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07-06-2008
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#1 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Halifax, UK
Posts: 8,423
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Good Bye Bella
I've just watched my 147 of three years drive away with a new owner at the wheel, this is the first car I bought with my heart, at the time I was single and I invested a lot of emotional energy into making her just right.
We've had our ups and downs but never anything that made me fall out with her and the past 3 years have been awesome, and through the car it's introduced me to a great community (AO) and I've made many new friends.
I have to say when I saw her disappearing up the hill I had tears in my eyes and thought to myself, give over you stupid sod it's just a car... but that's not true, it wasn't 'just' a car it was MY car.
I know the new owner will take good care of her, he's enthusiastic about cars in general and this is his first Alfa so I'm sure they'll treat each other well.
Bye bye MCZ 4553, you'll be missed.
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07-06-2008
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#2 (Post Link)
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AO Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 53
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Re: Good Bye Bella
I know how u feel mate 
Just parted with my alst car after 4 years of ownership...
I couldn't bare the thought of anyone else driving my car though.. So i parted it out, and now it lives on in many other members cars of my old car club  |
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07-06-2008
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#3 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Club Member Number: 335
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Trapped on the DARK side!
Posts: 612
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Re: Good Bye Bella
How come you had a Belfast reg?Hope you have something special to replace her!
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07-06-2008
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#4 (Post Link)
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AO Silver Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Chester/Uxbridge
Posts: 1,774
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Damn - if only you had a really cool pearlescent white GTA |
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07-06-2008
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#5 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: County Durham
Posts: 15,837
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Give over you stupid sod, it's just a car!  |
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07-06-2008
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#6 (Post Link)
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AO Platinum Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Aycliffe, Co.Durham
Posts: 13,740
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Originally Posted by Roswell
Give over you stupid sod, it's just a car!
What he said  |
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07-06-2008
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#7 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Halifax, UK
Posts: 8,423
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Originally Posted by alfa man
How come you had a Belfast reg?Hope you have something special to replace her!
The car was originally sold by Mervyn Stewarts, I replaced her with a Bianco Nuvola 147 GTA which is awesome. |
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07-06-2008
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#8 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Club Member Number: 335
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Trapped on the DARK side!
Posts: 612
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Re: Good Bye Bella
I've just bought a 147GTA from Mervyn Stewarts,picking her up on thursday,in time for show at Antrim on Sunday.Hopefully I won't even have to clean her for it
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07-06-2008
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#9 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Halifax, UK
Posts: 8,423
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Originally Posted by alfa man
I've just bought a 147GTA from Mervyn Stewarts,picking her up on thursday,in time for show at Antrim on Sunday.Hopefully I won't even have to clean her for it
Excellent  hope to see some pics soon then |
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07-06-2008
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#10 (Post Link)
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AO Platinum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 13,556
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Re: Good Bye Bella
I hope you told the new owner about this place?
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07-06-2008
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#11 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1,815
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Originally Posted by GhostyDog
The car was originally sold by Mervyn Stewarts, I replaced her with a Bianco Nuvola 147 GTA which is awesome.
No worries, mate. You've got all the excitement of a NEW relationship to enjoy! May you be happy through thick and thin!
I propose a toast ... to Ghosty and his Bianco GTA! God bless all who sail ride in her! Cheers! |
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07-06-2008
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#12 (Post Link)
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AO Silver Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Chester/Uxbridge
Posts: 1,774
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Originally Posted by Pud237
I hope you told the new owner about this place?
He probably didn't want the new owner reading up on all the faults that weren't described in the sale  |
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07-06-2008
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#13 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Halifax, UK
Posts: 8,423
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Heh, that's the thing, I sold a car with nothing wrong with it and bought one with lots wrong with it, ah well, just have to make this sorted now as well  |
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07-06-2008
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#14 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Club Member Number: 26
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Scotland
Posts: 12,411
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Traded her in for a model with a bigger implant. You should be ashamed. |
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07-06-2008
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#15 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Ireland, Cork.
Posts: 3,893
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Savage, out with the old and in witht he new, another class Alfa colour you have there man Nearly as nice a Nero Fuoco but not really haah |
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08-06-2008
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#16 (Post Link)
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Super Moderator &
Competition Manager
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Japan
Posts: 69,947
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Had the same feeling when I waved goodbye to my old 147 |
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08-06-2008
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#17 (Post Link)
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AO Gold Member
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Worlds other than these
Posts: 9,478
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Ditto. When my GTV6 went, I hid inside for the whole weekend and just wallowed. It was like losing a good mate.
You know in the Brera advert how uplifted the people are when something with soul arrives, and how glum they are when something with soul leaves?... it was like that.
I'm reading a book at the moment, and here's apt sentence from it:
"...as we [move] on down [life's] long lonesome road, destination unknown, there is always something we are leaving behind us."
It's just life being life, I guess.
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11-06-2008
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#18 (Post Link)
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AO Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NI
Posts: 424
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Originally Posted by alfa man
I've just bought a 147GTA from Mervyn Stewarts,picking her up on thursday,in time for show at Antrim on Sunday.Hopefully I won't even have to clean her for it
I wouldnt count on it |
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11-06-2008
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#19 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Scouseland
Posts: 23,091
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Re: Good Bye Bella
I know just how you feel mate I have to admit when I walked away from the Cup on Mango's forecourt a tear trickled down my cheek |
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11-06-2008
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#20 (Post Link)
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Somewhere far beyond...
Posts: 32,752
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Re: Good Bye Bella
I know the feeling as well...
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11-06-2008
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#21 (Post Link)
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AO Platinum Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bristol, England
Posts: 23,512
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Yer all soft |
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12-06-2008
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#22 (Post Link)
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AO Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Dewsbury
Posts: 63
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Re: Good Bye Bella
Originally Posted by Pud237
I hope you told the new owner about this place?
I knew about it already
I love this car already, can only say many thanks to sean for selling me it |
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