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Everyones panic can be over. Best £30 i've ever spent!

Such a good looking car when it's clean and tidy.

I had a Guilietta previous to my Octavia MK3.

It went back to the seller two weeks later for the following:

New clutch
New flywheel
Gearbox reconditioned
New pedals (dangerous in the wet once the rubber bits wear down).
New battery
New roof liner

I got the car back to find the gear selection issues persisted. I spoke to Alfa to find models upto 2011 had a design flaw with the synchromesh for first and second gear.

They then put in a brand new revised gearbox. The car then felt solid until three weeks later the driver's side seatbelt mechanism started to jam. I had it replaced by the seller under a good will gesture.

In all honesty it was a nice drive, although I spent nearly three months in courtesy cars .
 
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I had a Guilietta previous to my Octavia MK3.

It went back to the seller two weeks later for the following:

New clutch
New flywheel
Gearbox reconditioned
New pedals (dangerous in the wet once the rubber bits wear down).
New battery
New roof liner

I got the car back to find the gear selection issues persisted. I spoke to Alfa to find models upto 2011 had a design flaw with the synchromesh for first and second gear.

They then put in a brand new revised gearbox. The car then felt solid until three weeks later the driver's side seatbelt mechanism started to jam. I had it replaced by the seller under a good will gesture.

In all honesty it was a nice drive, although I spent nearly three months in courtesy cars .

Shame that. Touch wood this car has been pretty faultless.

Other than the battery I changed last month it’s not really needed any repairs and as has been seen I certainly don’t look after it!
 

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Quick shot from today's filming, I'm too impatient to wait for the montage! lol

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