Somebody stop me, please....

[Beefmeister]

Okay, so someone out there please tell me this would be an absoltuely stupid idea.

Its done 91k but looks immaculate, is owned by an enthusiast (AROC member), and for God's sake its only £5k!

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/




Bearing in mind that i only do c.6000 miles a year, what could i reasonably expect in running costs?

I know to expect 20-25mpg.

Thing is, after my previous car, the RX-7, anything over 15mpg is a bonus!

[jamieboy]

No reason not to, at all.

Check PDV6's profile for running costs, last time I looked he had logged pretty much everything since the day he bought it.

[bint]

That looks well looked after for 90K, do it!

(it's very bright though! )

[jamieboy]

bint said:

(it's very bright though! )

No, no, that's the sober one - the bright one looks like this:

[pooh]

jamieboy said:

bint said:

(it's very bright though! )

No, no, that's the sober one - the bright one looks like this:

Thats the same as mine!
I baught my 2001 GTV V6 six months ago, for £6k with 80k on the clock(84k now) and so far it has been fine, it passed its MOT 1st time and all I have done to it is fit powerflex bushes to the back suspension after it started squeeking.

Edited by pooh on Thursday 1st March 13:12

[bint]

Dear god - and you can live with that?!

The black and red trim I can live with, but full on red? eep!

I've got boring grey I'm afraid

[pooh]

bint said:

Dear god - and you can live with that?!

The black and red trim I can live with, but full on red? eep!

I've got boring grey I'm afraid

It looks a fair bit brighter in the photos than it is in reality, I wasn't too sure about it to start with but now I love it.

[jamieboy]

bint said:

I've got boring grey I'm afraid

It is a bit full-on, but I really like it now. The RZ is all red leather too, but the 147 is black leather and they're each nice in their own way.

I've had to do slightly more to my GTV than pooh - in the two years I've had it I've fitted powerflex bushes, I've had the MAF sensor cleaned to fix a low-rev stutter when cold, I've had the windows re-aligned, and a loose throttle pot connection fixed. Nothing ridiculous for a '98 car, I think.

[alfaspiderman2]

my spider was all red

looked ok actually - faded nicely over time into a more ox-blood type colour

[DamienCBR]

That is YUM! buy it, buy it now!

[windymiller]

What year is it? I bought (another) V6 from a dealer just before Chrsitmas for £4k. FSH, 10 months tax, same as above but just under 70k and on a V-plate.

[stuartalfa]

She looks great, love the Alfa V6 to bits, go for it
Stu

[_Batty_]

Beefmeister said:

Okay, so someone out there please tell me this would be an absoltuely stupid idea.

Its done 91k but looks immaculate, is owned by an enthusiast (AROC member), and for God's sake its only £5k!

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/




Bearing in mind that i only do c.6000 miles a year, what could i reasonably expect in running costs?

I know to expect 20-25mpg.

Thing is, after my previous car, the RX-7, anything over 15mpg is a bonus!

mines done 90k

any queries drop me a pm

Matt

[Beefmeister]

_Batty_ said:

mines done 90k

any queries drop me a pm

Matt

Oooooooh black with tan!!!

Fancy selling?

[_Batty_]

i've only seen one other in my colour combo since i bought it.
Hence my car shall be buried with me

there was another for sale on www.sportsalfa.com

[Beefmeister]

Yep, that would be this one:

www.pistonheads.com/sales/135304.htm

I really like the look of this one though, my ideal colour combo....

www.pistonheads.com/sales/100822.htm

Though to be a winner for me it'd have to have the 17" Teledials, and the half red interior.

Then bingo! Sale!

[jamieboy]

Beefmeister said:

I really like the look of this one though, my ideal colour combo....

www.pistonheads.com/sales/100822.htm

That's exactly the same age, wheels, and colour combo as my 59,000-miler, although mine doesn't have the spoiler spoiling it.

Edited by jamieboy on Thursday 1st March 19:16

[Beefmeister]

jamieboy said:

Beefmeister said:

I really like the look of this one though, my ideal colour combo....

www.pistonheads.com/sales/100822.htm

That's exactly the same age, wheels, and colour combo as my 59,000-miler, although mine doesn't have the spoiler spoiling it.

Edited by jamieboy on Thursday 1st March 19:16

Yeah, i constantly flit between loving and hating the Aero spoiler. Currently i'm loving it.

Actually, to change my previous comment, i think my ideal car would be:

Black, with half red interior
Aero Spoiler
17" Teledials
<70,000 miles
FSH, with Cambelt service done

<£6000.

Anyone out there got my ideal car?

I think this looks just amazing:

Edited by Beefmeister on Thursday 1st March 19:26

[pdV6]

jamieboy said:

No reason not to, at all.

Check PDV6's profile for running costs, last time I looked he had logged pretty much everything since the day he bought it.

See here