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Talk me out of buying an Alfa

Started by duccarlos, March 25, 2011, 02:56:52 PM

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duccarlos

#75
May 17, 2016, 07:44:24 AM
I didn't watch the whole video, but it looked like it had a stick shift and paddle shift?
Quote from: polivo on November 16, 2011, 12:18:55 PM
my keyboard just served me with paternity suit.

Rameses

#76
May 17, 2016, 08:18:01 AM


So which did you end up getting?

The Alfa or the VW?

DRKWNG

#77
May 17, 2016, 08:55:15 AM
Quote from: duccarlos on May 17, 2016, 07:44:24 AM
I didn't watch the whole video, but it looked like it had a stick shift and paddle shift?

He was in multiple cars.  LHD is available either 6spd manual, or 8spd flappy thing.
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

duccarlos

#78
May 17, 2016, 10:01:46 AM
Quote from: Rameses on May 17, 2016, 08:18:01 AM

So which did you end up getting?

The Alfa or the VW?



Who are you asking? I moved back to the states a few years ago, so no Alfa (yet)  [evil]
Quote from: polivo on November 16, 2011, 12:18:55 PM
my keyboard just served me with paternity suit.

Ivan

#79
May 20, 2016, 07:25:42 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on March 25, 2011, 10:35:04 PM
Sweet!



I owned a 74 GTV exactly like this one for two years (79 & 80).  Loved that car, drove it coast to coast twice.  When I bought it, I installed a new clutch and had to take it to the dealer to have the MFI sorted out (there was a gas-filled bulb that compensated for altitude or something, which had deteriorated).  I also replaced the shocks with Bilsteins, which helped reduce that body roll when cornering.  It burned some oil (worn valve guides @ about 60k miles); but, I put a lot of trouble free miles on that car, until my GF totaled it.

Sold: 2007 S2R1000 for canyon carving and commuting - DP ECU, PCIII, BMC air filter with open box, Zard full exhaust, Race-tech fork internals, Ohlins steering damper, and a Penske 8987 triple clicker

2000 996XU (extra ugly) for track days - BST carbon wheels, Ohlins shock, reworked fork, FBF exhaust, and a bunch of megacycle rocker arms. The rest of it is junk - Hey, I'm just happy that it runs...

Sold: 2002 Aprilia RST1000 for touring - De-restricted airbox, Taylormade Racing exhaust

Kopfjager

#80
July 27, 2016, 05:08:48 PM
Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

Howie

#81
July 27, 2016, 06:20:39 PM

DRKWNG

#82
July 27, 2016, 08:23:56 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on July 27, 2016, 05:08:48 PM


You should buy THAT Alfa. 

RIGHT AWAY!
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

Monsterlover

#83
July 28, 2016, 05:06:09 AM
Sounds like it has a 100 pound flywheel :P
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

stopintime

#84
July 28, 2016, 05:25:51 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on July 28, 2016, 05:06:09 AM
Sounds like it has a 100 pound flywheel :P

Yeah... and what are you going to do about it?
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

Monsterlover

#85
July 28, 2016, 05:32:16 AM
Quote from: stopintime on July 28, 2016, 05:25:51 AM
Yeah... and what are you going to do about it?

Ignore it. That car does nothing for me ;)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

stopintime

#86
July 28, 2016, 05:41:16 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on July 28, 2016, 05:32:16 AM
Ignore it. That car does nothing for me ;)

Machine it down perhaps?  ;)
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

Howie

#87
July 28, 2016, 05:42:47 AM
Probably a dual mass like many German cars.  Could be "over run" in the computer, like in my buddie's 2014 (I think) Jetta.  Let off the throttle and the revs stay up like the throttle kickers back in the 70's.  Annoying as hell.  Either way, I'm sure there will be fixes.  I do suggest a thorough test drive before buying any new car with a manual transmission.

Monsterlover

#88
July 28, 2016, 06:16:34 AM
Quote from: howie on July 28, 2016, 05:42:47 AM
Probably a dual mass like many German cars.  Could be "over run" in the computer, like in my buddie's 2014 (I think) Jetta.  Let off the throttle and the revs stay up like the throttle kickers back in the 70's.  Annoying as hell.  Either way, I'm sure there will be fixes.  I do suggest a thorough test drive before buying any new car with a manual transmission.

I was paying more attention to how long it took to rev up after the throttle opened. Seemed like seconds.

If it doesn't have the throttle response of a rotary, I frown.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Howie

#89
July 28, 2016, 12:57:15 PM
Ah, I noticed that too.  Most modern cars will no longer eagerly free rev in neutral.  Mine would flatten out at about 3K RPM before the computer flash.  Keeps dumb asses (including dealer techs) from blowing them up.
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