My Ebay "Bargain" Alfa Romeo 166 3L V6
Discussion
Tallbutbuxomly said:
Weekend project. Or just something for the weekend rather than a project. I honestly don't know why I bought it other than i have always wanted one. If its as simple to get on the road as seems then I will have to decide whether to keep or move on.
Have limited parking and no need for two saloons. My thought process was as described above. Common sense doesn't really apply :-)
Surely one of the finest definitions of a PH'er! Have limited parking and no need for two saloons. My thought process was as described above. Common sense doesn't really apply :-)
We have news and it goes something like this....
Oh Goody look a minefield!!! Quick someone pass me a blindfold so I can can see how far through it I can skip!!!
So as per previous post I ordered a pair of new springs. However today got an email from the seller. The order has been cancelled as the spring supplier says earliest they expect to have any in stock is 4 weeks from now.
FUUUUUCK!!!
Oh well now I need to try get some from somewhere else. This is posing me a new problem. The springs are a major headache to source no one seems to have em in stock even alfa have to order them in.
There is a light there is a different spring solution which involves coilovers instead which also apparently improve the suspension. Problem here is it causes an issue in that it is a much more expensive proposition and that does not fit with the remit. Of course on the other hand since the standard springs seem to have a habit of snapping coilovers or koni or ebach coil/shock solution should future proof.....
FML!!!
Oh Goody look a minefield!!! Quick someone pass me a blindfold so I can can see how far through it I can skip!!!
So as per previous post I ordered a pair of new springs. However today got an email from the seller. The order has been cancelled as the spring supplier says earliest they expect to have any in stock is 4 weeks from now.
FUUUUUCK!!!
Oh well now I need to try get some from somewhere else. This is posing me a new problem. The springs are a major headache to source no one seems to have em in stock even alfa have to order them in.
There is a light there is a different spring solution which involves coilovers instead which also apparently improve the suspension. Problem here is it causes an issue in that it is a much more expensive proposition and that does not fit with the remit. Of course on the other hand since the standard springs seem to have a habit of snapping coilovers or koni or ebach coil/shock solution should future proof.....
FML!!!
Tallbutbuxomly said:
We have news and it goes something like this....
Oh Goody look a minefield!!! Quick someone pass me a blindfold so I can can see how far through it I can skip!!!
So as per previous post I ordered a pair of new springs. However today got an email from the seller. The order has been cancelled as the spring supplier says earliest they expect to have any in stock is 4 weeks from now.
FUUUUUCK!!!
Oh well now I need to try get some from somewhere else. This is posing me a new problem. The springs are a major headache to source no one seems to have em in stock even alfa have to order them in.
There is a light there is a different spring solution which involves coilovers instead which also apparently improve the suspension. Problem here is it causes an issue in that it is a much more expensive proposition and that does not fit with the remit. Of course on the other hand since the standard springs seem to have a habit of snapping coilovers or koni or ebach coil/shock solution should future proof.....
FML!!!
scrapyard as a temp measure?Oh Goody look a minefield!!! Quick someone pass me a blindfold so I can can see how far through it I can skip!!!
So as per previous post I ordered a pair of new springs. However today got an email from the seller. The order has been cancelled as the spring supplier says earliest they expect to have any in stock is 4 weeks from now.
FUUUUUCK!!!
Oh well now I need to try get some from somewhere else. This is posing me a new problem. The springs are a major headache to source no one seems to have em in stock even alfa have to order them in.
There is a light there is a different spring solution which involves coilovers instead which also apparently improve the suspension. Problem here is it causes an issue in that it is a much more expensive proposition and that does not fit with the remit. Of course on the other hand since the standard springs seem to have a habit of snapping coilovers or koni or ebach coil/shock solution should future proof.....
FML!!!
aaand the s
t keeps on coming. Put a bid on shiply for the car to be collected on saturday and dropped off at my home. Went live at 11pm on the 29th.
Over a 24 hr period got two offers one the morning of the 29th. Accepted the higher one earlier today and have now had an email stating it is now not possible to collect on the given day can it be done a few days later???
