Author	Message
johnboy	Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:50 pm    Post subject: john 33_16v wrote: johnboy wrote: but im keeping her for abit longer,as i want to drive her to my wedding this august Excellent keep her forever! My 33 took me and my best man to my wedding in 2002. I still have the white ribbon stashed under the passenger seat- sentimental or just mental that i am. Make sure you get some pics of the 33 on the day, no-one took any of my 33 Are you taking the 33 to SAD next weekend? Cheers, John Hi john I will make sure there's photo's on the day that's for shore No i wont be going this year to far:cry: regards john
john 33_16v	Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:33 pm    Post subject: johnboy wrote: but im keeping her for abit longer,as i want to drive her to my wedding this august Excellent keep her forever! My 33 took me and my best man to my wedding in 2002. I still have the white ribbon stashed under the passenger seat- sentimental or just mental that i am. Make sure you get some pics of the 33 on the day, no-one took any of my 33 Are you taking the 33 to SAD next weekend? Cheers, John
johnboy	Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:18 am    Post subject: Morning chaps Welldone john ive had mine 10 years this august, not going to do a list,as ive havent got that much time and would wear my fingers out but im keeping her for abit longer,as i want to drive her to my wedding this august plus the mother inlaw will drive the GTV and a friend of are's is driving my other half in his 156.so an alfa wedding
rsfruitbat	Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:44 am    Post subject: Had my first Alfa, a Sud Ti for 6 yrs Second was a 75 Green Cloverleaf which I had for 6yrs aswell Third is a 146 Ti currently at 9yrs. Lastly my Alfa 33 rallycar I've had since 1992, 17yrs. Speedo reset to zero when converted to a rallycar and has now done about 14000 miles rsfruitbat
john 33_16v	Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:27 pm    Post subject: lee16v wrote: Happy Anniversary John! Had my 6 year this month too. 32K and a similar list to yours of replacement parts give or take a few bearing shells! Still on the same front pads though........maybe time they were done. Thanks Lee. I did the first set of pads when i got the car and the 2nd set the other week when i did the hub helicoil. Pads on ns were less than half worn, but on the os they were almost completely shagged Strange the brakes have never pulled to one side or been picked up on MOT, and the pistons pushed back without too much effort. John
lee16v	Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:14 pm    Post subject: Happy Anniversary John! Had my 6 year this month too. 32K and a similar list to yours of replacement parts give or take a few bearing shells! Still on the same front pads though........maybe time they were done.
john 33_16v	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:12 pm    Post subject: Ben_nz wrote: You really need to do more miles. The car might not break as much. =| And how did you go through two spoilers? I wasn't aware they were a consumable item. I know, it needs more excercise! A big chunk of that stuff was done in year one, as the car had suffered a bit of neglect with the previous owner, the rest has been my quest to keep it on 'top' form. The car didn't come with a spoiler, the late 16vs didn't get one in the uk, so my first one was a 2nd hand one repainted and fitted in 2001. After 5 or 6 years the paint had cracked off the edges, so i repainted it in a rush and it was a mess. A brand new spoiler in primer was grabbed off ebay for 12quid last summer, painted properly and put on. John
Ben_nz	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:33 am    Post subject: You really need to do more miles. The car might not break as much. =| And how did you go through two spoilers? I wasn't aware they were a consumable item.
john 33_16v	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:36 am    Post subject: JeremyC wrote: Two cam belts in 14k, yikes! Well 4 really The first pair i fitted had been on since late 2001 and so i thought it prudent to do 'em again recently. John
JeremyC	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:23 am    Post subject: Two cam belts in 14k, yikes!
john 33_16v	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:16 am    Post subject: JeremyC wrote: Do you mean 14k miles or 140k miles? Fourteen thousand in eight years, car total now about 67k. I daren't think about the cost per mile including fuel, insurance and road tax. It's worth it for the fun factor. Will i have it for ten years? most probably, unless the money materialises for a v6 GT. John
JeremyC	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:43 am    Post subject: Do you mean 14k miles or 140k miles?
john 33_16v	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:07 am    Post subject: Oh, list not long enough- i forgot Thermostat Throttle body hoses Top and bottom hoses Lambda probe TWICE (1 cr*p, 1 bosch) Platinum Plugs Brecav HT lead set Dissy cap + rotor TWICE Headlight washer pump Speedo sensor Speedo console body
Kris	Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:08 pm    Post subject: It's not boring buddy, i broke this parts for one year time lol
john 33_16v	Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:03 pm    Post subject: 8 years with my 33 Hi, I've just had my eighth anniversary of owning my 33. I celebrated with almost finishing my list of spring jobs and stripping down the back brakes and changing the shoes. In eight years and about 14,000miles it's had the following kinda front to back: Pair headlights Rad Cambelts and tensioners TWICE Pas and alt belt Camshaft, exhaust valve, buckets and seals on one side air filter K+N front pads TWICE front shocks trailing arm and bushes oil filter ABOUT 6 fuel filter TWICE clutch slave TWICE steering rack clutch gearbox steering wheel- Nardi front door window reg cat rear shoes both wheel cylinders exhaust backbox TWICE spoiler TWICE Oh and 2 batterys and 5 tyres. Bit boring and obsessive really, I know John