hahaha Ed! One to remember when mine is back on track!
On a serious note; it's a b@tch when you're going stuff your groceries in the back! You first need to crawl into the car to open the hatch!
And I once got attacked by fresh oranges when braking! Luckely the lettuce staid in place!
Bart
Another Fulvia available in the US - this time Santa Rosa CA
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JOHNNY48
Re: Another Fulvia available in Germany this time near me - BadenWurtenburg
Bartman - I think I read about it in the newspaper !
2Man attacked by hungary oranges, trying to escape wilting in the heat lettuce.heads !
1x I removed the rear motor wiring & plastic motor-cover to get to the motor; to clean years of dust build-up & to grease the motor-screw. It wasn't a very smart idea; although I though it was at the time.
I should have done nothing but vaccum out therug in the trunk. It was fastened with the same mini-screws that kept the motor cover in place & was lined with 25kg of water-absording padding. I also wanted to paint the trunk to prevent future rust & this was easier with no rug to spill paint on. The mouldy padding didn't go back in.
After reconnecting the wires, nothing worked ! Don't ask me why, but an electrician told me, much later, that it was the dashboard switch !, Which would have taken him hours to locate, had I not just happen to go by to see what he was up to.
He was supposed to also be installing a horn botton on the dash - since the new steering wheel didn't allow the horn-button to be connected. He found a real impossible place to install the horn button, but it works. He replaced the rear-window motor-switch with a bigger, easily located ex-Porsche window-toggle & charged me a lot of money. Well, I may need the horn someday & it irrated me to not have a working back-window motor.
What did I learn ? Being a "professional fumble-fingers" means that I should stay away from even the simplest tools...but I learned that 30+++ years ago. But how could I break a switch mounted in the dash by removing & reinstalling 2 wires ? I've never figured it out. In fact I reconnected the wires & promplty - for perhaps 6 months - didn't play with the rear window switch. So maybe, in reality, 1 thing had nothing to do with the orher.
In the many months where I had no working rear hatch motor I simply & elegently taped over the motor's drive-screw, so it didn't fit into the hatch latch & thereby always had a raised window / phony-spoiler at the same time !
I live in a safe neighborhood, & anyway, my Z isn't parked outside after dark.
I was happy than little rain fell in the trunk/boot the 1 or 2x it showered. During the day I didn't worry about any one stealling my fruit & veggies. My Z isn't my Shopping-Car; besides I never go grocery-shopping.
Now I will have another excuse to not go! "But darling, I am afraid of rabid Fruit attacking me. I happened to Bart a while back".
Hey Bart, just ake your Gamma shopping or your Fulvia Berlina ! Leave your Z in the Garage.!!! In any case, witht he spare tire taking up 80% of the trunk, there is hardly room for anthing else. OK; oranges & lettuce will fit, but not too many.
Bart Verbeek wrote:
>
> hahaha Ed! One to remember when mine is back on track!
>
> On a serious note; it's a b@tch when you're going stuff your
> groceries in the back! You first need to crawl into the car
> to open the hatch!
> And I once got attacked by fresh oranges when braking!
> Luckely the lettuce staid in place!
>
> Bart
2Man attacked by hungary oranges, trying to escape wilting in the heat lettuce.heads !
1x I removed the rear motor wiring & plastic motor-cover to get to the motor; to clean years of dust build-up & to grease the motor-screw. It wasn't a very smart idea; although I though it was at the time.
I should have done nothing but vaccum out therug in the trunk. It was fastened with the same mini-screws that kept the motor cover in place & was lined with 25kg of water-absording padding. I also wanted to paint the trunk to prevent future rust & this was easier with no rug to spill paint on. The mouldy padding didn't go back in.
After reconnecting the wires, nothing worked ! Don't ask me why, but an electrician told me, much later, that it was the dashboard switch !, Which would have taken him hours to locate, had I not just happen to go by to see what he was up to.
He was supposed to also be installing a horn botton on the dash - since the new steering wheel didn't allow the horn-button to be connected. He found a real impossible place to install the horn button, but it works. He replaced the rear-window motor-switch with a bigger, easily located ex-Porsche window-toggle & charged me a lot of money. Well, I may need the horn someday & it irrated me to not have a working back-window motor.
