Re: alfa-digest V8 #1100

[George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>]

Er- Don't you mean a new 147 1.6 Twin Spark? If so, I'm in complete 
agreement with you. I prefer the 2.0 liter because it has more low-end 
torque for mountain driving, and isn't as busy at high speed, But I 
have driven both and you are 100% correct.

George Graves


On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 04:08  PM, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 00:58:44 +0200
> From: "Bob Corbett" <bobcor@domain.elided>
> Subject: Alfa's return to the USA
>
> Hi all
>
> All I can say to you sir, is that you desperately need to drive the 
> new Alfa
> 146 1.6 Twin Spark. It is 100% Alfa Romeo in so many respects that it 
> is
> actually scary how familar the whole experience is compared to the 
> older
> Alfas. It is a long time since I have just so much fun driving again. 
> The
> cars you compare the new Alfas to pale by comaprison.
>
> Bob
>
> Cape Town, South Africa
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 15:22:26 -0400
>
> From: dsedon@domain.elided
>
> Subject: alfa's return to the usa...
>
> hi all,
>
> re: alfa ever coming back to the usa, bottom line is *who cares*? face 
> it,
> how many of us on this list really care about whether or not alfa ever 
> sells
> another car in north america? we can fool ourselves - but the bottom 
> line
> is, if in 2007 (or whenever?), alfas are sold here, the only ting we'd 
> be
> gettin' that's different from any other passenger car here, is the 
> emblem on
> the grille. and, if yure lookin' for exclusivity that doesn't come
> w/someting like a bmw, mercedes, jag, audi, etc., forget it - if that 
> were
> to happen, it wood only mean that alfa's return was a grand failure, &
> they'd again be gone, *much* faster than it took 'em to come back.
>
> wake up, everyone, NO ONE makes cars now, that cater to people who 
> actually
> enjoy DRIVING. my 164? (which is now a 14-yr-old design, btw) well, 
> it's
> yust a camry, w/a much nicer-sounding engine... do i like it? sure, it 
> gives
> me the exclusivity that doesn't come w/the other cars out there, & it 
> gives
> me fond thoughts of my gtwe6,& milano. :>) (which some folk say have 
> awreddy
> lost that real alfa feeling!) anyone who tinks different, is yust 
> deluding
> themselves w/fond memories of alfas past...
>
> your mileage will NOT vary,
>
> dug seed in
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