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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 12:29:51 AM

Title: New car!
Post by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 12:29:51 AM
Well not me, but my parents. :crying: :D

They\'re getting a new Alfa Romeo 147... it\'s sweet.

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomall.co.za%2Falfa147large.jpg&hash=eb331437712a5b3ef36f4adbb948faf5f124a5c9)

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.part.cz%2Fimages%2Fauto-moto%2Fnovinka_alfa_147_4t.jpg&hash=f1cfe69bc01e04e98333c5fa6af6352ecc2ac9a8)
Title: New car!
Post by: Kurt Angle on September 17, 2003, 01:12:42 AM
Tell them to get the 250 GTA, then you can "borrow" it.
Title: New car!
Post by: Tyrant on September 17, 2003, 01:25:56 AM
How are the Alfa\'s like (suspension, transmision....), they dont bring alot of these here coz they\'re not meant to stand the heat that we get overhere in the M.E.
Title: New car!
Post by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 01:29:31 AM
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Originally posted by Tyrant
How are the Alfa\'s like (suspension, transmision

It\'s a sporty car. Sportslike suspension, manual transmission, GREAT handling, twin spark engines etc. It\'s a very nice, Italian car. My dad digs Italian cars. :)
Title: New car!
Post by: GmanJoe on September 17, 2003, 04:11:08 AM
Can you drive here across the Atlantic so I can test it out?
Title: New car!
Post by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 04:26:33 AM
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
Can you drive here across the Atlantic so I can test it out?

\'fraid not ;)
Title: New car!
Post by: GmanJoe on September 17, 2003, 04:29:06 AM
So much for the "Flying Dutchman". :p
Title: New car!
Post by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 04:34:24 AM
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
So much for the "Flying Dutchman". :p

Argh, Dutch = from Holland, Danish = from Denmark!!! :evil:

:p
Title: New car!
Post by: GmanJoe on September 17, 2003, 04:39:12 AM
Bah! You all look the same! BWAHAHA! :laughing:

EDIT : don\'t come to America. We eat Danish for breakfast. ;)
Title: New car!
Post by: videoholic on September 17, 2003, 04:39:56 AM
But both wear stupid shoes.

Car looks pretty cool.  The headlights make it look like it is squinting, but it\'s nifty nevertheless.

Don\'t get too many of those here in the states.  I\'ve never seen that one at all.
Title: New car!
Post by: ##RaCeR## on September 17, 2003, 04:44:07 AM
Looks like it has a fat ass.

Put bigger rims on it and it would look better. What colour?
Title: New car!
Post by: videoholic on September 17, 2003, 04:45:29 AM
Actually, you know what it looks like?  A really slick Ford Focus.
Title: New car!
Post by: SER on September 17, 2003, 05:14:44 AM
Nice, but those headlights look like crap.
Title: New car!
Post by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 05:15:17 AM
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Originally posted by SER
Nice, but those headlights look like crap.

And you look like shit, so what? :)
Title: New car!
Post by: SER on September 17, 2003, 05:21:33 AM
If I look like shit you must look like vomit from a dying goat.
Title: New car!
Post by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 05:29:26 AM
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Originally posted by SER
If I look like shit you must look like vomit from a dying goat.

:laughing:

A dying goat to boot...

Oh well. I\'m thinking you\'ve never seen the 147 in real life, because the headlights look pretty slick. :)
Title: New car!
Post by: videoholic on September 17, 2003, 05:29:52 AM
Oh, I like where this thread is headed.  You\'re next sammy.


:wave2:
Title: New car!
Post by: SER on September 17, 2003, 06:34:53 AM
Yes, a dying goat. :)

And no I haven\'t... Everything looks good to me, except for the front, IMO.
Title: New car!
Post by: Coredweller on September 17, 2003, 08:45:01 AM
What\'s the build quality and reliability of Alpha Romeos?  They don\'t sell in the US market anymore, so we\'re not too familiar with them.  I think the layman\'s view is that Italian cars are a bit more prone to quality and defect problems than typical german or japanese manufacturers.  (That\'s a false assumption in some cases, expecially if you\'ve had experience with hungarian-built Audis.)  :)  Is this no longer the case?
Title: New car!
Post by: Samwise on September 17, 2003, 08:47:49 AM
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Originally posted by Coredweller
What\'s the build quality and reliability of Alpha Romeos?  They don\'t sell in the US market anymore, so we\'re not too familiar with them.  I think the layman\'s view is that Italian cars are a bit more prone to quality and defect problems than typical german or japanese manufacturers.  (That\'s a false assumption in some cases, expecially if you\'ve had experience with hungarian-built Audis.)  :)  Is this no longer the case?

Well, there\'s a little truth in this. While the build quality is pretty good, I would expect a few more problems than, say, a Mazda or whatever. But then again, the car\'s so much cooler that it\'s not a big issue to live with. :p