What did I learn ? Being a "professional fumble-fingers" means that I should stay away from even the simplest tools...but I learned that 30+++ years ago. But how could I break a switch mounted in the dash by removing & reinstalling 2 wires ? I've never figured it out. In fact I reconnected the wires & promplty - for perhaps 6 months - didn't play with the rear window switch. So maybe, in reality, 1 thing had nothing to do with the orher.
In the many months where I had no working rear hatch motor I simply & elegently taped over the motor's drive-screw, so it didn't fit into the hatch latch & thereby always had a raised window / phony-spoiler at the same time !
I live in a safe neighborhood, & anyway, my Z isn't parked outside after dark.
I was happy than little rain fell in the trunk/boot the 1 or 2x it showered. During the day I didn't worry about any one stealling my fruit & veggies. My Z isn't my Shopping-Car; besides I never go grocery-shopping.
Now I will have another excuse to not go! "But darling, I am afraid of rabid Fruit attacking me. I happened to Bart a while back".
Hey Bart, just ake your Gamma shopping or your Fulvia Berlina ! Leave your Z in the Garage.!!! In any case, witht he spare tire taking up 80% of the trunk, there is hardly room for anthing else. OK; oranges & lettuce will fit, but not too many.
Bart Verbeek wrote:
>
> hahaha Ed! One to remember when mine is back on track!
>
> On a serious note; it's a b@tch when you're going stuff your
> groceries in the back! You first need to crawl into the car
> to open the hatch!
> And I once got attacked by fresh oranges when braking!
> Luckely the lettuce staid in place!
>
> Bart
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Johnny48
learning to type / spell / write
I wrote this incorrctly the 1st time, in reply to Barts comment:
Bartman - I think I read about it in the newspaper !
"Man attacked by hungry-oranges, who were trying to escape wilting-in-the-heat lettuce-heads" !
Thus I post it, in corrected form, again. I won't bother to correct the rest of my mistakes.
Forgive me for my laziness.
Bartman - I think I read about it in the newspaper !
"Man attacked by hungry-oranges, who were trying to escape wilting-in-the-heat lettuce-heads" !
Thus I post it, in corrected form, again. I won't bother to correct the rest of my mistakes.
Forgive me for my laziness.
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William vd Sman
Re: Another Fulvia available in the US - this time Santa Rosa CA
It seems that the car was withdrawn from Ebay before the auction ended. It was probably sold. Any one knows were it went?
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Johnny48
Re: Another Fulvia available in the US - this time Santa Rosa CA
I've been told that there is a 1x charge for a car listing on ebay & if the bids are too low, it can be "killed" by the owner. So maybe this particular car went no where.
I've always wondered why any one would offer a "special-car" like this Z with a long-list of "things to do" instead of having those things done -in-advance- & then listing them as "things just done".
Not that I'm looking for a "special-car" (or any car) at this time (in fact I've recently reduced my "special- car -park by 50%) - but I "become 100% afraid" when reading long-lists of "to do's" on cars I won't buy.
To do's such as:
"minor-rust around windshield-frame"
"minor-perforations in floor"
"engine last started in 2001, but was very good then"
since we'all know that these minor "to-do's" are really "major-disasters-awaiting-some-sucker ! "
John's Rule-a-Thumb: "the more-older the car, the more special the car, the more bigger the guaranteed waiting- disaster".
I do not become afraid when reading "in need of major restoration & mechanical attention".
I believe the authors of minor "to do's" texts really mean "in need of major-restoration etc" & that they hope that some one will not ascertain the "real-truth" and buy a rolling-restauration-project.
Honestly, does any/ many one buy a "good-car" on ebay without going to see it ?
Regardless of how far away ?
The answer is - in my case - "Yes" .
2+ years ago I bought a very-dishonesty-described-car via ebay .UK - at a "horrendous (ly low) price" .
I didn't go from central Europe to N. UK to look at it !
Lucky me got a whole lot more that I though I was getting for my Euro .....
The UK seller stated "newly-rebuilt-motor/trans by "expert - shop so & so at cost of abc (= mucho dinario) + many many other new parts - however , body & interior beyond hope".
