WTB: Wanted Alfa Romeo cars

**164 FAMILY** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007, 08:39 PM

I buy just about any model Alfa Romeo car (well just about any). In CA,OR,WA,NV ETC! Running or not. Let me know what you have and lets talk.

PM me or Email me at ALFABUYER@YAHOO.COM

jhutton · #2 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 05:21 AM

is the fleet getting low

**164 FAMILY** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 09:22 PM

Jason I am just trolling since the Craigslist people like to flag me. They all can go to hell and can not flag me here.

Grant · #4 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 10:42 PM

Someone flag this please...

JK Lenard. Those flagger's are punks. I had a legitimate Renault Medallion ad up, and I got flagged within a day everytime, no idea why.

**164 FAMILY** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 10:49 PM

Grant I get flagged within five minuets of posting and Craigslist staff is useless. They told me it takes 10000 flags to remove a post now that's B/S and that only one flag per person and that is B/S as well!

I wish the C/L staff was as good as the Alfa BB staff!

BTW whats the deal with the Medallion? You know that I like odd cars. I am getting a real clean Peugeot 405 MI16 this week. Trade you the afm and ecu?

jhutton · #6 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 04:51 AM

164 Family, I really don't understand what the flaggin means

, do they keep you from posting? or something?

Midwest Depress · #7 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 07:43 AM

164 Family, Where is the Pug you are getting coming from? Just wondering if you got the 405 I was trying to get.

**164 FAMILY** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 10:43 AM

Jason users can flag a post if its posted in the wrong section is a scam is spam and so on.

The Peugeot that I am getting is not advertised for sale anywhere. Are you looking at the one that was on Craigslist SF?

Midwest Depress · #9 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 11:19 AM

No I believe it is in NE. As far as I know it isn't advertised either.

jburning17 · #10 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 164 FAMILY

Jason I am just trolling since the Craigslist people like to flag me. They all can go to hell and can not flag me here.

**164 FAMILY** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jburning17

Perhaps you are becoming more regarded by the CL community as a dealer than as a private seller. Or, people are beginning to suspect that you are just out to flip cars, and that has ruffled some feathers. Only you would know if that is the case.

I, myself, watch CL everyday. I have the hopeless dream of someone advertising a solid giullieta driver with a blown engine, dead tranny, and tired suspension. You know, needing all the stuff that I like to work on, and needing none of the stuff that I don't want to work on (body, paint). I know, I know, it doesn't exist. Anyway, if such a thing did pop up, I am certain that a flipper vulture would be all over it before I could even get my coat on. While the flipper is out to make a few bucks, I am looking for a car that I can love, make beautiful, and keep 'till death do us part. I am certain that there is a legion of people out there that think like me, want an Alfa for the same purpose as I do, and consequently aren't all that thrilled with someone that they view as a possible flipper (accurately or not).

If they feel that way, is it any wonder that they would click the flag button? I also doubt that these people are going to hell for it. I'm actually hoping that Alfa lovers have a special place in heaven--where parts are cheap, rockers never rust, and the singing that is heard is from an aluminum DOHC engine. I digress!

Anyway, isn't CL absolutely free? With a $0 price tag, you probably are going to need to accept the relatively unregulated nature of the system. There are other options, of course. This forum, as you mentioned, is not as wide open as CL, but the trade-off is that you are less anonymous. There are also several car classified systems where you pay a fee, and nobody can delete you until the contract has expired, regardless of your purposes. The fee is the trade-off there, of course.

Anyway, I am done thinking through my keyboard now. I just think that it might be good to keep the perspective that you lost exactly $0 by getting flagged.

Insoc · #12 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 06:36 PM

Why only list on free sites? Why not pay for it and be done with it? Is it really that obvious that I am missing some kind of point here? Free=Hassles.
Pay=Money spent. So your time is better spent when you are more efficient with less hassle. Is there something special about CL?

And getting Flagged means your AD gets removed if I am not mistaken, I don't think this has been clearly stated.

**164 FAMILY** · #13 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 06:48 PM

So show me a site that has as much traffic as C/L and its a no brainer!

And yes you are right free = hassles

Grant · #14 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 07:16 PM

Here's some information Lenard:

1988 Renault Medallion (21)
Repaint - Metallic blue.
Interior is in very nice shape, no tears or rips, probably kept inside for much of its life. The ride and seats are VERY comfortable...sofa like. There is a new Clarion CD player and new Dupont front speakers. Sound quality is very acceptable.
The car was bought by my father, a Renault and Alfa Romeo enthusiast, with a bad clutch and numerous other problems. Due to the rarity of the car, he had the clutch replaced with a new unit and many of the problems fixed, and therefore, made the car into a reliable daily driver.
2.2 L (2165 cc) 8-valve I4; 110 bhp. The car gets 30 mpg in combined city and highway driving, yet seats 5 comfortably! The car has about 155K miles, does not smoke, burn oil, lose coolant, or show any signs of a weak engine. All ignition related parts were replaced including the plugs, distributor, spark plug wires, and even the oxygen sensor. Some of the other sensors could be looked at, as the engine is a little finicky in the cold.
Although the clutch is brand new, the car can pop out of first if not operated carefully.
We have 12 cars at the moment, and with another one on the way, we physically do not have space for them all. We're asking just $950 for a very efficient, reliable and collectible car that needs another caring home.

Grant · #15 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 07:17 PM

We're still hoping to get close to our target asking price due to the condition of the car, but I'm sure the Motronic stuff plus some cash would do the trick if you're interested man. If not, I'll still take that stuff from you when a few paychecks come in.