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I was sick over a £500 alfa never mind a couple of grands worth.
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paulplom wrote: Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:43 pm I was sick over a £500 alfa never mind a couple of grands worth.
What's wrong with the Alfa?
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A mate bought it a couple of days ago.
I just didn't like it. It felt claustrophobic, very black and uninspiring too.
It had a fee too many niggles for my liking too. It drove really well though with a very quick rack. I didn't inspect or poke like you do but the cills and other parts looked a bit bubbly.
It'll do some one a good turn for a year if nowt else.
Low miles at only 65k. The engine bay was really good and the motors in those always look the business.
Timing belt roulette too iirc.
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Oh and the dials were in three individual binnacles deep down. If you went into shade you couldn't see them!
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TL:DR

It was an Alfa.
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paulplom wrote: Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:53 pm A mate bought it a couple of days ago.
I just didn't like it. It felt claustrophobic, very black and uninspiring too.
It had a fee too many niggles for my liking too. It drove really well though with a very quick rack. I didn't inspect or poke like you do but the cills and other parts looked a bit bubbly.
It'll do some one a good turn for a year if nowt else.
Low miles at only 65k. The engine bay was really good and the motors in those always look the business.
Timing belt roulette too iirc.
I thought you was going to advertise it on here. Boo.

I wanted it.
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I did offer it. I thought you were going to get the train?
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paulplom wrote: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:23 pm I did offer it. I thought you were going to get the train?
I would have flown as cheaper. Only like £25 or whatever it was for a single from Bristol airport to Newcastle. I only came back from my holiday yesterday evening and got into proper phone signal (not roaming charges).

Never saw the advert for it.

I thought Hooli was after it too?
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Apologies, I didn't know. I would've kept it for you.
I didn't do an advert I just offered it on the grumpy thread.
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SiC wrote: Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:22 pm 👀

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284879536980

(It's not HMC)
I can't see how they've doubled the value of that TBH, in guessing they're going to struggle shifting it. Caddy V8 engine were always cheap as well.
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