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Once again need to correct the unknowing public that the M32 gearbox is German Made to Opel Spec's . It is Built And Designed In Germany By GETRAG. This box is the thorn in the side of Alfa's 159, the previous 156 had an Italian Box and was Bullet Proff. THE M32 IS A GERMAN GEARBOX BUILT BY GETRAG. ciao The box fails due to small size containing too many gear so gets very hot and degrades the oil. a new bearing kit and yearly oil changes will prolong the box along with careful use.

A very good point! I've been away from garages for a few years now, and I guess these are all into 'worthless bangers' territory but the really bad ones were Renault Laguna 2, Megane 2 and Scenic 2 - all had catastrophic faults baked in all over the place with clutches, DMFs, ECUs, general electrical stuff, handsfree key cards, EGR valves, body control units and handbrake mechanisms depending on which engine you had the misfortune to be dealing with at the time. Then there are the headlight/sidelight bulbs on the Megane... The fact that window regulators and ignition coils were basically a consumable item was a mere sideshow when compared with the impending mechanical doom likely to be round the corner. A colleague ignored all the advice and bought a top spec Laguna 1.9dCi as it was a grand cheaper than a Mondeo. Within six months it ate that in repairs and in not much over a year it needed a body control unit, ECU, clutch, flywheel, EGR (twice, I think) and other sundry bits. The alloy wheels were also made of cheese and buckled if you looked at them in the right way. I'd also like to preemptively nominate any of the PSA 'Hybrid4' models for this category in the future. Most of them will have covered plenty of miles, they're hugely complex, have the 2.0 HDi engine and an automated manual single clutch gearbox and frankly I just wouldn't trust one.

You have to be very careful with not only what you put on FB and Twitter but also how much too. If you put a picture on there with a large logo or message in print FB knows this and will not allow you to promote the post, so worth watching. Also in our opinion if all you do is post cars on Social Media it wont be long before likers stop liking and following posts, they will start to block from their timeline, just me thoughts. It's all about balance!