My 147 TS has sat outside unloved and undriven for a few years.
03 plate, petrol, black, tan leather, "3 hole" alloys, 70k miles iirc, seat heaters still worked, not bad really.
It's still a good looking car considering it's a few years old, and the alloys are peeling, and the tires have rotted, and etc.
It cost me £8k+ yonks ago from Meridian Milano.
I'm looking at black shiny G's for around the same money - I'm nearly half way there.
So I'm thinking - if all I'm doing is getting another black grumpy Alfa hatch then why not re-love the one I already have. The money I've saved could be used for its rebirth.
It could be the best (only?) 147 in town. The cam belt break cost me £2k, the drivers window motor was dying, but apart from that it's been a faultless lovely gutsy car.
I don't have the technical know-how to do the work. The brakes will have seized, no idea about the state of the subframe, perishable hoses will have, etc. It's a project for an Alfa shop like Day and Whites. Not after concourse, but certainly a step above "it'll do".
I can't get embroiled in a never ending outgoing of cash.
I can't expect a knowledgeable Alfa chappie/girlie to give me a fixed quote.
What are the rules of engagement?
Would/have you engaged in such nonsense?
I've written/deleted this post at least 5 times over the last few months. I'm stuck in this logic/emotion cycle.
Logic; I'll never get my money back - don't care. G's have infotainment - don't care. G's have better emissions - do care but I'm a low mileage driver so...don't care. Parts are scarce - fair point.
Emotion; it's my Alfa and deserves better, but not at any cost.
"Smoke and mirrors" is fine but not for the frame/brakes. Ooh can I have shiny red calipers? And Kylie in the passenger seat? I'm getting ahead of myself.
Not interested in buying someone elses.
The engine is/was sound. No oil leaks, although the oil will have turned to coal.
Time to press "submit" and to hell with this indecision that's been bugging me....
03 plate, petrol, black, tan leather, "3 hole" alloys, 70k miles iirc, seat heaters still worked, not bad really.
It's still a good looking car considering it's a few years old, and the alloys are peeling, and the tires have rotted, and etc.
It cost me £8k+ yonks ago from Meridian Milano.
I'm looking at black shiny G's for around the same money - I'm nearly half way there.
So I'm thinking - if all I'm doing is getting another black grumpy Alfa hatch then why not re-love the one I already have. The money I've saved could be used for its rebirth.
It could be the best (only?) 147 in town. The cam belt break cost me £2k, the drivers window motor was dying, but apart from that it's been a faultless lovely gutsy car.
I don't have the technical know-how to do the work. The brakes will have seized, no idea about the state of the subframe, perishable hoses will have, etc. It's a project for an Alfa shop like Day and Whites. Not after concourse, but certainly a step above "it'll do".
I can't get embroiled in a never ending outgoing of cash.
I can't expect a knowledgeable Alfa chappie/girlie to give me a fixed quote.
What are the rules of engagement?
Would/have you engaged in such nonsense?
I've written/deleted this post at least 5 times over the last few months. I'm stuck in this logic/emotion cycle.
Logic; I'll never get my money back - don't care. G's have infotainment - don't care. G's have better emissions - do care but I'm a low mileage driver so...don't care. Parts are scarce - fair point.
Emotion; it's my Alfa and deserves better, but not at any cost.
"Smoke and mirrors" is fine but not for the frame/brakes. Ooh can I have shiny red calipers? And Kylie in the passenger seat? I'm getting ahead of myself.
Not interested in buying someone elses.
The engine is/was sound. No oil leaks, although the oil will have turned to coal.
Time to press "submit" and to hell with this indecision that's been bugging me....