About a week later, I'd found one over in Milton Keynes.
So - I went and grabbed it with both hands!
It's a 2.4 JTDM - 200BHP/295lbft - So it does shifty nicely!
It's got a full black leather interior, split climate control, cruise control, xenon lights, automatic wipers & lights, headlight washers, 'follow me home' lights, 'mood lighting' (ahahah), parking sensors, electronic hill-hold, ABS, ASR, PAS ... RAC!
Anyway, I am completely and utterly in love with my car.
The day I got it!
(Note the AWFUL badge!)
So, had it for about 2 weeks and then ...
Dead
Couldn't start the thing for about 3 weeks! A Bosch diesel specialist came round and couldn't work it out.
So, we took it up to Simply Alfas in Stourbridge, who got it working straight away!
(A blocked EGR. Not dirty - someone had removed it and fitted it incorrectly, so blocked the intake!)
So, happy as larry - fully serviced & a bill for more than I'd like to remember, I picked it up!
Worked flawlessly until we went on holiday to Cornwall last year!
It all ended in total disaster - puff of smoke & an awful 51 hours trying to get home with the RAC!
Turns out my power steering belt pulley had actually sheered off - which is why there was smoke, because of the rubber slipping!
So - back up to Simply Alfas who sorted it all out for me!
And since then ... BEAUTIFUL!
My next job was to fit a new badge - as the other one was faded and awful!
We had some fun in the snow!
And I've now fitted some genuine Alfa roof bars!
So, we're nearly up to date!
It's been at Simply Alfas since Wednesday having a full diagnostic check and an MOT.
It's flown through the MOT, so that's good! But did need 2 glow plugs and a turbo boost solenoid. (I had a problem with it overboosting constantly, but now that's completely gone!)
Can't wait to pick it up tomorrow and have a play again!
And yes - Alfa owners are just as mental and stupid as Mini owners when they see each other!
