Good Week @ 996Outpost.com
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Kalashnikov
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Alpha Rodeo is a great car. C&D had Guilliano Quadrafallaparto for a LT test this year. Over 12-mo period car spent 13 weeks in the shop I think. They said this was one of the most unreliable cars they had.
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Yeah - that long-term review would keep me from considering one - but I wasn't gonna crap on his parade.
I'm about 1% jealous that he has an Alfa and I never have had one - but my Fiero has to be worth partial credit as the closest thing to an Italian car we have made since the Gremlin/Pacer era.
I'm about 1% jealous that he has an Alfa and I never have had one - but my Fiero has to be worth partial credit as the closest thing to an Italian car we have made since the Gremlin/Pacer era.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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OceanBlue2000
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A Giulia has a great exhaust note (I've seen more than a few go by me lately), but as others have said: maintenance nightmares. Car and Driver I think had a couple articles about their long term test and all the issues. Issues like the car wash causing CELs.
So many good cars out there these days in the same space as a Giulia without all the hassles. Especially for a car that doesn't look all that exotic.
So many good cars out there these days in the same space as a Giulia without all the hassles. Especially for a car that doesn't look all that exotic.
Mike
Strange things I have in head, that will to hand.
2000 Ocean Blue 996 Carrera 2
1982 928 (sold)
Strange things I have in head, that will to hand.
2000 Ocean Blue 996 Carrera 2
1982 928 (sold)
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Dr_Strangelove
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2003 Carrera: Dark Teal Metallic
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FRUNKenstein
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Hmm, I wonder if a Stelvio would make a good, reliable winter car with easy resale next spring? 
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Dr_Strangelove
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Kalashnikov
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I will re-watch the TG Alpha Challenge episode to remind myself of exemplary Alfa craftsmanship and stellar reliability. You can never be a true museum curator if you never owned an Alfa.FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 2:46 pm Hmm, I wonder if a Stelvio would make a good, reliable winter car with easy resale next spring?
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32wildbilly
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He has much more to worry about than a dent in the door.
A friend of mine recently bought one and it was hard not to start crying over his loss as he showed me the car. At least I talked him out of buying the new Fiat 124. I tried to steer him towards the Miata but he apparently got sidetracked,
Never gonna make you cry...
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He leased it. If you're itching to drive a totally unreliable Italian sportsish car, you can get one for less than $300 a month.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Cuda911
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Had some fun Jeepin it this weekend!
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'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.
'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.