I (luckily) got a "mechanically rebuilt-car" (everything !) at the price of "much-less than the cost of the parts already installed !"
Lucky me ! I could have been cheated "big-time" ... but I believed the seller after several phone-con's & follow-up emails: He convinced me of his honest sincerity !
... & then (lucky me) - I transfered Euro - sight-unseen - instead of Pounds; believing I was bidding in Euro (stupid me) ... the seller was so kind as to arrange transport to Germany at a fair price - before he even had the (already transferred) funds .
I then paid the transporter (no-receipt) in Euro as well , believing that I had been quoted a transport-price in Euro & not in Pounds !
The "self-employed driver/transporter's" comment was "hey, this was supposed to be paid in Pounds & not Euro !! But, hey !! what the hell Mate ...you provided a clean "Loo" instead of saying hello & then gave me a cuppa decent coffee & a snack ...so whose counting the small change" . He drove away laughing.
I phone-contacted the seller, to report this nice-event, the safe arrival & to say thanks !
He said "hey, you were supposed to transfer Pounds to me as well & not Euro !
Are you cheating everybody or are you just totally daff ?
I asked "well, what should I do now, send you more Euro ?"
I think his last words were "bloody Yank ! " before I heard a long laugh & a dead phone line.
Only days later, sifitng through the huge-pile of Invoices & repair bills and eye-ball-checking - in-detail - what I'd actually bought - did I realize I had (as written above) bought a mechanically new car !!! ...
which was fine by me...
& yes, as he promised - the interior was completely filled to the belt-line with dirty, swampy & smelly water. Why it didn't leak "out" I still don't know. It took a huge human effort & several brave souls to wrench open the doors & punch drainage holes in the floor. Phew !! that small !!
I was soon more so happy than I deserved to be...since I - again sight unseen... bought a similar-model Lancia some weeks later - after speaking with the seller - a Lancia-Dealer - who had taken the simalar- model Lancia (which he sold new & serviced for 7 years) in-trade, 21 year earlier !
Only to then park it in his showroom - for 21 years !! And after speaking with the original (only) owner; a fine Gent of 80+ years ... who told me "it was perfect when I bought it - new & perfect when I traded it in some years & 40,oookm later. I traded for another new Lancia...
It was perfect -except for the slight motor rumbling (bearings?) - which got worse & worse in the last months of my ownership. I am glad it will survive". I said "thanks, Sir" !
The seller/dealer said "we just never got around to fixing the motor".
The price I paid (in Euro, this time) was about the value of the 4 Light-Weight-Sports-Wheels & probaly less than the value of the "wow" leather-interior !
1xGerman perfect body / interior Lancia & 1x UK "parts.donor" Lancia = 1 (almost) perfect 30+ year old Lancia, that now qualifies for "Veteran-Car-Registration / Tax & Insurance" - at very low yearly rates ...
- in Euro & not Pounds !!
I just wish winter would pass & I could drive it; park it in the driveway each evening without worrying about having to start it up each day & drive slowly for 5 míles or more. to warm it up. By which time I'm at the office. As you can ascertain, I want it to last another 30+ years.
I could have been cheated so many time in these transactions .. but thankfully everyone (including "daff" me) was so honest that it all turned out alright !
Last Autumn both of these cars were "finished-combined" to become 1 x old Lancia; the 30+ year old (original) tires were swapped to !
The "parts car has passed on to another Lancia owner; there were parts (glass, doors, trunk-lid etc)
that he needed for his 30+ year old "Special-Car".
I've always wondered why any one would offer a "special-car" like this Z with a long-list of "things to do" instead of having those things done -in-advance- & then listing them as "things just done".
Not that I'm looking for a "special-car" (or any car) at this time (in fact I've recently reduced my "special- car -park by 50%) - but I "become 100% afraid" when reading long-lists of "to do's" on cars I won't buy.
To do's such as:
"minor-rust around windshield-frame"
"minor-perforations in floor"
"engine last started in 2001, but was very good then"
since we'all know that these minor "to-do's" are really "major-disasters-awaiting-some-sucker ! "
John's Rule-a-Thumb: "the more-older the car, the more special the car, the more bigger the guaranteed waiting- disaster".
I do not become afraid when reading "in need of major restoration & mechanical attention".
