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now, to get a bit back on topic, if i can conwince myself to buy a new car, (i have never done so; i have only bought used), i will be sorely tempted, as soon as these start selling in the usa in the next few months:i'd give my '04 scion xb to my wife, (truth be known, this box is as much fun to drive as my alfa gtv6), and i would give her '04 honda civic, (which is one of the most boring rides i have ever experienced), to my son, who turns 16 this year. hmmm... doug s.
Do you really think they'll import tha Abarth doug ? They were hard enough to find back in the day. ('60s & '70s). From my experience with a '73 128 coupe you should really buy 2 so you have parts to keep one running. Primary daily driver '94 Nissan PU (86K mi), 2ndary '97 Ford F-250 SD diesel (102K), with the occasional run in my '83 Subaru GL wagon, 206K miles (all mine). Engine has never been cracked, and still has original muffler ! Nice that you painted the Alfa, as all true Italian perfomance vehicles should be red.
yes, i do think the abarth will be imported, tho mebbe not right away. and, it may have a few ponies less than the euro-spec model. regarding reliability, i think these have come a long way since your early 70's 128; tho i don't think any euro car will be as reliable as cars out of asia. i beat the crap out of my black gtv6 for 10 years and 200k, and it was wery reliable, certainly more so than the bmw's a bud of mine drove during the same time period. yes, it needed more standard maintenance than a japanese car, but it was not bad at all. i didn't repaint it - 10 years of torture meant it had little niggling issues, that combined w/serious rust issues, meant it was less expensive for me to simply find another cherry rust-free example to act as a donor for all the hi-po goodies that i had put on mine. as parts are becoming scarcer, and i don't want to destroy this one, i decided not to use it as a daily driver any more. (the pantera, btw, is as easy, or easier, to find parts for as any ford chevy toyota or honda you could think of - the aftermarket support of this car, w/only ~5000 ever produced, is amazing.)doug s.
Stock e46 M3 ('06). Can't wait to take the snows off.
Two thumbs up Steve. And is that your house in the background with the Colonial front? I love the 4 column Colonial look.
