Caster wrote:Your Alfa really looks the business Hawkeye and I'm sure it'll give you many memorable miles of motoring.
Hope all goes well + will be interesting to see if you'll consider coming back with us Porsche guys in a couple of years!
Thanks Caster. I have no doubt that I’ll be back in the Porsche brand at some point. It’s a very compelling proposition. The 911 will have to wait a while until our son is older, but there are other things of interest in the coming years that might tempt me back.
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No longer part of the Porsche Family. Now enjoying a Giulia Quadrifoglio.
Macan S Diesel delivered Oct 6th 2016. http://www.porsche-code.com/PHI3WP95. Sold March 2018.
VanB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:46 pm
Brave choice, Hawkeye given the lamentable reliability reputation of Alfa's but I expect it will be a lot of fun and it looks great too. Good luck with it and hopefully it brings you many miles of smiles. BTW I would have chosen the Alfa over the incredibly dull/wooden RS4 too despite its great engine. Big change from the Macan though!
Agree with VanB, I too would probably have chosen the Alfa over the Audi. Audi's in recent times have become a little soulless. I've driven Alfas before and they are great cars to drive and hopefully the reliability on these newer models should be much better.
Current:
992 Turbo (July 23)
MG4 EV Trophy Long Range
VW Caravelle 6.1 4motion DSG
Suzuki Swift Sport
VanB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:46 pm
Brave choice, Hawkeye given the lamentable reliability reputation of Alfa's but I expect it will be a lot of fun and it looks great too. Good luck with it and hopefully it brings you many miles of smiles. BTW I would have chosen the Alfa over the incredibly dull/wooden RS4 too despite its great engine. Big change from the Macan though!
Agree with VanB, I too would probably have chosen the Alfa over the Audi. Audi's in recent times have become a little soulless. I've driven Alfas before and they are great cars to drive and hopefully the reliability on these newer models should be much better.
Thanks Arif. You like many on here are a man of good car judgement, so appreciate the nod of approval for the Alfa! [emoji106]
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Macan S Diesel delivered Oct 6th 2016. http://www.porsche-code.com/PHI3WP95. Sold March 2018.
Our stable:
- 992 Carrera T - manual - Ruby Star Neo - Carrera Excl. wheels (2023)
- BMW 240i xDrive (G42) - Portimao Blue - AC Schnitzer tune ex: 981 Cayman GTS, Macan S Diesl, Macan Turbo, 991.2 Carrera S, 718 Cayman GTS, i30 N, 718 Cayman GTS 4.0
Mike and his Macan wrote:Still makes me want one....
I read that article on the Alfa Owners forum. You can imagine the responses to it on there! [emoji36]
I think they have about 90 QF owners regularly posting real life experiences and thankfully this isn’t typical!
I have no doubt there will be some challenging moments of ownership!
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Macan S Diesel delivered Oct 6th 2016. http://www.porsche-code.com/PHI3WP95. Sold March 2018.
Hawkeye wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:15 pm
I read that article on the Alfa Owners forum. You can imagine the responses to it on there! [emoji36]
I think they have about 90 QF owners regularly posting real life experiences and thankfully this isn’t typical!
I have no doubt there will be some challenging moments of ownership!
..like warming the ceramic brakes up before they’ll bite properly[emoji6]
Just re-checked your ceramicless spec - one less thing to worry about!
Indeed. Would be hard to warm them up at sub-20 mph going over speed bumps as on my typical London journeys!
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Macan S Diesel delivered Oct 6th 2016. http://www.porsche-code.com/PHI3WP95. Sold March 2018.