Re: the future

[Hal Taylor <taylor@domain.elided>]

Ouch.  I don't really want to get too caught up in this, but I have to say, Nizam,
that I don't agree with this sentiment.  The fact that proper handling is a key
part of the Alfa experience, and that cars leave the factory "sport tuned", is, to
me, an essential part of what makes Alfa "Alfa" and differentiates it from Honda
and Acura.  These mass-market japenese cars don't interest me in the slightest,
even if "they can be >modified< to be a "performance" car (HA HA)"

Sorry; just couldn't let that go by.

Hal

Nizam Zambri wrote (among other things):

> However, if all GM does is make Alfa put on softer springs and smaller sway bars
> I don't mind at all.  Most (lay)people like that; it will only increase overall
> sales and acceptance (this is good for Alfa).  On top of that, it opens up a
> market of Alfa aftermarket performance tuners which SPUR the market.  One of the
> reasons Honda's and Acura's are so popular amongst the younger crowd is not
> because they are "performance" cars by absolute standards, but rather, they can
> be >modified< to be a "performance" car (HA HA).  It's the stigma ... whether or
> not they succeed is another matter altogether.  The point is, Honda sells units
> because of market perception; reliability, value and performance.  Alfa needs to
> do similarly to stay in the game.
>
>
> Non purist Alfa maniac,
> Nizam

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