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Art wrote:
> Looks very nice plus roomy for a small car with style. I like it too. At > least the pictures. I find it makes the 300C look better to me! Matt |
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Windows are about the same size in both cars.
"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message ... > Art wrote: > >> Looks very nice plus roomy for a small car with style. I like it too. At >> least the pictures. > > I find it makes the 300C look better to me! > > Matt > |
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Windows are about the same size in both cars.
"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message ... > Art wrote: > >> Looks very nice plus roomy for a small car with style. I like it too. At >> least the pictures. > > I find it makes the 300C look better to me! > > Matt > |
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Matt Whiting wrote:
> Dori A Schmetterling wrote: > >> Precisely so. What you experienced is a modern engine running on >> low-sulfur fuel. Even in traditionally dieselphobic Britain diesel >> cars are taking an increasing market share. >> >> My own cars are still petrol but my hire cars in Europe are >> increasingly diesel. Last summer (in Italy) I had a 1.9 l turbodiesel >> (well, they're just about all turbos now) Alfa Romeo 147 for two >> weeks. In short: great. I also think it's the most beautiful small >> car, though I would probably still hesitate in buying one as the >> reliability and rust-resistance may still not be up scratch despite >> great strides having been made in recent years. >> >> http://www.alfaromeo.com/cgi-bin/pbr...O_COM/home.jsp > > > Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder! :-) > > > Matt > Agreed. The GT front end looks like an updated and streamlined Edsel. |
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Matt Whiting wrote:
> Dori A Schmetterling wrote: > >> Precisely so. What you experienced is a modern engine running on >> low-sulfur fuel. Even in traditionally dieselphobic Britain diesel >> cars are taking an increasing market share. >> >> My own cars are still petrol but my hire cars in Europe are >> increasingly diesel. Last summer (in Italy) I had a 1.9 l turbodiesel >> (well, they're just about all turbos now) Alfa Romeo 147 for two >> weeks. In short: great. I also think it's the most beautiful small >> car, though I would probably still hesitate in buying one as the >> reliability and rust-resistance may still not be up scratch despite >> great strides having been made in recent years. >> >> http://www.alfaromeo.com/cgi-bin/pbr...O_COM/home.jsp > > > Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder! :-) > > > Matt > Agreed. The GT front end looks like an updated and streamlined Edsel. |
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Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> Precisely so. What you experienced is a modern engine running on low-sulfur > fuel. Even in traditionally dieselphobic Britain diesel cars are taking an > increasing market share. > > My own cars are still petrol but my hire cars in Europe are increasingly > diesel. Last summer (in Italy) I had a 1.9 l turbodiesel (well, they're > just about all turbos now) Alfa Romeo 147 for two weeks. In short: great. > I also think it's the most beautiful small car, though I would probably > still hesitate in buying one as the reliability and rust-resistance may > still not be up scratch despite great strides having been made in recent > years. > > http://www.alfaromeo.com/cgi-bin/pbr...O_COM/home.jsp > > Constantly changing pic in top left. > > DAS From Alfa's web site, the 147 is "Fully refurbished and enriched with new accoutrements". Alfa scavenging salvage yards now? |
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Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> Precisely so. What you experienced is a modern engine running on low-sulfur > fuel. Even in traditionally dieselphobic Britain diesel cars are taking an > increasing market share. > > My own cars are still petrol but my hire cars in Europe are increasingly > diesel. Last summer (in Italy) I had a 1.9 l turbodiesel (well, they're > just about all turbos now) Alfa Romeo 147 for two weeks. In short: great. > I also think it's the most beautiful small car, though I would probably > still hesitate in buying one as the reliability and rust-resistance may > still not be up scratch despite great strides having been made in recent > years. > > http://www.alfaromeo.com/cgi-bin/pbr...O_COM/home.jsp > > Constantly changing pic in top left. > > DAS From Alfa's web site, the 147 is "Fully refurbished and enriched with new accoutrements". Alfa scavenging salvage yards now? |
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Mike Behnke wrote:
> Matt Whiting wrote: > >> Dori A Schmetterling wrote: >> >>> Precisely so. What you experienced is a modern engine running on >>> low-sulfur fuel. Even in traditionally dieselphobic Britain diesel >>> cars are taking an increasing market share. >>> >>> My own cars are still petrol but my hire cars in Europe are >>> increasingly diesel. Last summer (in Italy) I had a 1.9 l >>> turbodiesel (well, they're just about all turbos now) Alfa Romeo 147 >>> for two weeks. In short: great. I also think it's the most beautiful >>> small car, though I would probably still hesitate in buying one as >>> the reliability and rust-resistance may still not be up scratch >>> despite great strides having been made in recent years. >>> >>> http://www.alfaromeo.com/cgi-bin/pbr...O_COM/home.jsp >> >> >> >> Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder! :-) >> >> >> Matt >> > > Agreed. The GT front end looks like an updated and streamlined Edsel. Yes, I had much the same thought. Butt ugly to my eye, but everyone has different taste in car designs. I find the new 300C ugly as well. I like a more streamlined look. I liked, and still like, the original Concorde style. Matt |
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Mike Behnke wrote:
> Matt Whiting wrote: > >> Dori A Schmetterling wrote: >> >>> Precisely so. What you experienced is a modern engine running on >>> low-sulfur fuel. Even in traditionally dieselphobic Britain diesel >>> cars are taking an increasing market share. >>> >>> My own cars are still petrol but my hire cars in Europe are >>> increasingly diesel. Last summer (in Italy) I had a 1.9 l >>> turbodiesel (well, they're just about all turbos now) Alfa Romeo 147 >>> for two weeks. In short: great. I also think it's the most beautiful >>> small car, though I would probably still hesitate in buying one as >>> the reliability and rust-resistance may still not be up scratch >>> despite great strides having been made in recent years. >>> >>> http://www.alfaromeo.com/cgi-bin/pbr...O_COM/home.jsp >> >> >> >> Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder! :-) >> >> >> Matt >> > > Agreed. The GT front end looks like an updated and streamlined Edsel. Yes, I had much the same thought. Butt ugly to my eye, but everyone has different taste in car designs. I find the new 300C ugly as well. I like a more streamlined look. I liked, and still like, the original Concorde style. Matt |
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:-))))
I guess they forgot to employ a native English speaker to write the copy. An regarding eye appeal, I should, of course, have prefaced my comment with IMO or, even more grovellingly, IMHO...and I wasn't surprised when someone picked up on that... DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "Mike Behnke" > wrote in message ... [...] > From Alfa's web site, the 147 is "Fully refurbished and enriched with new > accoutrements". Alfa scavenging salvage yards now? |
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