I believe the authors of minor "to do's" texts really mean "in need of major-restoration etc" & that they hope that some one will not ascertain the "real-truth" and buy a rolling-restauration-project.
Honestly, does any/ many one buy a "good-car" on ebay without going to see it ?
Regardless of how far away ?
The answer is - in my case - "Yes" .
2+ years ago I bought a very-dishonesty-described-car via ebay .UK - at a "horrendous (ly low) price" .
I didn't go from central Europe to N. UK to look at it !
Lucky me got a whole lot more that I though I was getting for my Euro .....
The UK seller stated "newly-rebuilt-motor/trans by "expert - shop so & so at cost of abc (= mucho dinario) + many many other new parts - however , body & interior beyond hope".
I (luckily) got a "mechanically rebuilt-car" (everything !) at the price of "much-less than the cost of the parts already installed !"
Lucky me ! I could have been cheated "big-time" ... but I believed the seller after several phone-con's & follow-up emails: He convinced me of his honest sincerity !
... & then (lucky me) - I transfered Euro - sight-unseen - instead of Pounds; believing I was bidding in Euro (stupid me) ... the seller was so kind as to arrange transport to Germany at a fair price - before he even had the (already transferred) funds .
I then paid the transporter (no-receipt) in Euro as well , believing that I had been quoted a transport-price in Euro & not in Pounds !
The "self-employed driver/transporter's" comment was "hey, this was supposed to be paid in Pounds & not Euro !! But, hey !! what the hell Mate ...you provided a clean "Loo" instead of saying hello & then gave me a cuppa decent coffee & a snack ...so whose counting the small change" . He drove away laughing.
I phone-contacted the seller, to report this nice-event, the safe arrival & to say thanks !
He said "hey, you were supposed to transfer Pounds to me as well & not Euro !
Are you cheating everybody or are you just totally daff ?
I asked "well, what should I do now, send you more Euro ?"
I think his last words were "bloody Yank ! " before I heard a long laugh & a dead phone line.
Only days later, sifitng through the huge-pile of Invoices & repair bills and eye-ball-checking - in-detail - what I'd actually bought - did I realize I had (as written above) bought a mechanically new car !!! ...
which was fine by me...
& yes, as he promised - the interior was completely filled to the belt-line with dirty, swampy & smelly water. Why it didn't leak "out" I still don't know. It took a huge human effort & several brave souls to wrench open the doors & punch drainage holes in the floor. Phew !! that small !!
I was soon more so happy than I deserved to be...since I - again sight unseen... bought a similar-model Lancia some weeks later - after speaking with the seller - a Lancia-Dealer - who had taken the simalar- model Lancia (which he sold new & serviced for 7 years) in-trade, 21 year earlier !
Only to then park it in his showroom - for 21 years !! And after speaking with the original (only) owner; a fine Gent of 80+ years ... who told me "it was perfect when I bought it - new & perfect when I traded it in some years & 40,oookm later. I traded for another new Lancia...
It was perfect -except for the slight motor rumbling (bearings?) - which got worse & worse in the last months of my ownership. I am glad it will survive". I said "thanks, Sir" !
The seller/dealer said "we just never got around to fixing the motor".
The price I paid (in Euro, this time) was about the value of the 4 Light-Weight-Sports-Wheels & probaly less than the value of the "wow" leather-interior !
1xGerman perfect body / interior Lancia & 1x UK "parts.donor" Lancia = 1 (almost) perfect 30+ year old Lancia, that now qualifies for "Veteran-Car-Registration / Tax & Insurance" - at very low yearly rates ...
- in Euro & not Pounds !!
I just wish winter would pass & I could drive it; park it in the driveway each evening without worrying about having to start it up each day & drive slowly for 5 míles or more. to warm it up. By which time I'm at the office. As you can ascertain, I want it to last another 30+ years.
I could have been cheated so many time in these transactions .. but thankfully everyone (including "daff" me) was so honest that it all turned out alright !
Last Autumn both of these cars were "finished-combined" to become 1 x old Lancia; the 30+ year old (original) tires were swapped to !
The "parts car has passed on to another Lancia owner; there were parts (glass, doors, trunk-lid etc)
that he needed for his 30+ year old "Special-Car".