Re: the Autodeltas

["doug s." <dsedon@domain.elided>]

well, i haven't seen the 166 in the flesh, so i cannot comment 
accurately as to its appearance.  i *do* know that i prefer the looks of 
the 156, at least in pics.

re: fwd, yup, it's a matter of principle - i wouldn't spend that kinda 
money on a fwd car.  assuming i *had* that kinda money to spend on a 
car!  ;~)  but, it also is based a bit upon experience.  of all the 
alfas i've driven & owned, the 164 is the only one i do not really care 
for.  and its feel due to it being fwd is one of the main reasons.    it 
*is* certainly a pleasure to cruise the interstates at 110+ mph in this 
car, but that is not the majority of the driving i do...  oh, and re: 
the size thing - our 164 is the sedon idea of a suv or mini-van - it's 
positively huge!  its family nickname is *the whale*...

to each his own...

doug s.



Jorge & Ani Mazlumian wrote:

>>three little letters:  "rwd".  tho, from what i've read, the infinity g35
>>    
>>
>would have to be at the top of my list...
>  
>
>>doug s.
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>*************
>Doug S believes that because the new Alfas (read Autodelta 166) are fwd, he
>would choose the g35.
>To which I answer: 1, it's obviously a matter of taste (and I guess
>principle), and
>2, when I saw the 166 in *the flesh*, the thing is so stunningly beautiful,
>that I am willing to forget it's a fwd car.  This is not just a nice car,
>which could be said of many 164s.  This one belongs to the hall of fame.
>Remember, its a large 4 door sedan, not a track/street performance car.  I
>could live with the wrong wheel drive on this one.  I would not buy it for
>two reason mainly: I don't have the money and for me it's a larger car that
>I would care to drive every day.
>So I will reiterate my 1st statement.  From the aesthetic point of view,
>this is the most beautiful production 4 door sedan currently in the States,
>bar none.
>
>Jorge Mazlumian
>89 4 door transaxle.
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