Alfa GTV shite bought. Broken down already.

[Bobthebeard]

I gather that it's OK here for one member to accuse another of dishonesty.  I thought that this place was rather better than that, but I see that it's just  a typical internet place after all.    Cheerio.

Errr.... Hey!

Hardly a typical internet place old boy. A far far better place! Just a brief spat!

Forgive and forget. Everyone knows that you are not dishonest.

[Cavcraft]

There's plenty of dishonesty on here. I once recall someone (several people, really) saying Corsas were for twats. Well I'm a wanker not a twat, so that's pretty dishonest of them.

[Bobthebeard]

There's plenty of dishonesty on here. I once recall someone (several people, really) saying Corsas were for twats. Well I'm a wanker not a twat, so that's pretty dishonest of them.

More of a mis diagnosis than dishonesty IMHO. Even if you are one of the above.

[Joey spud]

if the warning light doesn't come on when the ignition is switched on the alternator will not work.

To check the warning light circuit all you have to do is locate the small wire connected to the alternator and put an earth to it,if the wiring is good it will light the warning lamp.

 

Also its worth checking for wiring contnuity between the large alt wire and the battery positive and some alternators are rubber mounted and need to be earthed with their own fly lead.

[CortinaDave]

Cheers Joey thats really helpful. The battery is off and on charge so I'll reconnect it all and check tomorrow.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I was at U Pull It today, raping several shit old BMW's for a barrow full of parts. When's the next barrow weekend?

[mat_the_cat]

I think I'd be a bit peeved the previous owner didn't even mention the fact the car wasn't charging.

 

Not as peeved as I was when many years ago I took a car (also an Alfa as it happens) to have a new engine fitted by a well known specialist.I thought it a bit strange that he was fitting the battery when I came to collect, but he said he'd had to put it on charge as it went flat. Also a bit fishy, as the battery was a couple of months old but I assumed he'd left an interior light on.

 

Got to a petrol station and it wouldn't restart - totally knackered. The bottom of the battery was all cracked, and the acid had leaked out along the journey so no surprise it wasn't charging. All of course vehemently denied by the garage.

 

Now he *really* was a cock.

[Jim Bell]

This thread is exactly why I don't buy low value second hand cars, post on Internet forums or engage in "what I would do" tirades.

[Jim Bell]

Also,

If someone sold me a faulty car, I would mix a few litres of petrol with some liquid detergent (about 3-1 ratio), pour it into milk bottles (from the past), wrap an oily rag around some cotton wool, jam a load of that in the top, light it, and then I would throw all of that at the fuckers house sixteen times until everyone including me was dead. Thus avoiding any legal consequences.

[Cavcraft]

Soz, Baz, you've lost this one. You absolutely HAVE to imply some sort of danger was present to your kids* to gain more internet kudos/sympathy these days. For example 'I BORT AN IPFONE 6 4 MY 18 MUNF OLD AN THE CHARGUR GOT A LIL BIT WORM AN CUD AV KILED MY BBY I WONT MY MUNNY BACK U BSTRAD' 

 

 

*You don't actually have to have children, nobody will know.

[Jim Bell]

The old pro/con banger racing argument has a new friend. I can't remember a thread that has brought out such seemingly genuine animosity for quite some time.

 

All broke alternators r shit.

[Spiny Norman]

Whilst I understand OP's annoyance at being sold a pup, is there anyone on here who can honestly say that they haven't at some point sold a car where, as they watched the happy* new owner pull away thought, "Thank fuck the ****** held out for the test drive. I hope it doesn't go bang on the way home"

 

It's a jungle out there.

[cort16]

Oh aye for sure. I had that happen on Friday! I've just never sold something I knew was broken and tried to cover it up, which is probably why I am the worlds worst car salesman.

[CortinaDave]

I'm sure plenty have. Its the way of the world with old cars. But it does make you / me / the alfa seller a cock when we do it.

 

Therefore if I find myself on the receiving end I'm going to call you a cock, Then shrug and get on with fixing it.

 

In the same way that if you bought a car off me that was a bit dodgy and broke down half an hour later, you'd call me a cock.

 

I don't understand why thats a problem.

[Negative Creep]

I've been stitched up twice buying cars. First was a 200SX that blew its headgasket the next day - I'm still absolutely certain I double checked the coolant before buying so I think he just changed it before I got there to hide the evidence. Other was a Golf GTi which was at least two different colours, had a leaking waterpump and no handbrake whatsoever. This can be explained by the fact it was dark, the tank was full and it wasn't on a hill (and I didn't think to check it). In my heart I knew I should have walked away as it obviously didn't match the description but I felt I'd travelled too far and didn't fancy a long trip back.

 

Never knowingly sold a car with a major fault, or had any comeback. Problem with being honest is that very few people are, so if you list any sort of faults in the ad it puts people off.

[Parky]

I am terrified of selling cars second hand. I haven't done it often but one guy had a head gasket failure a few weeks after buying it and came back VERY angry. Bunged him a few quid back as I felt bad even though I had no obligation to do so.

 

Another one said he was filling out his details on the V5 while I cleaned the car out. Later I realised he hadn't done so (I think he was illiterate, originally he tried to buy the car with old car stereos as an exchange) and I had a visit from Plod that night regarding petrol theft. I tracked him down to a pub nearby and got his info.....

