On 21/11/2012, at 2:44 AM, [email protected] wrote: > http://www.autonews.com/article/20121113/BLOG15/311139999/1303/emaildailyANE > 04
Interesting read, particularly as I've just purchased my first new Alfa in 27 years (a brand new Giulietta turbo diesel) so for the first time in more than 12 years I have a two Alfa collection (it joins my 1985 GTV-6 that I've had since new). In between there have been two Mercedes and up until last week a Fiat 500 diesel. Now, to damn with very faint praise, my Giulietta is most like the BMW 120d I had as a hire car for three weeks earlier this year in the UK. It's clearly not an Alfa like my GTV-6 which given what the current market demands is probably a good thing. There's just enough Alfa character to keep me amused (stop/start stops working occasionally, the auto window lowering via the remote lowers 2, 3 or 4 windows depending on some factor I don't yet understand and there's the remains of a dead spider moulded into the right hand side rear light!). Still this is the first car since the GTV-6 where I find excuses to take the long way home and I just want to go out and drive it - maybe this is what a modern Alfa should be after all. Yes, this is my first post in a long time but I'm likely to be more visible. If there's anyone in the Melbourne Australia area who can recommend a good place to get my GTV-6 resprayed, I'd love to hear from you! Huw Davies | e-mail: [email protected] Melbourne | "If soccer was meant to be played in the Australia | air, the sky would be painted green" -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
