Need to borrow car trailer urgently

spieret · June 16, 2010, 08:34:44 PM

help my baby is leaking oil bad and I need to borrow someone's car trailer to get her to the doctor. It's too far to drive it.

hammer · June 16, 2010, 10:25:43 PM

Tony,

You are welcome to borrow mine but it lives at Bulimba.

Cheers,

Brent

spieret · June 17, 2010, 06:11:17 AM

Thanks Brent,

I tried to call you last night but you musn't have heard it ring. Could i pick it up tonight please. If so can you text me your address 0403 419 514.

Cheers

Tony

OzMidnight · June 29, 2010, 07:28:41 AM

How did you go and where do you live?

spieret · June 29, 2010, 03:07:48 PM

Hi Oz,

I was able to get the trailer off Hammer and take the car to the mechanics.

Good News : It wasn't the motor, the motor is fine

Better News : The diff threw a gear into the bell housing of the gearbox. Why is that better news, cause I got myself a Q2

And might I say phooey on aussie parts suppliers.

Reconditoned diff and gearbox for the GTV in Australia $2550 just for the part.

Reconditioned 5 speed box with Q2, fitted and delivered, from autolusso in the UK $1645

Why would you buy parts in australia. I think I am in the wrong business I should open a parts shop and retire in 5 years.

Anyway, can't wait to try out the new diff, should be finished by the end of next week.

Jekyll and Hyde · June 29, 2010, 10:31:16 PM

Quote from: spieret on June 29, 2010, 03:07:48 PM
Hi Oz,

I was able to get the trailer off Hammer and take the car to the mechanics.

Good News : It wasn't the motor, the motor is fine

Better News : The diff threw a gear into the bell housing of the gearbox. Why is that better news, cause I got myself a Q2

And might I say phooey on aussie parts suppliers.

Reconditoned diff and gearbox for the GTV in Australia $2550 just for the part.

Reconditioned 5 speed box with Q2, fitted and delivered, from autolusso in the UK $1645

Why would you buy parts in australia. I think I am in the wrong business I should open a parts shop and retire in 5 years.

Anyway, can't wait to try out the new diff, should be finished by the end of next week.

What does that $1645 work out to if you get picked up for customs duties and GST on it? Or has the invoice been written down to try and dodge this little problem?

And yes, I know its probably still cheaper, but there are also a hell of a lot more GTVs in the UK to donate gearboxes for reco.... I've seen a few sites where people pick up whole running GTVs over there for less than you are paying for your gearbox... Try and do that here...

spieret · June 30, 2010, 09:03:18 AM

I can't work out if your having a go at me or agreeing with me

OzMidnight · July 01, 2010, 01:59:11 PM

I think he is agreeing with you...and was asking if that price was all the way to your hot hands or if you then had to add customs duty to it.

Glad you got a trailer when you needed.

Darryl · July 06, 2010, 11:30:41 PM

I think you both have a point. The thing to do would seem to be to be an importer with contacts - not a stockist - but if you don't carry stock who will call you.... So the real answer is - you did the only sensible thing. That said, I'm impressed/amazed at the FIS cost (if that is what it is?) - is that down to the supplier having spectacularly good freight contacts, a severe cash flow problem, or both? Or do you know something we all need to know re freight from UK?

Anyway, glad it is sorted. Not sure if I'm glad you now have a decent diff in that thing

spieret · July 07, 2010, 09:12:44 AM

As with all things, the freight is normal to them, however the guy nearly had a heart attack when he saw the return freight through the same company would have been 350 quid OZ to the UK as opposed to 170 UK to OZ.

As you for you not being happy i got the Q2, you couldn't keep up before anyway;)

spieret · July 14, 2010, 10:30:41 AM

Well i picked up the GTV yesterday. Will let you all know how the Q2 goes, but just powering out of a roundabout is a huge difference.

There was no extra duty or GST on the purchase of the gearbox and diff. So $1645 total delivered.

Cheers

MD · July 14, 2010, 09:35:09 PM

QuoteThere was no extra duty or GST on the purchase

Is that because it is a used part that does not incurr duty or you simply got arsey?

Craig_m67 · July 14, 2010, 11:53:54 PM

Ah Autolusso.. fantastic peeps !!
Who'd you use to fit the new box (Alfa, John F, Avanti, other?).

I'm in the gabba with a horrible big end knock which will probably turn into a rebuild (156 1.9diesel) or swap (Autolusso). I only ask as I used one of the above recently for a cluitch but was a bit unimpressed with the number of things left undone (wheel nuts, egr, reversing lights)..

Can anybody recommend a good engine reconditioner in Bris. with 156 tear down knowledge?

spieret · July 15, 2010, 08:34:11 AM

I took the car to Automotion at Albion. Cam and Chris are not only Alfa knowledgable but club members and part of Alfacomp. They should be able to help out.

When they worked on my car, they also checked the clutch and replaced it since it was time to do it, and check a few other things that would need doing with the gearbox and diff out. they also changed all the fluids.

Is that because it is a used part that does not incurr duty or you simply got arsey?

The gearbox was a used part but the diff was new so maybe a bit of both.