*sigh* alfa expired.....:now with mustang update:

[Roadkill]

You're definately seeing something I'm not, PhilO.

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

You're definately seeing something I'm not, PhilO.

but hey if we all liked the same things we would be chavs.

[F Body]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

its dark-ish green metallic..

That is a lot cooler than the old blue one ( not that RK will notice )

Is that a tow bar socket we can see

[philoldsmobile]

[Rob]

I'm curious, Is that the original reg or has it been transferred...?

Dealership car with JTD (Fiat Diesel Reg) in the Reg...

[philoldsmobile]

nope, thats the origional reg. tis a coincidence though. Days are an independant specialist rather than a franchise, although they are alfa romeo / fiat approved.

this was one other problem with the lexsux - i had absolutely no idea where to take it if anything went wrong. With the alfa i can take it to days, and get a courtesy car, so need never be without transport. i also know their rates are reasonable (£45 an hour inc VAT for alfa, £39 for fiat) andtheir work is top notch.

[philoldsmobile]

Quoting: Roadkill

You're definately seeing something I'm not, PhilO

funny how different people see things differently - you thought the lexus was better looking - to me it was a slab sided jelly mould, with no style at all, and bloaty proportions, quite ugly..

viva la difference!

[FUBAR]

Looks pretty good that I'm still not a fan of the front view and don't think i ever will be TBH but at least this one has come from a reputable source, and being the ex-boss' car it will be well looked after whenever it goes back to that dealership for work.

+ with the V6 it'll be quicker than the last one too, especially on the M1...

[FUBAR]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

lexus = jelly mould

Yup, i believe they were my exact words on sunday

[Roadkill]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

you thought the lexus was better looking

Note - Not GOOD looking, merely better looking . .

[philoldsmobile]

Quoting: FUBAR

+ with the V6 it'll be quicker than the last one too,

lots of torque, not mind warpingly fast, but brisk enough (quicker than the stang though) but its just such smooth effortless power, from nothing right up to the red line.

and it sounds sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

[Roadkill]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

red line

Watch out, PhilO - rev those Alfas too much and the pistons explode !

Most cars have rev limiters to stop that but . . . . . .  

[EDGE]

rev limiter = electrical there frore probbaly broken....

we can all rest happy now... the last alfa DID indeed die of electrical poblems


i know i know ;)

[Incursus]

Quoting: F Body

Quoting: philoldsmobile
its dark-ish green metallic..

That is a lot cooler than the old blue one

See i prefer the blue colour...
But then I'm not keen on the Camaro green either, or the red for that matter

[ianjpage]

as i said mate, looks nice, lets hope that it is in as good condition as it appears and it lasts longer than the other alfa!!!

Hmm towbar hey......

[Incursus]

Quoting: ianjpage

Hmm towbar hey......

Hope its not been used too often can't be good for the clutch, we know how delicate they are  

[ianjpage]

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Incursus

we know how delicate they are

Yep, and on Alfas new clutch = new flywheel, too.

It all makes sense in Italy, I'm sure.

[Motorama]

With cars like this i cant see the point of paying top dollar for a minter that will go depreciate like a stone and go wrong.

Surely you'd be better buying an average one for cheap money, ragging the ass off it till it breaks, and then throwing it away

[HardRockCamaro]

Quoting: Motorama

Surely you'd be better buying an average one for cheap money, ragging the ass off it till it breaks, and then throwing it away

Hehe, that's what PhilO did!

Ignoring what he spent fixing it up, just the purchase price (£1,400?) vs the lifespan (a month?) is grim reading!

I don't think ragging the ass off a fragile car band is adviseable no matter how much you paid for it, it's pretty much instant death...

[Roadkill]

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

I don't think ragging the ass off a fragile car band is adviseable no matter how much you paid for it, it's pretty much instant death...

Unless it's a chav'scort.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Roadkill

Unless it's a chav'scort.

Yer my Escort was uber good too...  Just needed welding, that let it down..

[philoldsmobile]

yup, with an italian car, but the best you can and treat it properly, otherwise things go south VERY quickly..

[HardRockCamaro]

Chavscorts for the win.

No wonder Ford sold a gillion of them...

[art b]

lts of bad luck there philo,
lets hope ur over it for a while,

almost wish id stayed here over the last 10 days after reading this