Re: Help - 164 HVAC compter costs $2500.00

[Bernie & Diana Bennett <bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lawrence:
I was going to reply and looked up your first name on the end of your message
and found out you're talking $CDN.!! Ouch,  About three or four years ago our
extended warranty bought  the computer for $1,000 US.  I'm not sure what you
mean by 'computer/console'; I did not install it myself; but understood it to
'the computer'.

Get a quote from a dealer across the border???
Good luck!/Bonne Chance! (Sorry language police, my French is not good enough
to do the whole thing in both languages)

Bernie Bennett
Brenham, TX USA



lah@domain.elided wrote:

> The HVAC computer/console on my 1991 164S has stopped working completely.
> I have tried following the debugging algorithm on the CarDisk manual and
> have concluded that I need a new computer.  The local Alfa dealer wants
> $2500.00 for a new one.  That sounds insane to me.  I'm loosing my faith in
> Alfa.  That is about 1/4 the value of the car.  I think I could rebuild the
> engine for that amount of money.  I find it hard to believe that this cost
> is in line with other comparable Marquees.
>
> Can anyone suggest a less expensive alternative?
> Anyone have a parts car?
> Could a Bosch dealer get it?
> Anyone repair them?
>
> Help restore my faith in Alfa.
>
> Lawrence Hegarty           Montreal, Quebec      lah@domain.elided
> 1991 164S
> 1986 Graduate

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