Iām wondering whether the chap living in the corner house on the rise knows that his car alarm has taken to going off at random times Ā over the past week or so ā¦ day and night ā¦ 10pm and 4:35 am this morning š§.
Heās a retired lecturer in engineering and has always seemed very on top of things ā¦ gives talks at local clubs etc ā¦ but Iād have thought that if he knew heād have done something about it ā¦ on the other hand Iād have thought his NDNs wouldāve mentioned it ā¦ theyāll be far more aware of the flashing lights and noise than we are 100 metres away.Ā
Thing is, heās not really the sociable type ā¦ only walks past very occasionally and doesnāt really engage if I make a cheery greetingsā¦Ā
Iāll have a word with next door ā¦ they know his NDNs quite well ā¦Ā
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Ummm @wild edges š Ā ā¦ weāre the Alfa drivers around here ā¦ I drive an Alfa as doĀ @WonkyWomble and my son ā¦ no problems with our alarms thank you very much ā¦ā¦. š¤ šĀ
No, the noisy car is a Toyota (I think ā¦ I donāt have my distance specs on but I think thatās the badge).Ā
Do you still have an Alfa? Ā What sort? Sonās had them for years ā¦Ā
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If the owner of the offending vehicle is normally on top of things has anybody considered something may have happened to him and he's unable to respond to the alarms?Ā Alternatively, he may be away and the rain has affected the electrics on the car.Ā Alfa's weren't designed to cope with British weather.Ā They may have improved but it was claimed in the past that you could actually watch them rust.
I had a 156 sport wagon for years and it topped 200k miles. Loved that car. The alarm issue was something to do with the bonnet catch apparently but I could never fix it. Then I had a Brera for a while and the best guess was the glass roof would sometimes contract at night and set off the alarm. The Brera was not really child compatible though Ā
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
No heās about .., the car has been moved several times, heās putting his bins in and out, Iāve seen him picking up his newspaper from the front door and curtains being opened and closed, and he had visitors at the weekend (he picked them up in his car). All seems normal.Ā
The Alfa rust problem was traced back to a batch of metal bought from Russia back in the day. Itās not a problem now. My MiTo is 2011 reg. its had other blips but rust isnāt one of them.Ā
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Oooh son had a Brera ā¦ the diesel version ā¦ he loved that car ā¤ļø That too had had some tweaks. He had to change it because of ULEZ. Heās got a Guilietta now .., with various tweaks ā¦ he loves it. Ā Before the Brere he had a 155 so like your Sportwagon.Ā
Wonky has a 146.Ā
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Why not write a friendly, dare I say even apologetic for troubling him, letter re his car alarm, asking him if he would please sort it,Ā and drop it in his letter box.
I was thinking of doing that ā¦ but Iāll check and see if the closer neighbours have done anything first ā¦ donāt want him to feel hounded. šĀ
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Iāll have a word with next door ā¦ they know his NDNs quite well ā¦Ā
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No, the noisy car is a Toyota (I think ā¦ I donāt have my distance specs on but I think thatās the badge).Ā
Do you still have an Alfa? Ā What sort? Sonās had them for years ā¦Ā
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