ALFA Logo, snow tires, oil

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

Great news!!!! ARDONA is actively defending the ALFA Logo by threatening 
ALFA enthusiasts with legal action. ALFA really cares about us abandoned 
Alfisti. The return of ALFA to this long neglected market must be imminent. 
I recommend EVERYONE make as much illegal use of the ALFA logo as possible 
to encourage ALFA to return to this marketplace. Examples of activism 
include use of the logo in association with genuine commercial activity. 
Caution, only aggressive and genuine passing off will work to provoke ALFA 
into returning to this market to defend their trade mark. Otherwise, just 
tell ARDONA to blow it out their ...(insert orifice of choice here). ALFA 
is either in this market, in which case they have to sell cars or otherwise 
associate their marque with real commercial activity, or everyone can just 
claim to be ALFA and they're SOL. This is not a REAL legal opinion, just an 
expression of extreme disgust that ANY commercial venture would stoop to 
such bs when they're not in the market AND have no intention of returning, 
they should welcome the residual interest shown by all of us, otherwise 
they'd have no trade mark to protect!!!!!

The Pirelli 210A Asimmetrico Winter tire is absolutely fantastic, a vast 
improvement on the 210P which was a tremendous tire. The full circumference 
rib at the outside of the tire induces very high levels of stability on 
bare pavement while the aggressive block portions grip as the Nokian, 
Michelin Alpin, Toyo, etc full block tread tires do. Just a brilliant 
winter tire that really handles on bare road.

Synthetic oil is great for cold starts, extremely hot or heavy loading on 
the engine, and long drain intervals. If you're going to drive in mild 
conditions without flogging the car hard on hot days and change the oil 
every 3-6,000 miles, save your money and buy good quality conventional oil. 
However, if cold weather, extremely hot weather, or very hard driving is in 
your future, then use synthetic. Just don't change it as frequently, you'd 
be wasting your money.


Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
91 Alfa 164L, White, original owner

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