Board logo

Thank you omega0684
clairetoo - 13/6/09 at 06:06 PM

Just a quick thankyou to omega0684 for driving me around today - I now own an Alfa 164
It was no worse than it looked on the ebay ad - needs a damn good clean and a service - shame it was too loud to drive it home

Cheers Alex

[Edited on 13/6/09 by clairetoo]

mistergrumpy - 13/6/09 at 06:11 PM

Did you enjoy the town that is Bolton?

clairetoo - 13/6/09 at 06:15 PM

Not sure about Bolton.........but we did try to enjoy the A57 and snake pass ............... but too much slow traffic

mistergrumpy - 13/6/09 at 06:40 PM

It's not the greatest place is it and that estate is past its sell by date. They seem to be moving the sh1te out though and putting immigrants in so it's not as bad as it was. Plenty of speed bumps around there too eh?

r1_pete - 13/6/09 at 06:44 PM

You bought it then, nice one...

clairetoo - 13/6/09 at 07:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
You bought it then, nice one...

I just have to have at least one Alf in my life
A bit of work needed , but no rush (for a change ! )

omega0684 - 13/6/09 at 07:32 PM

absolute trekage of a UK tour, snake pass was AWESOME, although being stuck behind a tractor and then having a dek in a clio keep trying to over take you in a row of traffic is a little annoying! glossop centre was pretty much a stand still!

i have to say that bolton isn't on my next uk tour list, frickin speed humps everywhere!

claire you will have to film the alfa running as it is when it arrives just so people can see how mad the engine sounds!

ive just had a lovely power nap, now i have to get everything in from the car

owelly - 13/6/09 at 09:11 PM

Did it sound like this..??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6awK-r226k&feature=channel_page

JoelP - 13/6/09 at 09:12 PM

ive been in bolton a lot these last few weeks and would agree, im not looking forward to going back! Sadly i have several months work left there

woodster - 13/6/09 at 09:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
ive been in bolton a lot these last few weeks and would agree, im not looking forward to going back! Sadly i have several months work left there


hold on there its a top town and its the right side of the peninnes

clairetoo - 14/6/09 at 07:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Did it sound like this..??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6awK-r226k&feature=channel_page

A bit , yeah
Some fresh petrol and a run round the block got it firing on all six - trying to pull away missing most cylinders (with dragging brakes) was interesting , to say the least

MikeR - 14/6/09 at 08:27 AM

So how did you get it home?

clairetoo - 14/6/09 at 09:15 AM

It's not home yet - I have contacted a `mover` via this site - just waiting to hear from them .

JoelP - 14/6/09 at 09:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by woodster
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
ive been in bolton a lot these last few weeks and would agree, im not looking forward to going back! Sadly i have several months work left there


hold on there its a top town and its the right side of the peninnes


As i see it, you're on the left side of the pennines, which isnt right however you look at it

MikeR - 14/6/09 at 09:29 AM

Left depends which way you're looking.

Shall we change the statement to be "he's on the proper side of the pennines and you're ..... urrgghhh, i don't want to soil my mouth talking about you"


(Ex Wigan, also on the 'correct' side of the pennines)

Peteff - 14/6/09 at 09:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
hold on there its a top town and its the right side of the peninnes


As i see it, you're on the left side of the pennines, which isnt right however you look at it


It depends which end of the country you are looking from I told you the brakes would be stuck Claire, did they blow the tyres up ready for you coming to look ?

clairetoo - 14/6/09 at 09:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I told you the brakes would be stuck Claire, did they blow the tyres up ready for you coming to look ?

There was only 1 flat - and he had one of those emergency packs with a built-in compressor......

Vindi_andy - 14/6/09 at 10:25 AM

nice one claire when i was talking to you tuesday I got the feeling you were going to have it even if it was a bag of nails.

clairetoo - 14/6/09 at 10:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Vindi_andy
nice one claire when i was talking to you tuesday I got the feeling you were going to have it even if it was a bag of nails.

..............

adithorp - 14/6/09 at 03:49 PM

What time were you going over the Snake? I was over there testing the Fury (couple of mods' done) about 3.30 from Glossop.

adrian

clairetoo - 14/6/09 at 04:23 PM

I think we passed there about 11.30 - the plan was to get home in time for the Lemans start .
Missed it about an hour

Liam - 14/6/09 at 05:44 PM

Awesome! My mate had a 12V and I loved it. Sounds amazing (if it's running right). What's yours? 24V? Cloverleaf? Hope you put the engine to good use when you're done 'owning an alfa'. Mate is putting his in the back of a cinquecento .

By the way, I'll forewarn you - if you ever have to get the box out (we did a clutch), there's one bolt (starter motor) that absolutely ranks as the hardest to access bolt in the history of car maintenance! Not kidding.

Oh - and the electric seats probably dont work. Should be sortable by tapping the motors with a hammer and massaging the switches!

Enjoy,

Liam

clairetoo - 14/6/09 at 05:51 PM

It's a 12 valve (I prefer them to the 24 valve , much better low down torque) , and I dont plan on breaking this one
The interior is mint , and the seats work fine - as does the sunroof and central locking

Liam - 14/6/09 at 06:01 PM

Wow - sounds like a nice one! Photos then?