purplebargeken Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 That looks fucking ace. How is my old Alfa doing. I miss her. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Great thread, great journey, great car! Well done! 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Top purchaseage! Glad you made it home with no issues. Now get tae grease gun oot 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Good. That went entirely as expected. Is anyone remotely surprised? Sigmund Fraud, Six-cylinder, Skizzer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I'm not jealous. Nor pissed off that I missed this. Nope. Not at all. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 You've done an order of magnitude more miles in that trip than I have in my MGB. How did you find the drive? Is it going to be your daily driver with 100miles daily? 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Oh, imperial spanners. I thought it said imbecile spanners. Supernaut and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 I'mma suggest that the car is popular on here.. eddyramrod, captain_70s, Skizzer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 That looks fucking ace. How is my old Alfa doing. I miss her. That Alfa does significantly better than it has any right to do so! I enjoyed driving it again, bar the squeaks from the front suspension.. Great thread, great journey, great car! Well done! Thanks - high praise from a connoisseur/six cylinder carer such as yourself:) Top purchaseage! Glad you made it home with no issues. Now get tae grease gun oot I have much to learn, but nothing too daunting as far as I'm aware! I'll pester many here. Good. That went entirely as expected. Is anyone remotely surprised? It's a lovely car, and you've obviously done a fair bit to it. I hope to continue on the work! I'm not jealous. Nor pissed off that I missed this. Nope. Not at all. I'll add you to the list of potential Suitors.. You've done an order of magnitude more miles in that trip than I have in my MGB. How did you find the drive? Is it going to be your daily driver with 100miles daily? Think it has done circa 230 miles or so today. Having easily covered 100 miles in it for each stint, it is more than capable. Oh, imperial spanners.I thought it said imbecile spanners.Either works for me:) SiC, Stevebrookman, Squire_Dawson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 615 Miles, just short of 14 hours from leaving this morning until getting home again. Would I do it again, certainly but not in the near future. Alfa did its job as expected, Oxford did its job as expected too. Impressions of the Oxford are that it is just arriving at that point where it could go either way depending on the owner. With it being the oldest car 320 has purchased and possibly ever driven I think its chances are good. It needs some time and also parts but it is, as Junkman said repeatedly, a perfectly suitable method of transport. The Sofa in the front was very comfortable for the 100 miles that I was relaxing on it. 17/10 would do silly* collection caper again Squire_Dawson, The Moog, Skizzer and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 615 Miles, just short of 14 hours from leaving this morning until getting home again. Would I do it again, certainly but not in the near future. Alfa did its job as expected, Oxford did its job as expected too. Impressions of the Oxford are that it is just arriving at that point where it could go either way depending on the owner. With it being the oldest car 320 has purchased and possibly ever driven I think its chances are good. It needs some time and also parts but it is, as Junkman said repeatedly, a perfectly suitable method of transport. The Sofa in the front was very comfortable for the 100 miles that I was relaxing on it. 17/10 would do silly* collection caper againCheers again for all the help! WULDREKOMENDASSIDEKICKFUEKOLLEKTIONZ privatewire and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Did the door spring open on the way back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Did the door spring open on the way back?No, we've worked out how to avoid that. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Alfa did its job as expected I was so hoping it'd break down. 320touring, Squire_Dawson and DeeJay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Did the door spring open on the way back? No, we've worked out how to avoid that.dont lean on the door 320touring and SiC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 10/10, operation a roaring success to seems! We'll have to unite the Oxford with the Doloshite at some point to see which one is slowest. 320touring and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 10/10, operation a roaring success to seems! We'll have to unite the Oxford with the Doloshite at some point to see which one is slowest.Of course! You're just doon the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 For confirmation, 249 miles covered today after having been stood for 2 weeks. No FTP, no problems, everything works. Only slight thing to report is a wobble at low speeds- confirmed to be the tyres being wonky. Superb. Skizzer, purplebargeken, Conrad D. Conelrad and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Cars are pretty amazing . Nearly 60 years old , hundreds of moving parts and can still still do a 200/mile road trip no bother. HMC, Magnificent Rustbucket, The Moog and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I was so hoping it'd break down. And have to be towed back by the Morris. eddyramrod, privatewire, Twiggy and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Why most people so grossly underestimate these really old cars will forever elude me. mercrocker, 320touring, Angrydicky and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Just fantastic, it's such a charming old girl too. I'm looking forward to reading about your adventures with her. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Excellent. So, the bar has been set. Old estate collection capers must contain at least one border crossing. Everyone, please bear this in mind. 320touring, Junkman, wuvvum and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I was so hoping it'd break down. I wasn't And have to be towed back by the Morris. No towing eye for the Alfa so no simple solution would have been available! Why most people so grossly underestimate these really old cars will forever elude me. Designed to be a car and nearly 60 years later still being a car and not a status symbol. 320touring, eddyramrod, privatewire and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 There is nothing really remarkable about these cars. About 6 bits to go wrong, all of which can be replaced for the cost of a takeaway. It was only ever the constant clamouring for something "newer" that saw them off..... Absolutely first class collection thread and I look forward to meeting the Station Wagon of Desire at some point. LC Torana, eddyramrod and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Excellent. So, the bar has been set. Old estate collection capers must contain at least one border crossing. Everyone, please bear this in mind.This! X10000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 And to prove it, have a look at the blaady thing crossing the border.. mercrocker, Magnificent Rustbucket, Saabnut and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Currently on the M61 and going well. You virtually passed my doorstep. Had I known, I would have stood on a bridge and waved as you passed.That looks fucking ace. How is my old Alfa doing. I miss her.I miss that car, too. If it hadn't been for that battery drain, and impending university assignments, I would have kept it longer. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 madness love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 ...and here's a video of it setting off in a northerly direction: Saabnut, Mrs6C, Datsuncog and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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