PITA. SO now I guess I am going to have to hire a transporter or trailer and towcar and fetch it IF I can find a trailer and tow vehicle for Saturday.
Flipside it may cost me less to do myself.
t keeps on coming. Put a bid on shiply for the car to be collected on saturday and dropped off at my home. Went live at 11pm on the 29th. Over a 24 hr period got two offers one the morning of the 29th. Accepted the higher one earlier today and have now had an email stating it is now not possible to collect on the given day can it be done a few days later???
PITA. SO now I guess I am going to have to hire a transporter or trailer and towcar and fetch it IF I can find a trailer and tow vehicle for Saturday.
Flipside it may cost me less to do myself.
Extra extra read all about it !
I am now the dubiously proud owner of an Alfa 166?
So car was not what was expected. My guess is the MOT will be epically funny.
Steering feels suspiciously woolly. There's a blow on the rear exhaust box and the cosmetic work is potentially a bigger issue than hoped.
However on the flip side "There's a flip side?" I hear you cry... :-)
The owner threw in a spare head sat nav head unit.
Way I see it depending on damage at mot I will pull car apart and then scrap leftovers. Parts are easily worth what I have invested I reckon.
I am now the dubiously proud owner of an Alfa 166?
So car was not what was expected. My guess is the MOT will be epically funny.
Steering feels suspiciously woolly. There's a blow on the rear exhaust box and the cosmetic work is potentially a bigger issue than hoped.
However on the flip side "There's a flip side?" I hear you cry... :-)
The owner threw in a spare head sat nav head unit.
Way I see it depending on damage at mot I will pull car apart and then scrap leftovers. Parts are easily worth what I have invested I reckon.
Edited by Tallbutbuxomly on Saturday 1st June 16:41
Ok new news on top of above. I suspect there may be an engine issue. Sounds great but I don't think its cold enough for smoke out the exhaust. And on top of that have discovered the passenger side door doesn't lock on the button.
"Sigh" Seemed a decent enough bloke but there we go. Some people are timewasters.
In two minds whether to bother with an mot or just to strip bits off flog em on ebay and scrap the rest.
Ah well such is life.....
"Sigh" Seemed a decent enough bloke but there we go. Some people are timewasters.
In two minds whether to bother with an mot or just to strip bits off flog em on ebay and scrap the rest.
Ah well such is life.....
Tallbutbuxomly said:
Ok new news on top of above. I suspect there may be an engine issue. Sounds great but I don't think its cold enough for smoke out the exhaust. And on top of that have discovered the passenger side door doesn't lock on the button.
"Sigh" Seemed a decent enough bloke but there we go. Some people are timewasters.
In two minds whether to bother with an mot or just to strip bits off flog em on ebay and scrap the rest.
Ah well such is life.....
I think your too hasty to condem the car. Put things into perspective, it's a £600 spotter, what did you expect? And it's an Alfa (I can say that "Sigh" Seemed a decent enough bloke but there we go. Some people are timewasters.
In two minds whether to bother with an mot or just to strip bits off flog em on ebay and scrap the rest.
Ah well such is life.....
)I think you should take it to an Alfa specialist and let them give the car a check up!
Tallbutbuxomly said:
Ok new news on top of above. I suspect there may be an engine issue. Sounds great but I don't think its cold enough for smoke out the exhaust. And on top of that have discovered the passenger side door doesn't lock on the button.
"Sigh" Seemed a decent enough bloke but there we go. Some people are timewasters.
In two minds whether to bother with an mot or just to strip bits off flog em on ebay and scrap the rest.
Ah well such is life.....
i'd say you should maybe keep it for a month and flog it for spares"Sigh" Seemed a decent enough bloke but there we go. Some people are timewasters.
In two minds whether to bother with an mot or just to strip bits off flog em on ebay and scrap the rest.
Ah well such is life.....
i'd get my money back on wheels and interior and the engine chrome bits and then sell the rest for spares
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