OH just bought an Alfa Romeo, now I'm scared!

astonsmummy

I could actually throttle him right now.
He's bought a '2000 Alfa Romeo 156 Twin Spark Selespeed 2ltr' off his friend for just under £1k.
It's gonna cost £100 a month to insure and I'm having kittens reading through some of the threads about the unreliabilty and high maintenance costs :eek:
Shall I get him sectioned now?
No seriously though, can anyone give me some hints, tips, pointers, anything to even slightly put my mind at rest?

DKLS

Dont section the poor lad, make sure he has up to date breakdown insurance, and make sure he revs to the redline on every gear change and all will be well.

Ensure the boot is full of warm clothes/blankets etc, for the inevitable when your waiting for the AA on the side of the M1.

bryanb

Mid life crisis?

astonsmummy

DKLS wrote: »

Dont section the poor lad, make sure he has up to date breakdown insurance, and make sure he revs to the redline on every gear change and all will be well.

Ensure the boot is full of warm clothes/blankets etc, for the inevitable when your waiting for the AA on the side of the M1.

:eek: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
What do you mean by breakdown insurance, is that the AA? I'm already with them although I dont have a car at the mo, just didnt bother cancelling it.
I'm going to be the main driver anyway, thats probably why I'm so scared :rolleyes:

astonsmummy

bryanb wrote: »

Mid life crisis?

What at 23???????????

aliasojo

Tip 1 - slap him
Tip 2 - make him sleep in the car
Tip 3 - ask him what HE'LL be giving up in order to fund the ridiculously high insurance costs.
Tip 4 - cry, 'cos you're gonna be skinter than you've ever been before. :rotfl:

Lorian

Its not exactly a money saving car but its OK. As long as it's Red.

the good thing is he'll never buy another one ;-)

Inactive

Nor will anybody else, so you are stuck with it, so make the best of it.

astonsmummy

Oh dear, oh well I'm not paying for it and get to put my car und money into savings for that inevitable rainy day, so cant grumble too much

DKLS

astonsmummy wrote: »

:eek: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
What do you mean by breakdown insurance, is that the AA? I'm already with them although I dont have a car at the mo, just didnt bother cancelling it.
I'm going to be the main driver anyway, thats probably why I'm so scared :rolleyes:

Well that changes everything if your the main driver, Its handy that you have AA cover you will need it :rotfl:, but enjoy your street cred has risen enormously, your boy will be proud of you, as long as you drive it like all italian cars should be driven.

astonsmummy

DKLS wrote: »

Well that changes everything if your the main driver, Its handy that you have AA cover you will need it :rotfl:, but enjoy your street cred has risen enormously, your boy will be proud of you, as long as you drive it like all italian cars should be driven.

Why does that change everything?
And how are they supposed to be driven, this is what scares me, I aint got a scooby!