Re: [alfa] Re: Alfa's US return

[doug sedon <sedond@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi jason,

i pretty-much agree w/everything you say.  except one
thing.  the three cars i mention are different. 
perhaps it's the influence of their parent company,
renault... ;~)  and, re: cost, the alfas are all
pretty-much the same as the three counterponts i also
mention, if engine-level is taken into consideration.

regards,

doug s.

--- hagen_jason@domain.elided wrote:

> I am not sure if there is a huge cross-over between
> Italian care enthusiasts and Japanese car
> enthusiasts.  For example, I don't care if the
> Japanese cars are "superior" from a specifications
> perspective, or even features; plain and simple, I
> just would not buy one- probably ever.  For some
> reason, everytime I am in a Japanese car it just
> makes me feel ordinary and mass-produced (and it
> smells my kitchen after over-cooking the rice).
> 
> I believe what appeals to many about Italian cars
> and Alfas, they are lower volume and unique.  I
> think most Alfa owners want to own an eclectic,
> unique car that is approachable and not over-the-top
> in terms of pretensiousness and cost.  I would hate
> it if everyone I knew from work drove the same or
> similar car as me.  How boring, even if theirs is
> faster, lighter, and RWD...
> 
> Just my $.02
> 
> --
> Jason Hagen 
> Chicago, IL 
> '73 Spider 
> '95 164Q 
> '91 164S
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 
> > why does anyone really *care* whether or not alfa 
> > comes back? would you really buy one? if i could 
> > afford a new gtv, i'd buy an infinity g35 coupe 
> > instead. if i could afford a new 156, i'd buy an 
> > infinity g35 sedan instead. if i could afford a
> new 
> > spider, i'd buy a nissan 350z instead. (of course,
> 
> > *i'd* get the coupe, as i personally prefer
> fixed-roof 
> > cars.) 
> > 
> > mebbe, by the time alfa starts making real (rwd)
> cars 
> > again, they will come back, & then enthusiasts
> will 
> > care. i tink fiat knows this about the usa market
> - 
> > enthusiasts prefer rwd, or at least awd. and, alfa
> 
> > will never appeal to non-enthusiasts here. 
> > 
> > ymmv, 
> > 
> > doug s. 
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