 

Biggest scare was a friend sold a Land Rover discovery to an Irish chap. Who came back a week later with 5 very heavy mates demanding their money back after the gearbox broke. Matey was left well out of pocket with a busted Land Rover on the driveway. They had also cashed in the tax to add insult to injury.

 

I can understand why webuyanycar do a reasonable amount of business. Sometimes the low ball offer is worthwhile just so the car is gone and there is no comeback.

[cort16]

I think BreadBin5000 has taken the cream puff for now after making a couple of pretty odd comments. Shame as he's a quality chod botherer, hopefully he'll come back once he gets over it.

[drum]

I once traded in a polo to Arnold Clark for a few hundred quid against a newish car for the wife. They didn't even look at it so I didn't feel too guilty but did make a hasty departure in the new motor before they discovered all it's faults.

 

On the other hand, I bought a volvo 480 in Dunoon and during the 3 hour drive home the charge light came on, the headlights went dim and I ended up having to stop every 10 minutes to charge the battery off my dad's 850. The alternator was goosed but I think this was a case of bad luck as opposed to bad seller.

 

The seller of my disco forgot* to tell me it was cat D. That was annoying.

 

Hopefully no flouncing by our regular Lancia fancier.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Once sold a Jaguar at 10:00am only for the buyer to come on the blower at noon the same fecking day saying 'the power steering's stopped working'?

 

PS pump had gone tits up in two hours honest, Gov! What could I do but take the car back and ask my older wiser brother to swap over the PS pump with a S/H unit.

 

Fair play to the new owner, he was happy with that and hasn't bothered me with any other faults since then. Not that there would be, ahem,  many.

 

Walk away....

 

My neighbour who doesn't speak has two GTVs. I've heard one of them run once, but it wasn't sounding healthy and it hasn't been heard running since. Neither of them have moved an inch in the last 3-years; but they are pretty to look at, so I'll let him off and those who live in glass houses and all that.

 

Hope you get your's running sweet OP.

[Cavcraft]

This may make me even less popular, but (with this not aimed at anyone in general) if people have had enough of a website, why stomp off leaving their toys on the floor? if you're going to go, just go.

Different perhaps if you get lobbed off a forum for what you believe was an injustice (says he remembering the BXC) but otherwise just leave.

[Bren]

This is the autoshite.

 

The reason we are here is because we buy and use utterly wank cars.

 

I don't see the point in falling out - it's not fucking pistonheads - we are here to laugh at ourselves and the automotive abortions we call transport.

 

Take a chill pill. I don't think any of us takes ourselves that seriously - do we??

[CortinaDave]

To be honest I kinda regret even starting this thread. Who'd have thought it'd cause such a rammy. Hey ho.

[crapcarcollector]

You're a cock.

 

 

 

 

 

So am I.

[Mr Livered]

Flouncing - as opposed to simply not logging on for a while - is to be avoided because the flouncer might find it difficult to return without feeling as though he has somehow lost face.

 

Which is bollocks, because most of us are probably as temperamental as our shonky motors, and spats are readily forgotten.

 

I enjoy Breadvan's contributions to this little beige corner of the world, and consequently hope that he comes back.

[CortinaDave]

I'm sure he will. I noticed he was logged in this morning so he's still lurking.

 

there's more important things in the world to fall out about than a knackered 13 year old Alfa.

 

Come back BV!

 

I reconnected the battery this morning which prompty set off the alarm. Hadnt lifted the fob so i had to scurry back into the flat to find it amidst twitching curtains and tut tuts from the neighbours.  I'm starting to dislike this car. 

 

ALFA 4 SAIL FOR SPEARS OR REPEARS.

 

Half tempted to wang it on gumtree and see if I can get the majority of my cash back, and go buy the Rover 75 i posted on the tat thread instead.

[Rocket88]

Fully charge battery......wang in nearset auction, tell anyone who's friendship you value not to bid on it...........

[Cavcraft]

You won't have to tell anyone not to bid on an Alfa at a car auction, trust me on that one.

[CortinaDave]

The local auction at kinross is a total stitch up. they charge 7 1/2 % of the hammer price with a £50 min (which is fine) plus £25 entry and a £5 "administration" If you put a reserve on they charge you £50 if it doesnt sell

 

At the buyers end they charge "indemnity" of between £150 - 250 plus VAT depending on the hammer price , plus an admin fee of i think a tenner plus vat.

 

So the buyers knowing they have to pay hefty fees  will probably bid to 300 on something like the alfa if im lucky...

 

Minus my fees - £220 to me. Thats IF it gets as high as 300

 

I'd be far better flogging the mint leather and alloys for a couple of hundred quid and taking the 100-150 I'd get from the scrappy for the rest.

 

That said, Sellyercarscotland are offering £320 for it. Had it been 400 I'd have waved it good bye and taken the hit to save the aggro!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Thats a shame the BV has done one as i liked him, seems a funny thing to fall out over though, hey ho

[HillmanImp]

I don’t think that the Alfa seller is a cock. Everyone on Autoshite is a cock, and all car buyers are pussies. The Alfa seller is an asshole.

 

Pussies don't like cocks, because pussies get fucked by cocks. But cocks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a cock, with some balls. The problem with cocks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate - and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know this: If you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our cocks and pussies all covered in shit!

 

Or something like that.