Re: Just what the heck is a real Alfa ?

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

Yep--remember the REAL Audi--the 100LS


On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 V3rd3go@domain.elided wrote:

> 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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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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