|
I bought one of those things years ago... Fell for the looks, reputation, clarkson's famous " you need to have owned an alfa", what was I missing ? !
It sure was pretty. Inside and out and in the engine bay. Driving it had a sense of occasion, like a baby Ferrari, loved the view from the driver seat - especially those very italian gauges. So classy, so sexy.
But.... I found the mystique of the alfa Nord engine to be somewhat overblown. It's a 4. It sounds "Okay" but it's not the trumpets of the gods either. Mostly, I found the seating position to be absolutely unbearable after 10 minutes despite tons of mods on pedals and seats on my part. Guess I don't enjoy driving with my knees as earrings.
In the end, space being an issue I kept the "so ugly it's cute" mega comfortable BMW 2002 instead, and sold the alfa...
I still think they are gorgeous (and the stepnose even more so) but I never missed driving it... Go figure.
(An alfaholics mod is another story for sure. the only car I ever owned that I miss driving is.. a 356)
Last edited by Deschodt; 05-20-2024 at 11:20 AM..
|