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02-28-2009, 05:00 PM #11GO HABS GO!
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Top gear is my favourite tv show! Can't wait for the new season to start!
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04-20-2009, 08:02 AM #12.
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Nice, very nice. The Italians knows how to make more than razors and wine.
"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
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04-20-2009, 10:53 AM #13Senior Member
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Well... there's something strange about alpha-romeo. I, for one, just love the looks of them. Do you realize that, at the moment, there isn't an ugly alpha? See the 156, the 147 for instance. Then you have the Brera... and then the MiTo. Gorgeous, all of them... I have this atraction for the new alphas.
A friend of mine got the MiTo, the 1.6 Diesel, 120 Bhp. The thing looks good (very good... odd, but good!) and is very responsive. It behaves nicely under the 3000 revs, feeling confy as low as 1000 or 1500 revs (it is a diesel...) but when you go over the 3000 barrier it just becomes a diferent car. The suspension is a bit hard, but hey, it is an urban sports car. And this is when you are in the "normal" setting. Change to "sport" and you get a noticeable different beast: the engine becomes even more responsive, the steering is heavier and more direct (to keep you from crossing your arms in a tight bend), the suspension hardens even further and the thing feels lower. The grip on this car is phenomenal - at least in an urban environment. It is a real treat to drive... If I had the means to buy a new car, this is one I most certainly would consider. The only drawback is the price: 25000 Euros... with one or two extras, of course.
Great cars, Alphas are! Congratulations on the new love affair!
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04-20-2009, 12:05 PM #14Senior Member
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Too funny that this thread is back up!!
Yesterday afternoon, my wife, brother, and I took the baby and the dog for a long walk into town (about 5-6 miles) for some exercise interupted by ice-cream.
We were leaving town, when a guy i na sexy littel red car whipped through a red light (legal right on red, just forgot to stop or look where he was going), almost clipping my brother (who is kinda hard to miss, at 6'3" 250lbs).
My wife said "Did you SEE that?" to which I replied...
"Yeah, pretty sweet Alfa!"
I got the "death-look," but my brother just laughed so loud he had a bit of chocolate shake come out his nose.
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