Re: FAO SteveH, PeteM etc... Alfa advice req.




"Bob Sherunckle" <zilspeed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Looking at a couple of 145s just now, one of which is this.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9ga95
>
>
> Any thoughts, gentlemen ?
>
> P.S. the other car is a 1.6 in dark grey metallic with steel wheels and
> hubcaps for 50 quid more.
> So, naturally I favour the red 1.8 with alloys.
>

Well.

I did the only sensible thing.

The Red 1.8 TS was sold before I got to it.
The Grey 1.6 TS was sold by the time I got to that as well.

So I did a bit more trawling and bought precisely what I had set out to
avoid......

An 8 valve 1.6 boxer.

However.

The proverbial 1 lady owner / FSH / Mint interior / Mint Body / Four
matching virtually new Pirellis / 11 months MOT and all the bills.
Feels as tight as a very tight thing and err that's about it. Knocked a bit
off the asking price as well, as you do.
Pics to follow.

So, not quite what I had been looking for, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it for as
long as I have it (however long that may be).


.



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