Can't say I blame you for not waiting. I've gotten old waiting for
Alfa to come back. I will get a lot older before they actually do.
What's the latest prognosis, 2015, 2016? If they appear before 2020,
I'll eat my GTV-6!
George Graves
On Aug 18, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Mike Hemsley wrote:
I've also been looking for an alternative, but I had an advantage as
I have
owned an SVT Focus since 2002. It's like a 147 - hot hatchback!
So, when I
decided to look for something in 2012, I discovered that there are
several hot
hatchbacks either here or coming soon. I've driven the Abarth, and
I LOVE it,
but the seat bolsters cut into my thighs - guess my 68 year old
thighs have
spread a bit. So, I initially narrowed the search to three in the
low to mid
$20s, only one of which is actually here:
Mazdaspeed 3 - 4 door, turbo hatch with 220+ hp, 6spd manual, and,
it is
claimed, torque steer that's under control - we'll see on that one.
It's the
only one of the three that's here now. It's the largest of the three
Hyundai Veloster Turbo (Velociraptor?) - 3 door (2 on the passenger
side),
turbo hatch with 201hp, 6spd manual. Pretty cool idea to have two
doors on
the passenger side. It's the smallest of the three and due in
dealers any
time.
Ford Focus ST - 4 door, turbo hatch with 250+hp, 6spd manual. I saw
this car
at the SVT facility in Detroit last weekend, and I think I've found
my next
car. It is really, really nice and should be quite fast. Easy
entry and exit
for an old guy with the ST-1 level seats (not the Recaros in the
other two
levels). These are due in the dealerships in the next few weeks.
I've pretty much decided to buy the Focus ST, since the Alfas that
are coming
in the next few years aren't likely to be in my price range,
although they're
probably going to make me drool.
Hope that helps.
Mike Hemsley
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Subject: alfa-digest V10 #2614
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:39:14 +0000
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:53:47 -0400
From: Paul Witek <[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] Alfa alternative for daily driver...
of course then the question becomes: what on earth approaches th e
experience of driving my Alfa?
The only thing I can think of might be a Fiat 500 Abarth...
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