Just what the heck is a real Alfa ?

[V3rd3go@domain.elided]

Can't resist this, coming from a marque that has resurrected itself ( Audi ).

Alfa needs to appeal to the masses if it is to succeed in N.A. - not to 
ungrateful cheap old farts like us. When sales numbers are good, then they 
can worry about boutique buyers. Make the car fun and reliable to the average 
driver.

Audi launched the A4 w/1 engine, 2 trannies, and FWD or AWD. Now there are 
abt 790 combos. Same goes for the A6. It has taken 4 years to get the current 
S4.

Just buy the bloody cars so Alfa will feel like rewarding us for our loyalty 
with the really yummy stuff. Most people can't drive RWD. Look at all the 
electronic watchdogs on a new BMW. Give me a Mini Cooper S. Even better, give 
me a 147Q. Make it AWD.

A real Alfa sounds, feels, looks, and drives like an Alfa. Why bother about 
the rest as long as I and the general public can have one ? The rest is just 
religious bickering.

April
Come firebomb my house like a good heretic;-)
'87 Milano Verde - 215,000 miles

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