nigel bickle Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Reg -better the devil you already know!....Spend the dosh on sorting the Alfa. It needs a GOOD service, doubt much more, and I reckon you're just looking for stylish reliability as winter looms. Added bonus is no insurance costs due to a change, and you'll add to its existing value by sorting it out -thereby allowing you to sell it at market rate- not give it away to a toerag like me who'll nick it for pennies now scraps back down!You know it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 really miss my 100 estate, was an excellent daily driver. So much so I'm on the look out for another. yes it was a touch thirsty but for comfort it was excellent...there's a couple floating round the area and as soon as I find one of them stationary it'll be getting a little note under the wiper. Pic for kicks what made you get rid of your old one then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Nigel, I will answer you properly later. I never answered Mr Lobster's question which I will also do & once I've done so it may well go some way to explaining my predicament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayd Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 really miss my 100 estate, was an excellent daily driver. So much so I'm on the look out for another. yes it was a touch thirsty but for comfort it was excellent...there's a couple floating round the area and as soon as I find one of them stationary it'll be getting a little note under the wiper. Pic for kicks what made you get rid of your old one then?coming up for an MOT, needed some work, front struts, starter motor, front pads, switch on auto box and a couple of other minor bits, had just spent a fortune on the house (new windows, floring, decorating etc) ran out of cash, tried to flog it for a miniscule amount of cash, then tried giving it away but it was the height of stupid petrol prices and no one wanted to take it on so off it went to be turned in to a washing machine had no where to store it either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 You did ask didn't you?!I had a 1981-ish one many moons back. Came from a VW/Audi specialist who swore it was a great car. It wasn't. In fact it was probably the worse car I've owned and believe me that's saying something. It was unreliable to a fault, rusty, terribly made, didn't have a temp gauge and was just horrible to drive. That was the start of my hate affair with VAG stuff and later VWs and Audis I had did nothing to convince me to ever own one again.Should try and say something nice about them I suppose but can't sorry. I can't even a offer a picture of something suitably retro or shoite as I'm at work at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Right, rather than write it all again, this is my sob story as reported to the guys on the Alfa 145 forum;http://forum.alfa145.com/index.php?showtopic=13576I think in my mind I've already decided I don't want to keep using the car, even though it was great when working, because I've realised that even when everything's tickety-boo with it, I'm still spending far more on petrol, insurance & tax than I really need to! I'm craving being able to stick 20 quid in again & see if it gets me through the week rather than with the Alfa where I stick 20 quid in & hope it lasts through the next working day!I wouldn't say no to another Alfa in the future, but my circumstances would need to be different first or find a very sorted one that just needed routinely maintaining rather than regular diagnosis of bizarre problems!The question remains for me, is it better to sell 'as is' or will I reap more £'s by breaking? Not that I really want to do that, but what I want doesn't really come into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Have you got the space and time to break it, and advertise/post the bits? Is there a big market for 146 interior trim, body panels and mechanical gubbins?I know a couple of people who have made a handsome profit on breaking stuff - one fella who grossed £3k out of a £200 Cavalier GSI, and there's another chap in the next village who makes his living out of buying, breaking and then weighing-in Rover 800s (I kid you not!), but that said you've got to have understanding parents/neighbours to have a carcass on your drive for an extended period of time (if you can put it in the garage, if you have one, so much the better), plus the hassle factor of Post Office runs and/or being available when someone comes to collect bits, etc.Not something I would do personally, I think I'd advertise it "Spares or Repair" on eBay or Gumtree and then get something else if you've made up your mind that you don't want to continue with it. It's entirely possible that it might make a perfect "track day" project for someone...Either that, or strip off all the potentially saleable/easily storable bits (interior, panels, some mechanical/electrical bits) in a weekend and get the shell weighed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I think in my mind I've already decided I don't want to keep using the car, even though it was great when working,Alfas are rather like that aren't they?! I felt exactly the same about my 145 Cloverleaf. I ended up throwing a lot of money at it but by that time I'd lost the desire to carry on with and had been offered a very good deal on something newer, faster and more reliable so ended up selling it at a considerable loss.I'd still be tempted to fix it though if only as it will be worth a lot more in working condition. Otherwise probably selling it as it stands is your easiest option, breaking it can make you a good bit more money but can also be a lot of hassle and take a while for you to sell off enough bits to make decent money back plus the added hassle of dealing with multiple idiots.Looks to me like that £200 Renault 9 would come in very handy for you at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I don't think you should bust your 146 for sparez, unless you plan to buy a lower mileage pov spec example and swap all the goodies over, sounds to me like you're not up for that sort of hassle though. I'd bung the car as it is on Ebay, concisely listing all the faults, 99p no reserve and hope that it makes £500. then buy that Renner 9 and get very very drunk with the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 hope that it makes £500. then buy that Renner 9 and get very very drunk with the change.Doing the maths that leaves £300 in your pocket - enough for an 8x4 shed and as much Tom Caxton homebrewing kits you can fit in it, for "Bless This House" style drunkeness. WIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Sounds like a plan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Then extract your digit!Thorsten has expressed an interest -so it wont be 'available' for long.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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