Thanks Alex. Good to hear from an Alfista who has had a mostly positive experience!ALEX wrote:Congratulations Hawkeye what a beautiful car. I'v had three Alfa's two were brilliant one not so good. I still go on the website for a look and wonder
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Wishing you many miles of happy motoring and looking forward to your reports.
Let’s hope that’s not an omen Happy Days! Good to know you missed it though.happy days wrote:About 20 years ago I had a 156. Fantastic car to drive, comfortable, fast good looking, but it broke my heart. It chewed up front tyres, (3,000 miles limit was not uncommon) and I put 7, yes 7! sumps in it as it kept bottoming out and grinding away the bottom of the sump. I spent more time in a Fiat Punto than in the Alfa (or so it felt) as the Alfa was recovered on a trailer. But, I was truly sad to see it go.
Yep, when I see one now I still have a tinge of regret. It had the best seats of any car I have ever owned - I was doing around 50k miles a year at the time (don't ask!) and you could sit in it for 8 hours at a time and still get out fresh as a daisy at the end. But financially it almost ruined me. And don't ask about depreciation...Hawkeye wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:15 amLet’s hope that’s not an omen Happy Days! Good to know you missed it though.happy days wrote:About 20 years ago I had a 156. Fantastic car to drive, comfortable, fast good looking, but it broke my heart. It chewed up front tyres, (3,000 miles limit was not uncommon) and I put 7, yes 7! sumps in it as it kept bottoming out and grinding away the bottom of the sump. I spent more time in a Fiat Punto than in the Alfa (or so it felt) as the Alfa was recovered on a trailer. But, I was truly sad to see it go.
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I hope you’re right. Sure you’ll love your GTS when it arrives. If I had bought a GTS from the outset, I probably wouldn’t be swapping mine yet. I think I would still have made the change in the end, but probably more in line with my normal change cycle.Mike and his Macan wrote:Fantastic looking car... I too was so tempted by the Alfa too. I cannot see how you will be disappointed.
Congrats .
Thanks BigPhil. Interesting your point about a future classic. Of the interaction I’ve had with other QF owners, there seems to be a lot of them who see themselves holding onto the car for the very long term, so hopefully a good sign.BigPhil wrote:Looks like you've gone about it the right way with a PCP and warranty. That'll be great fun unleashing that power through the back end. And those in the know will know there's a lot of Ferrari in there. A future classic car.
I had an Alfa 147 GTA back in the day, I had a real fear of the Christmas Tree of warnings lights that popped up, with great regularity. Great car though, I still miss it, and every keen driver needs to be part of the Alfa club at some point.
Thanks Semerka. I personally find the M2 to be quite an ugly car, so very pleased to hear that the QF won through.Semerka wrote:What a great choice Hawkeye, well done! That's apparently the best Alfa in many, many years, so enjoy it!
A petrolhead we know owned "Gulia Four Cheeses" and BMW M2 at the same time, had to let one go.
Gulia Q won to be kept, M2 now gone!
How come your Gulia Q arrives so quickly?
