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Lee · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: After 5 years, back in 33.

Bought this off ebay yesterday morning,travelled down to sussex and had faultless journey back to essex, this is now my 10th 33 and has joined my `97 155.

Bought it purely for a work hack, company I work for is moving 20 miles away so need transport, the 155 is my weekend toy.

Probably outbidded someone on here, sorry if so, I just really wanted this one and kept missing others recently.been after a 33 for over a year now, always the wrong colour or wrecks.

Lee
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johnboy · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:

Hi Lee

looks good chap. great car's. i take it's a 1.7ie

regards john
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john 33_16v · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:33 am Post subject: Re: After 5 years, back in 33.

Lee · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject:

Not me mate, never owned a jap car in my life Wink

And why do 33`s all smell the same, cant put my finger on it, but as soon as I sat in this one, must be the smell of nostalgia Cool

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johnboy · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject:

BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2990 Location: U.K Surrey

dont forget the blood sweat and tears from the previous owners Smile

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john 33_16v · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

Ben_nz · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:35 am Post subject:

I noticed every series 3 Alfa 33 I've been in smells the same - surprising given they're not new any more. Not true of series 2 cars though.
(I've got two s2 cars, one of which comes back from rust repair tomorrow! Still needs tires to pass warrant inspection though. Rolling Eyes

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bobbber · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:01 am Post subject:

Alfa probably knew their cars were going to leak and therefore put honey in the carpets to smell nice later!?!?!?

Bob
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Eddie_W · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

Ben, didn't know you had two. Do I sense a track day special coming up?
Regards Eddie
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Ben_nz · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:55 am Post subject:

Eddie, if you wasted more time on internet forums you'd know! And not only do I have two 33s (yet to be both road-legal at the same time), I've even given the bug to my flatmate and he has put an offer on the white s2 currently on TradeMe!
Even if our flat ends up with three 33s parked outside, I understand we'll still have less of them than you do. Razz

Here's some pictures of my new one:
http://www.axys.co.nz/ben/alfa33/grey_ti/
Officially I bought it to fix up and practice on, then drive while I take my black car's motor apart to convert to mechanical tappets. It has already cost me big time to sort out the brake system, which had been bodged by some idiot. It still needs a broken strut replaced and a CV boot done, then it'll be tolerable. I just installed new struts in my black car today (took me all day Embarassed

) so that the black car's old struts can be transferred to the grey car.
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paulhide · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject:

I've got EIGHT of the things at the moment Exclamation

and until 2 weeks ago 7 had MOTs. Now 5 have with three for stripping. I've just taken a photo of 7 of them outside Exclamation

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dave · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject: welcome back lee

hi lee glad your back i think i had your last 33 from you a gold ser 2 with jammed gearbox

i was looking a white 33 2 as just down road from me
good luck with 33
dave
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Lee · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject:

Hi Dave, hope things are good, yep you did have my last 33, amazing that it was 5 years ago too Shocked

Some how I just cant end it with my 33 obsession Laughing

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porschemad911 · Alfa Arna Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 6

I know what you mean about the smell. As soon as I sat in my '33 my nose felt like it was home again!

It's the same with Daihatsu's though, the Sirion GTVi (traded in the '33 after a week in the workshop yet again) I just got today smells like the Charade I had a few years back.