https://www.alfaromeousa.com/cars/alfa-romeo-giulia-quadrifoglio
He says he wants it in blue with the same wheels that the car below has on it.
He called all of the dealers in town, and they all had one, but none would allow a test drive. He went to one that once they were away from the dealer, the salesman let him drive. He really liked it.
Apparently, you have to order it, but, there are requirements. One of the requirements is that you have to order it with the $300 car cover. OK, whatever. One of the other requirements that seems insane is that you have to order the $5500 carbon ceramic brake option. Before he went, he asked me something like "should I order the Brembo brake option?" I was thinking that I'd be surprised if the car, being the 505hp model, didn't come with Brembos. So, I asked him to show me what he meant. Yeah, he was asking about the Carbon Ceramics. The standard steel brakes are also Brembo. I showed him the difference in prices for a brake job for a 911 turbo with carbon vs steel for pads and rotors. He found something online that said that unless you're doing track days, you really don't need them. He also found something online that said that when they are cold that don't have the bite of the standard steels brakes, but that once you get them hot, which would be hard to do on the street, they work well, so he hard decided not to order them. Now the dealers are telling him that he doesn't have a choice. The other funny thing is that the model that he drove at the dealer had the steel brakes.
I tried to talk him into driving an AMG Merc, and an M BMW and another coworker even mentioned a CTS-V, I think. I don't think I even mentioned any Porsche. He didn't even want to bother driving them or looking at them because he sees them everywhere. I think a huge part of the appeal of the Alfa is that it'll be rare, and he'll stand out because of it. I don't think this guy will care as much how it feels to drive as I would. I suspect I could drive 3 or 4 cars in a particular class, and would find that my enjoyment of the driving experience might vary A LOT despite the cars having very similar performance figures. I like to have at least tried more options and know what the various options feel like.
I think he's out of his mind. I don't think he can really afford this car. He just bought his first house, and when he found his house, he also learned that he is about to become a father.
But, it's his money, and I should get to watch this all play out. Hopefully, I'll get a ride out of it.