Seeker_UK
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
20 years on, a Giulia is worth it? Maybe.
Until it starts falling apart.
20 years on, a Giulia is worth it? Maybe.
I think that FP may be talking about one of these: GiuliaUntil it starts falling apart.
First car was an Alfasud. Fantastic little thing but I think it started rusting the day it was made.
I had a Monaro VXR which had so much scope for improvement. LS2 which was not even woken up at 400bhp, lazy delivery waiting for a 'charger that I didn't have the funds for at the time. It was surprisingly controllable for a big comfortable boat!Wouldn't call it a sports car, but it'll see them all off.
It's an HSV commodore gts-r (vt2) / but with a built motor, low comp forged pistons, steel rods, blower cam, headers, cam etc and a Whipple on top. And some big AP brakes! Have a Whipple 175ax waiting to go on... 25% more airfow.
Any gear will have you sideways on a roundabout and will light up the rears on an uneven dry road in 4th...
Great fun to drive - I'd use it more if I wanted to wake the neighbours up as early as I leave the house..
I'm at 42K and nothing has fallen off. I have had some issues though, all sorted in warranty. No diffetent to the BMWs I ran for the last 20 years.Until it starts falling apart.
Funny that they recommend it as the best sports saloon!Evo ran one as a long-termer back in 2022 and bits of trim started falling off during its time there.
Funny that they recommned it as the best sports saloon!
We forget how bad all cars of that era were for rusting, with the notable exceptions of Volvos and VW from the Mk2 Golf on. I had an 86 C Fiesta, rusty holes in the rear valance by 7 years. Another 88 model had a holed windscreen surround by the same age. Both were rock reliable though to 90k miles. However The Indestructible Mondeo went on to 15 years and 160k miles, no perforation but it was on the way and mechanically approaching the end. I still rate Fords. It's fashionable to deride them as rough and ready but they have never failed to do a job for me.Had a D reg XR3i like that, the "Ford 6 year no quibble corrosion warranty" was worthless and it rapidly became clear that they'd take it to court.
Thus the next car wasn't the Cossie Sierra and the next combine was a John Deere; never given a p since.
80's Fords had a reputation of being dust after about 60k miles. Back in the day nobody would touch one with higher miles than that. There was (is) a reason that Ford parts were dirt cheap compared to most other marques, they needed to be to be able to afford to keep them running.Had a D reg XR3i like that, the "Ford 6 year no quibble corrosion warranty" was worthless and it rapidly became clear that they'd take it to court.
Thus the next car wasn't the Cossie Sierra and the next combine was a John Deere; never given a p since.
In the eye of the beholder etc.There's no denying that Alfa have made some very pretty cars. The only thing that always bugs me about them though, is the way the front number plate is mounted. It just looks wrong over to one side, so much so that it completely destroys the otherwise stunning lines, thus undoing the visual appeal completely. IMHO of course.
True.In the eye of the beholder etc.
The Giulia is way ahead in build quality compared to previous models.They do, but they put the "Thrill of driving" above everything else. including build quality. For me, s**t falling off the steering wheel at less than 10k miles is a show stopper.
AFAIC, Alfa peaked build-wise with the 159 / 166 / Brera / Spider, but that's based on test drives only - my only experience with Italian cars is a succession of 90s and 00s Fiats owned by mum and one Fiat Brava owned by me which was so shockingly badly slung together, it's put me off Italian cars for life.
BothTrue.
But specifically which bit of my post are you referring to? Alpha's (some) being pretty or the number plate bit?