Hey, Thanks for the warm welcomes!
Hey SilverArrow welcome to the forum - so where exactly is 'far up North'?
Far up north is about 69 degrees north. Tromsø, Norway, to be exact!
Customary to give a quick few lines on your b and post up a picture!!
Ok, I have a silver B from 1997, or was it 1996, that has been in my possession for almost 4 years. Originally imported from Germany. Equiped with hardtop, leather seats, airbags, foglights and ashtray
It's very tempting to post the pictures under the "Post pics of Barchetta cars that need a bit of love" thread!
The car has been lowered, resulting in leakage from the gearbox due to tear after running on our lovely norwegian roads (<-- sarcasm
)
Exhaust needs replacement, well, the parts that are still there... The back box is replaced with just a pipe.... Pretty horrific sound though!
Some small rust spots here and there are starting to show, so I guess a repaint is required soon as well.
I guess cam-belt is due for replacement, because that hasn't been done over the 4 years I've had it, and only god knows if the previous owners ever did it. It has only run 67.000 km tho. I havent bothered to change it because I was told it was done, but couldn't find any documentation on the service...
I changed the soft-top about a year ago, bought a new one from e-bay, and it worked out all right. Never try to replace the softtop with the hardtop when its only a couple of degrees outside
(window broke).
Oh, and the funniest thing is this periodic failure to start... So far it seem to happen when I park uphill, and its low on gas (not empty, just a bit less than half full). When this happens, the ECU lamp indicates failure. I suspect it might be something wrong with the fuelpump. If i turn the car around it seem to fix the problem...
Using this car in the wintertime is a pain. I always has to park on a flat spot, because the handbrake freezes. And so does the door handles! I have to put a straw under the handle so it sticks out a bit. If I do get the doors open, I have to tie the doors shut, because the lock is then frozen and wont keep the doors shut until I have driven it for a couple of miles.
All in all, a fun car, and I love it! Just have to show it some more, I guess.
Cheers!
