John French Turbo delta on ebay

[Sheldon McIntosh]

mmmm thought about it, then realized you need to deceive people and lie to them and though no, hang on this is the perfect job for me 

Nice one. 

[bt46]

Choderboy interesting photo. Ill stand corrected but the broken piston rings are from minor detonation over an extended period of time. Piston landings would have been cactus as well however the rest of the motor might have been ok. Had a couple of engines do this in my own cars. One was due to the hill at baskerville raceway in slowbart. Lugging the car up there off cam in third gear (reved to high for 2nd gear). After a few track days the engine was blowing a bit of smoke so I thought I better replace the rings and when I pulled it down the rings fell apart into dozens of little pieces just like your photo. I would never have guessed as it was still pretty strong.

[dehne]

choder
have you personaly inspected this car, mmm NO so you need to keep ur useless opinion to ur self until such time as you have first hand experince with this particular car, the engine in it is really strong and runs great, and turbo is good also,
so as i said if you do not know the car personaly keep it to urself 

[bt46]

Ok firstly can I say i think this is a great car and I dont mean the seller any disrespect at all. At the right price this would be a great alfetta to get hold of.
Dehen this is the engine bay of a car that requires alot of mechanical work. I wont go on and on as to why because that would be a waste of my time but just look at the hydrulic cylinders (you do know what they are?). If the engine is still healthy then thats great and im sure you can confirm that with some full throttel runs, dyno sheets and a compression test.
As for the rust this is getting into serious territory. That scuttle panel is shot requiring replacement or serious repair. Replacing a alfetta GTV scuttle panel is a freakin weeks worth of work. While your at it you may as well repair that rusted guard because if you unpick the scuttle panel there are about four layers of overlapping metal that will let you get to the guard. Well there is another few weeks work and thats if its not rusty in the subframe under the guard and the chances of that are very slim indeed. I will bet my left nut that if that GTV is rusty there it will be rusty in the otter sills, inner sills, rear panel, wheel well, strut towers, quarter panels ect ect. No doubt your report will clarify that the car will pass a rwc with a wash and serivce.

[bt46]

Hes a gem.

[Paul Gulliver]

so as i said if you do not know the car personaly keep it to urself 

Dehne.

No matter what the car . If you want to grow old with your Alfetta you need to chose very wisely to start with.

[BKT]

I'm new to this forum and have been reading through all the different posts here including this one. I feel sorry for the poor dude who is just trying to sell his car. Have any of you actually seen it to be able to offer an informed opinion? Getting on here and telling people not to buy it, or that it needs x amount of $ spent fixing it based on a couple of photos is most probably inaccurate.

I'm also disgusted with the behaviour of certain people on here. Am pretty sure this forum is ment to be a place where people can come to talk, exchange ideas, ask for advice etc. Not to be belittled, sworn at, picked on and judged.

Choderboy - Didnt your mother ever tell you if you've got nothing nice to say, then dont say anything at all......

[Paul Gulliver]

Welcome to the forum "who ever you may be" Popping your head up to introduce yourself in the middle of this debate, quite strange ??.
If your going to be handing out gratuitous advice on your 1st post Perhaps you would be better off not singling out people you have never met or don't know.

Choderboy's Mum

[Brad M]

First off Chode, calm down man, Dehne wouldn't understand what he said that riled you so... cleaned your post a little.

I feel sorry for the poor dude who is just trying to sell his car. Have any of you actually seen it to be able to offer an informed opinion? Getting on here and telling people not to buy it, or that it needs x amount of $ spent fixing it based on a couple of photos is most probably inaccurate.

This discussion is occurring in a technical area for Alfetta, perfect spot for it.

I actually found Chode's advice right on the money and useful, he'd know he actually has one of the vehicles in question.

[Paul Gulliver]

This discussion is occurring in a technical area for Alfetta, perfect spot for it.

This discussion is posing robust questions that anybody trying to sell this type of car is likely to encounter. Great to be getting  informed imput from people like
( choderboy & bt46) that have actually owned these tyes of cars.

Thanks again for the calming influence of our wet nurse ,sorry moderator Brad.

[BKT]

Welcome to the forum "who ever you may be" Popping your head up to introduce yourself in the middle of this debate, quite strange ??.
If your going to be handing out gratuitous advice on your 1st post Perhaps you would be better off not singling out people you have never met or don't know.

Choderboy's Mum

Thanks Paul for proving my point re: the way people are treated on here. Much appreciated mate.

Yes, I agree, the perfect place for a technical discussion and I understand that choderboy owns one, but i still think it's inappropriate to make the statements that he has without getting his facts first. I would however like to thank BT46 for his informative and impartial posts.

[Paul Gulliver]

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Thanks Paul for proving my point re: the way people are treated on here. Much appreciated mate

As a new poster your contribution is always welcomed.  However i don't think techical forums are the place to preach manners. Espically on your first post. If you  don't like  the robust nature of the posts you could always cease to contribute and go post on some etiquette forum.

Some of us at least have the balls to put their name on posts.

[branko.gt]

There is a robust discussion and than there is a personal insult. The two do not necessarily belong together.
I am not sure that you guys would exhibit the same grace and benevolence if you were on the receiving end.

[bt46]

[quote Have any of you actually seen it to be able to offer an informed opinion? Getting on here and telling people not to buy it, or that it needs x amount of $ spent fixing it based on a couple of photos is most probably inaccurate

Actually if you know these cars well a few pictures tell alot about the condition and what your in for.
Anyhow i dont mind some crittersizm Im always wrong just ask my girlfriend. I also think its great people are actually posting at all as this forum gets awful quiet at times.

[Paul Gulliver]

BKT . As a first time poster, you sure know all the tricks. Well done to go back and edit your  first post.  Just watch the time posted function next time you post you nuff nuff.