My beloved GTV sold today ):

My first ever alfa drove off into the sunset today with a new owner!
P reg GTV 79K on the clock sold on ebay for just over £1000.
The winning bidder picked her up today............ a 17 year old lad
His dad brought him round, he took it for a spin and loved it! Really nice lad, with a sensible head on him. When I was 17 I was driving a push bike!!!!
I asked him about his insurance for the car, and he is going on his dads insurance.
He was I bit like me when I bought her, fell in love with the look and feel of the car, and wasn't too bothered about the mechanics of it!
Good luck to him anyway, I hope he enjoys driving it. Told him he will pull some birds driving that in the summer!

Always nice to start someone else on their road of Alfa love

What Tony Said

Now please tell us you still drive an Alfa

Did you point him in our direction?

Originally Posted by happy man

What Tony Said

Now please tell us you still drive an Alfa

I now have a phase 2 GTV ( I must be mad!!!)

Originally Posted by Pud237

Did you point him in our direction?

I did indeed! In fact i made a note in the paperwork I gave him

Mad in what way mate

I turned to the darkside and bought a Toyota between GTV's

Good to see there are some young lads who have got a bit of taste when it comes to cars

If I'd have had a GTV at 17

I can only Dream

Originally Posted by happy man

Mad in what way mate

I turned to the darkside and bought a Toyota between GTV's

First GTV I had, had it 24 hours, and heater matrix needed replacing.
This one, had two weeks, and the dreaded handbrake warning light is flickering on and off! Clutch seems a bit loose
Need to check out the MAF, as is has it's "flat spots" when winding up.
Still love it though!

My mate has bought an MR2, and I wouldn't swap it for my GTV - even though those Japs know how to build an engine!

I had the VVTI 1.8 it was schit

Flickering handbrake light is probably due to wear sensor on a brake pad or the connection to the handbrake under the gaiter. I had this on my 156 JTD, taking off the gaiter and reconnecting the sensor cleared it up, only took 5 minutes.

Originally Posted by happy man

I had the VVTI 1.8 it was schit

Thats what my mate has got, he loves it He also has an Alfa GT (company car)!

Originally Posted by Pud237

Flickering handbrake light is probably due to wear sensor on a brake pad or the connection to the handbrake under the gaiter. I had this on my 156 JTD, taking off the gaiter and reconnecting the sensor cleared it up, only took 5 minutes.

I have a feeling it is the clutch slave cylinder, been having to top up the fluid.
Question is - can I replace myself, or get Alfatech to do it?
If I did decide to DIY, do I have to bleed the system?

Andy after a twinny GTV trust me the Celica was most definitely schit

I wished I was back in the Mondeo when I was driving it completely gut less

Originally Posted by r111yun

Good to see there are some young lads who have got a bit of taste when it comes to cars

Yep, im at uni! its laughable the amount of corsas, fiestas you see in the car park, with HUGE exhausts and induction kits. I smile inwardly knowing that my alfa propably cost me less then their cars and is such an enjoyable drive, oh and it looks so good in the car park!

Originally Posted by Andy76

I have a feeling it is the clutch slave cylinder, been having to top up the fluid.
Question is - can I replace myself, or get Alfatech to do it?
If I did decide to DIY, do I have to bleed the system?

It could be.. Isn't the slave cylinder inside the gearbox on a 2.0 though? I might be wrong..

I think its on the back of the gear box on the twinny Pud

Originally Posted by happy man

I think its on the back of the gear box on the twinny Pud

Shouldn't be too much of a job then? Is it summat you got sorted on your old P1?

Yep It's standard Fiat part supplied and fitted by Master Clutch for £80

Yes the P1 had it done only last month!
Was thinking of having a crack myself to try and save money! But if Master Clutch can do it for 80 dabs, I'll go there!
PS, where is Master Clutch??

Liverpool mate they are not a national chain

Master Clutch I'm sure a decent garage could do the job pretty cheap tho