Here we go again.........

[silverback mike]

Pwig, wombat, mon ami, jimbro.....and everyone else that persevered with my questions (again)

I bought it, a Y reg silver sportwagon with sp3 pack(I think) and red leather

I have questioned my sanity leaving faultless BMW ownership to dive headlong into unpredictability...

Ta to all for the advice.
Mike.



(fingers crossed)

[Mon Ami Mate]

Welcome back! Fact is, I'm sure your vacuum cleaner is utterly reliable and efficient, but I bet you don't get too many thrills from using it...

[silverback mike]

Funny that malcolm, I went to a job once, it became clear that his vacuum and long extendable hose had been used as a 'love' toy We won't go into that here though.

I'm picking the alfa up nearer the end of the week which I am looking forward to after a bit of tidying by the dealer. (paint under the petrol cap a bit faded) plus a good clean and check underneath.

How much do alfanet charge for an interim service malcolm?

Not a bad deal, £5900 eventually after haggling session from hell.

[Pies]

Not sold it yet then Mike, after all you've had it 24 hours now


Enjoy

have you ever had a car serviced

[mustard]

Pies said:

Not sold it yet then Mike, after all you've had it 24 hours now Enjoy have you ever had a car serviced

I'll give him 9 weeks with this one!

[silverback mike]

Don't do paying for services!!!

I have promised to stop selling sodding cars.......

[pwig]

V6 mike?

[silverback mike]

Couldn't find one in my budget pwig.
I did buy a cracker of a 2.0 twinspark sportwagon.
Silver veloce with red leather, teledials, on a Y plate.
Full alfa history, 1 prev owner, bit high on the miles at 80ish but pulled it off with a warranty and full valet for £5900.

Sound good to you? (being in the trade and all that)

[Mon Ami Mate]

Sounds more than good to me - as the owner of an X plate 2.0l saloon with 55k, it is also more than a little depressing (my car is worth how much now?!!).

Alfanet haven't serviced my car yet, so you'll have to phone Duncan and ask for a price. He has done a few other jobs for me though and has managed to get parts very quickly and cost effectively and has saved me lots in labour costs.

[pwig]

Sounds like a gooden to me

[davidd]

silverback mike said:

Not a bad deal, £5900 eventually after haggling session from hell.

Bloody hell thats cheap, how many miles? And does the bloke have any more

D

[wombat rick]

Nice one Mike.
Silver and red is very cool indeed.
And the 'Wagon is just SO much more stylish than the saloon.



Has it had it's belts done?

[silverback mike]

Thanks folks,
Belts done at 70k wombat, and due its 80k interim service about now.

Haggling points were....Needs mot in 2months (first one), slight discolouration of plastic bumper under petrol filler, probably due to dribbling (nurse...)
And thats about it.

Quite pleased with my tenacity, he made the mistake of saying that he didnt usually deal in alfas, and not much call for them in the rural area he lived..after I heard that I knew he could bend a bit.

Even squeezed a warranty out of him....

Sold the beemer privately though which is a help.

Must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car.

Regards to all.

[wombat rick]

silverback mike said:

Must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car.

So what ya fancying next then??

[jimbro1000]

Sounds like a prime example to me. I'm missing my old Marea Weekend (never thought I'd say that) but only because it was unstoppable (and I don't mean it had bad brakes) and such fun to chuck around.

[silverback mike]

wombat rick said:

silverback mike said: Must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car must keep this car. So what ya fancying next then??

Nice GTA maybe??