...so it is with the Alfa 166. Far and away the most stylish of its class, it accepts those who appreciate it, resisting those who think it just another version of the same. It sits on the road stationary but with the appearance of forward motion. The 2003 facelift reduced the length of its nose and gave it a "retro" grill but retained the magic of an optical illusion exclusive to so few.
The interior exudes style subtleties. The quintessential symbol ... ...A disappointment perhaps for the Alfa purist, but the geometry and intelligent unique mechanics of the suspension neutralises the effect of a powerful engine pulling a big car into a corner. The understeer typifying such a configuration is gone, and the effect of the handling is not of front wheel drive at all, nor rear wheel drive, but an ambience of either. The ASR traction control system, engaged by default, can be released to allow this to be ...
jerry6525 13.04.2007
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Advantages: An Alfa. Beauty, sonorous engine, power, reliability Disadvantages: cost of oil and bloody stone chips!!!
...for her sad eyes my Alfa still stirs the soul. I am an ex car dealer, i know the potential pitfalls of owning a Milanese Missile. But the answer to avoiding issues is simple... WEEKLY - check your oil, water and tyres. service it TWICE a year or every 6000 miles and pay the little extra for good oil and parts. I bought mine 18 months old from Alfa as an ex alfa compay car - low miles and she already had an inch of invoices stacked up. All little ... ...or Merc I have had for that long.
Just by knowing what that funny sound is and attending to a small foible you avoid catastrophe. If you ignore it as you would in a Ford, it will break like the Ford but man will it cost you!!!
For this you get emotion in motion. Pure Joy. ...
Webscutter 29.07.2008
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