and so it begins.....

[Jai]

and it was all so promising to, good fast drive down from aylesbury to watford, then on to staples corner, over to work, cutting through a back road, braking, drop from third to second, turn in....hang on....did the clutch come back up?

****! no it didn't, i can select every gear whilst rolling, but all i'm getting no real power to the wheels, and the revs are heading to the redline.....******....

so limped it into work, and there she stays for now.....would appear i suppose that the release bearing is buggered......my patience wears thin........

 

[Rich_65402]

unlucky mate.. which car is it??

 

[Jai]

ah....lol......the alfa:bang:

 

[Rich_65402]

ah....lol......the alfa:bang:

ahhh my mates starting to feel the alfa ownership in his 147...
woops

 

[puntomadboy]

ah the joy of owning a alfa...

 

[DAV1D]

I'm with Top Gear on this one. You need to own an Alfa to be a true petrol head and the pleasure is worth the pain.

And if your wondering, no I haven't yet had an Alfa. Bought a 166 2.0TS but the finance company were w*nkers so I walked away from the deal. We have a 156 in the family and my best mate has a 147 so I am close to them but as yet I have yet to experience the joy.

 

[ChrisUK]

I'm with Top Gear on this one. You need to own an Alfa to be a true petrol head and the pleasure is worth the pain.

And if your wondering, no I haven't yet had an Alfa. Bought a 166 2.0TS but the finance company were w*nkers so I walked away from the deal. We have a 156 in the family and my best mate has a 147 so I am close to them but as yet I have yet to experience the joy.

Do it! :devil: :slayer:

 

[Captain Mike]

and it was all so promising to, good fast drive down from aylesbury to watford, then on to staples corner, over to work, cutting through a back road, braking, drop from third to second, turn in....hang on....did the clutch come back up?

****! no it didn't, i can select every gear whilst rolling, but all i'm getting no real power to the wheels, and the revs are heading to the redline.....******....

so limped it into work, and there she stays for now.....would appear i suppose that the release bearing is buggered......my patience wears thin........

sounds like a bad place for it to happen

I'm guessing you didnt have any accidents or you would of mentioned it.

Did you panic at all?

 

[Chas Uno]

so limped it into work, and there she stays for now.....would appear i suppose that the release bearing is buggered......my patience wears thin........

*Chas pretends to Jai that he isn't returning to the UK on Friday after all, and is now in fact emigrated permanently*

P.S. Told you so that you should've bought that mk1 45S

 

[jug]

the fork is a common problem on the 155, it can break and jam. have a look at it.

slave and master cylinder leaks/seizing is also common. if you pull the pedal back up with your toe and it drives ok then a sticking cylinder is the problem.