dont do the "Black out mods"its an Alfa not a Vauxhall shitbox

 

Psssh, only thing that wouldn't be Black would be Alloys, well that's what I am thinking.

 

See I don't want it a GTA look a like or anything but it will just be blacked out, not adding chavvy mods!

[Smaky 73]

Another member on here has already got the blacked out look, incl, anthracite teledials, GTA style (sprayed) reflctors and black badges, it's quite tasteful but the lenses are still as original and unless you know how it should look you'd barely notice.

[Kev Bassett 1]

I was thinking a make believe OEM+ look with the blacked out look.