general_piffle
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Well, I put my GT on Fleabay. To test the water as much as anything. And now Car and Classic have been on the phone to get me to put it into one of their upcoming auctions. I've had the car since 2015 and really enjoy it, but an Alfa GTV 916 (the 3 litre 24v Busso) project is due to be finished in a couple of weeks. Plus, I have 3 motorbikes that I love riding. The thing is I don't have the time to enjoy all of these toys. Like many of us, most of my time is absorbed by work.
And the Ghibli has been troublesome recently, a slipped timing belt led to a complete top-end rebuild, all new valves (thankfully bores and pistons were untouched) as well as new timing chains and sprockets while the engine was out to 'future proof' the car. Fortunately, this was done on the workshops insurance as I'd just had it serviced with them. So, a good result ultimately. But then where it's stored the chap taking it out of the warehouse for me accidentally put it in reverse and scraped up the paint on the rear bumper. Again, fixed beautifully and on their insurance.
I also got a couple of other niggly bits done that I paid for and I wasn't happy with the work at all, it picked up some light scratches on the bonnet while it was with the body shop (who happen to be very reputable). So, back it goes again to get the other paint bits put right and the scratches polished out. It just seems to be one thing after another with this car. I think I might have fallen out of love with it a bit, maybe it's the 7 year itch...
So, I find myself torn, keep it or sell it. When I mentioned to the owner of the storage facility that I might be selling it he said "drive it more" maybe he's right, but then it comes back to the old issue of finding the time. I'm sure many of you know 'that' feeling! What to do, what to do...
And the Ghibli has been troublesome recently, a slipped timing belt led to a complete top-end rebuild, all new valves (thankfully bores and pistons were untouched) as well as new timing chains and sprockets while the engine was out to 'future proof' the car. Fortunately, this was done on the workshops insurance as I'd just had it serviced with them. So, a good result ultimately. But then where it's stored the chap taking it out of the warehouse for me accidentally put it in reverse and scraped up the paint on the rear bumper. Again, fixed beautifully and on their insurance.
I also got a couple of other niggly bits done that I paid for and I wasn't happy with the work at all, it picked up some light scratches on the bonnet while it was with the body shop (who happen to be very reputable). So, back it goes again to get the other paint bits put right and the scratches polished out. It just seems to be one thing after another with this car. I think I might have fallen out of love with it a bit, maybe it's the 7 year itch...
So, I find myself torn, keep it or sell it. When I mentioned to the owner of the storage facility that I might be selling it he said "drive it more" maybe he's right, but then it comes back to the old issue of finding the time. I'm sure many of you know 'that' feeling! What to do, what to do...
