Further adventures of The Very Naughty Alfa, as it is now known

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, djoptix said:

I'm going to attempt a wee on the train. Wish me luck. If it all goes quiet, I've fell asleep in the cubicle

 

[Wack]

Envious , never owned an Alfa 

[PhilA]

Alfa-Rotic?

 

Is it better than traveling by train?

[djoptix]

20 minutes ago, djoptix said:

This happened!! 

 

A very short time later - so short that you could say it was a little embarrassing for @sporty-shite - this happened!!!!

 

Then this happened!! 

 

Then the petrol station that @sporty-shiteguided me to was closed...

Alfa ownership is stressful 🤣

[stuboy]

home yet?

[djoptix]

WHAT A COOL LITTLE CAR. 

[djoptix]

[wuvvum]

Will it restart??

[Crackers]

1.6 or 2.0? 

[sporty-shite]

27 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Will it restart??

It did. 

16 minutes ago, Crackers said:

1.6 or 2.0? 

1.6 in Ti trim. 

Good to meet you @djoptix have a safe trip home. 

[djoptix]

It's overheated 😬

What an end to the epic thread!! 

[Broadsword]

1 minute ago, djoptix said:

It's overheated 😬

What an end to the epic thread!! 

Oh bugger! I was just about to ask if you had run out of electricity only to read that it had overheated.

[Marm Toastsmith]

oh no

[loserone]

5 minutes ago, djoptix said:

overheated 😬

What an end

That's not the end, it's just the beginning!

[Cookiesouwest]

9 minutes ago, djoptix said:

It's overheated 😬

What an end to the epic thread!! 

Or just the middle of an even more epic thread

[djoptix]

Shot up to 130, now hovering around 110 having been rock solid at 90 until that point. Rad top hose is hot hot hot, but coolant tank is cold. Thoughts? 

Thermostat? 

Water pump isn't electric so I don't think it can be that, unless it's just stopped pumping? 

Time to call the aa? 

[djoptix]

Forgot to add, rad fans are running. 

[eddyramrod]

22 hours ago, djoptix said:

Thoughts? 

Time to call the aa? 

Deffo.

 

Have you done it yet?

[gadgetgricey]

Getting heat through the vents?

[Broadsword]

Now is not the time to start guessing what and how I'd suggest, call the AA.

[djoptix]

2 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

Getting heat through the vents?

Not much. 

[djoptix]

9 minutes ago, Broadsword said:

Now is not the time to start guessing what and how I'd suggest, call the AA.

Thanks Mumsnet. 

They're on the way... 

[sporty-shite]

Fucks sake. I feel bad now.  It never missed a beat for us, and it did a few long journeys,  too. 

Genuinely gutted.

 

[B4lljoints]

It's an ALFA - it's just testing you a bit. It'll be worth it. 147s are great little things. Well bought! 👍😁

[gm]

I blame the thread title  if you'd called it "dull live collection thread" you would have been fine ! Epic indeed  

hope you make it home safe 

[djoptix]

10 minutes ago, gm said:

I blame the thread title  if you'd called it "dull live collection thread" you would have been fine ! Epic indeed  

hope you make it home safe 

Fixed it

[loserone]

Too late for that.  

 

Is there any coolant left?

[djoptix]

15 minutes ago, sporty-shite said:

Fucks sake. I feel bad now.  It never missed a beat for us, and it did a few long journeys,  too. 

Genuinely gutted.

 

Well, at the moment, me too. Let's see what the next hour brings...

[djoptix]

 

Just now, marm said:

oh,oops. not the car then.

No... the thread title.

[djoptix]

@marm if I'm not back in the morning the MGF is pretty much ready for you to pick up!...