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Cholmondeley
Sep 28, 2006

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Decisions, decisions. Rosso, or Stromboli, AWD, or RWD.

I've been waiting a long time for a new Alfa.

I went into town today with the intention of trading in my Volvo C30 for a new V60 Cross Country, but then I saw that old familiar logo...

gently caress it, you only go around once.

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Cholmondeley
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I'm in the US. Upon further review, I'm going for the Rosso. The Veloce seats are nice, and I love the 5 hole wheels, but this one is priced right, and I just sort of bonded with it.

Cholmondeley
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I've always had a thing for the GTV6, that's a beauty. There's a former Alfa factory trained mechanic who lives near me. He's in his late 70's and in poor health. Sitting in his driveway, under covers are a late 80's GTV6, an early 90's 164S, and a silver Spider Quad. Seems such a shame that they don't get driven.

Cholmondeley
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Yeah, my wife de-stickered her Civic Si. IIRC, we used a hairdryer to heat them, and then they peeled fairly well. Little bit of residue cleaned up with dish soap diluted in water.

Cholmondeley
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Cool car ! That should make for an interesting project. I'd love to see the progression,

Cholmondeley
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Italian Car drive and meetup today. Nice array. Two Junior Zagatos, Two boattails, two GTV6's and a cool Lancia, along with a nice sampling of Fiats, Abarths, and Giulias.







Cholmondeley
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My Giulia might be the best automotive decision I've ever made. It literally makes me grin, driving to work.

Cholmondeley
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I wish Alfa would bring back an updated Matta.

Cholmondeley
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Took the Giulia out for a little snow-crossing this morning. The Q4 all wheel drive is nicely responsive.

Cholmondeley
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Oh man, if I only had a garage.

https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/1964-fiat-1500-cabriolet/6456207203.html

Cholmondeley
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Shrapnig posted:

I'm going to be getting rid of my '15 STI at some point this year and am looking for something that's for lack of a better term, more refined than my current car. What's the consensus on the Giulia as opposed to a 3 series, A/S3, CLA/C Class or other options in that similar price range, so that's going to exclude the QF obviously.

I had a '13 Abarth that I bought new(yeah yeah) that really soured me on the brand and the dogshit dealership network so that makes me wary. I offloaded it for the STI after about 7k miles and numerous gremlins at a monstrous loss because I was worried about the car literally falling apart on me. It was fun as hell to drive, I'll give it that.

If you can, try a couple of different dealers. I drive an hour past my closest Alfa dealer to go to one I like. As for the car, it's an absolute joy to drive and own. If you're looking for "entry level luxury" as I once saw it described, then I don't know, but if you're looking for a car that will make you create excuses to go on drives, then the Giulia might well be for you.
Take one for a test drive.

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Lladre posted:

I was thinking about leasing a 2018 Giulia, all wheel drive version. Anything I should watch out for?

I've had mine for nearly a year, with no real issues, and it's a blast to own and drive. I've heard there were some software glitches on some of the early models, but I think they've been fixed.

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