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wetprickles |
How do you like your Alfa 90?
Jan 28 2010, 3:21 AM EST
http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=3480.0Link to a local website details of my Alfa90. Am in the process of tidying up my Alfa, getting worn out and a little unreliable of late. Used about 60 litres of premium fuel to do 600km round trip recently. I have had plenty of reasons to dislike my Alfa but occassionally when on a country road , not holding back, she just seems to do everything right and is a real pleasure. Do you find this valuable? |
Track90 |
1. RE: How do you like your Alfa 90?
Jan 28 2010, 7:05 AM EST
"Reasons to dislike" ?? That's just character.
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NovantaKristal |
2. RE: How do you like your Alfa 90?
Jan 28 2010, 3:02 PM EST
I would simply call it love . Or a way of living . Isn't it THE Alfa Romeo story in general ? Why do we love and buy cars who are not build with the " Deutsche gründlichkeit " in mind ? Character , like Track90 said . I'd rather choose for public transport then drive a ... uhm ... car who drives as if you're sitting on a bus and don't have to think and feel anymore . I guess that says a lot about my character ... Just enjoy ! And be proud to own a not so common car . ;) Do you find this valuable? |
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tukilevu |
3. RE: How do you like your Alfa 90?
Jan 30 2010, 4:27 PM EST
I have this conversation with my son who has had a few Alfa 33s and has now got a VW Golf VR6. There is nothing worse than sitting in traffic with a cranky Alfa and doing that doesn't worry the VW. While the VW is probably as quick as the Alfa around a mountain road, it doesn't put a smile on your face the way that an Alfa does.I'm probably lucky that I have a work vehicle to drive in the traffic and can save my Alfas (a 90 Super and a 75 Twin Spark) for when I want to enjoy a drive. The 90 is a bit more relaxed than the 75 and the 75 is a bit sharper and better balanced through a set of corners. They are different enough to be interesting but I think they are both magnificent motor vehicles and a joy to drive as long as you are not sitting in them in peak hour traffic every morning and afternoon. About the fuel usage, I would have thought that 10 litres per 100 kilometres wasn't too bad, particularly if it wasn't all highway driving. Perhaps I've just got a heavy foot on the accelerator. And as Kristal says, part of the enjoyment is the rarity and spotting another 90 on the road. All up, I think the 90s are lovely old things. Do you find this valuable? |
