RE: 164 LS Alternatives

["Glenn Wasserman" <glennwa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a tough decision. The problem is that none of these cars have the
character our beloved Alfas do. I went through a couple of new cars
before settling on something I'm now very happy with - my Mini Cooper S.

Of course, the utility doesn't come close (i.e. teensy two-door, small
trunk, etc.) but I just couldn't bring myself to part with tens of
thousands of dollars for a car that I was afraid I'd get bored with very
soon.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
Brad Anesi
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:20 PM
To: 'alfa@domain.elided'
Cc: 'mike_nakamura@domain.elided'
Subject: RE: 164 LS Alternatives

From: "Mike Nakamura" <mike_nakamura@domain.elided> wrote...
>My spouse is driving many miles for work these days. Our 164LS
Automatic
has
>nearly 120k on the clock and we're considering newer alternatives.

Mike-  I'm in a similar situation, and it sound like we have similar
tastes.
Here's what I think I've got my choices narrowed down to, in today's
order
of preference (subject to change tomorrow):

Audi A4
Saab 9-3
Volvo S60
BMW 5-series

I would consider a (lightly) used model of any of these, except for the
9-3
(I say that only because '03 was the first year of the new model).  In
fact,
if the 9-3 was available with AWD, I would probably have my decision
made.
Not sure if that helps any - I'd suggest go drive them all - that's what
I
need to do.

Brad
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