smoke damaged Alfas??

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Mon 24 Oct 2005 20:26
smoke damaged Alfas?? - Japanese Elvis
Anyone else seen these??

search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZreadstradingltd

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Mon 24 Oct 2005 20:28
smoke damaged Alfas?? - SjB {P}
The last time smoke damaged Alfas cropped up on HJ: www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=28912&...f
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 20:30
smoke damaged Alfas?? - Adam {P}
No warranty, no feedback rating and it looks to me that they've been sitting around for two years doing nothing at all.

I was sorely tempted by one of those Alfas last time - the only major constraining factor being that I never had 8 grand.

This one seems fishy though - can't put my finger on it but it just does.
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 20:33
smoke damaged Alfas?? - Japanese Elvis
Yup, I'm a tad suspicious too.

If it looks too good to be true etc....

Sitting around for two years may well be worse than the smoke damage.
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 20:35
smoke damaged Alfas?? - Adam {P}
It just seems odd to me that if there's nothing wrong with them apart from smoke damage (which lets face it, isn't something that's difficult to fix) they'd have been sold a long time ago.

Unless it means teh 2003 spec 156s. They were revised recently weren't they?
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 22:54
smoke damaged Alfas?? - $till $kint
Pre facelift 2002.5 models built to New Zealand spec iirc. The ship caught fire, the stock sat around smelling bad.

Barge wouldn't pole them with touch a. And I own a 156 and am very happy with it ta.

Now at £3500 I might take one.
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 23:00
smoke damaged Alfas?? - Adam {P}
Oh good. Still got the 156 Al?

For some reason I thought you'd got rid.
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 23:19
smoke damaged Alfas?? - BazzaBear {P}
Oh good. Still got the 156 Al?
For some reason I thought you'd got rid.

Who's going to be the first to say "Is that because you hadn't heard of it breaking down for a while?"
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 23:20
smoke damaged Alfas?? - BazzaBear {P}
Oh look! It was me!
Those Mondeo TDCi drivers must be getting slow. ;)
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 23:21
smoke damaged Alfas?? - Adam {P}
Lol. It should be pointed out that I never meant it like that at all.

I love Alfas and I'd have one in a shot if I had the do$h but sadly I'm Still Skint.









.....oh come on! NW and Patently have been committing lexical travesties in the Deer thread - at least allow me this one.
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 23:20
smoke damaged Alfas?? - $till $kint
No, will be changing soon though. No point at the moment, I'm cycling to the current contract rather than piling the miles on.

There's a house move in the offing. Once this place is sold I'll be getting the Kia Sorento.
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 23:21
smoke damaged Alfas?? - Adam {P}
You'd better be moving close to here.

You promised me a go in it remember? ;-)
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Mon 24 Oct 2005 23:51
smoke damaged Alfas?? - NowWheels
There's a house move in the offing. Once this place
is sold I'll be getting the Kia Sorento.


You badge snob, you ...
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Tue 25 Oct 2005 10:25
smoke damaged Alfas?? - $till $kint
You badge snob, you ...


You'd be proud of me NW. I test drove most 4x4s up to £35k and settled on (a) one of the cheapest and (b) one of the most economical. I think only the X-Trail has better MPG figures, although the XC90 comes close.

It does everything I need (tows over 2 tonnes, capable off-road, comfy) so why worry about the badge? Don't get me wrong, I was drawn to Alfa by their heritage and my childhood love affair with the GTV6 and the Alfasud, but I wouldn't have bought it if it hadn't ticked all the boxes at that time.

Trouble is, life moves on and needs change, hence the need for a 4x4.

Now if only I could demonstrate that it runs on nothing but water, emits only kitten fluff and makes no contact with the earth I might be in your good books.
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Tue 25 Oct 2005 14:57
smoke damaged Alfas?? - madf
I note the vendor was first registered in September and has zero feedback..

Pay him £10,000? Nah..
madf
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