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Offline Damnyankee

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NGC But Italian
« on: March 02, 2017, 10:28:36 PM »
Finally granted residency in Barrea and with that comes the ability to buy our own car. We had been leasing Renault's since we arrived but now it's time to go Italian..picked this up Wed. in Roma  :wink:


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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2017, 10:47:22 PM »
Nice Giulietta ! What's under the hood?
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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2017, 11:09:22 PM »
Nice Giulietta ! What's under the hood?

It's a 2.0 140hp JTDM 2  turbo. 6 speed manual trans equipped with the Alfa DNA system. Ran it yesterday in performance mode  :cool: Didn't expect what I got for 140hp :shocked:

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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2017, 07:42:43 PM »
Alfas are a hoot. I've yet to sample any of their new stuff.
1998 Centauro GT
1997 Daytona RS
1991 Rennsport California III
1991 LeMans 1000
1987 LeMans SE Dave's Cycle Racer
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1984 LeMans III
1974 850-T Sport
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1996 Triumph Daytona 900
1982 Alfa Romeo GTV6 Balocco SE 3.0

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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2017, 08:27:57 PM »
Beautiful car! I really like the new Alfas.

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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2017, 12:23:43 AM »
Maybe we'll get the Giulietta here in the near future. I don't think we'll get the Mito.

I about pissed myself with the amount of commercial presence Alfa had during the superbowl.
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1997 Daytona RS
1991 Rennsport California III
1991 LeMans 1000
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1996 Triumph Daytona 900
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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2017, 04:03:29 AM »


THAT is gorgeous!   :drool:

Well done.  :bow:

Bill

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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2017, 09:27:06 AM »
DY, glad to see you enjoying yourself over there!

I have loved Alfas ever since I had my 1750 Spider back in 75.  It was another of those vehicles with 'soul' or 'character'.  Dripped water on my shoulder.  Floor pans rust out easily.  Fouled plugs easily (mechanical FI).  But it handled really well (mine had Koni shocks) and sounded great.  Would embarass many of the 911's of that time.

I like the new ones too and would be tempted to get one.
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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2017, 10:25:20 AM »
Maybe we'll get the Giulietta here in the near future. I don't think we'll get the Mito.

I about pissed myself with the amount of commercial presence Alfa had during the superbowl.

We considered a Mito but our plan is to now finally get to tour the country and the Mito we thought to be a little small to be comfortable on long drives. Jan doesn't like trains or buses so we figured we should get something a bit larger but not too large to be a problem in small villages like Barrea. We also looked at the 157 but thought it was a little long for Barrea. The guy that I rent garage space for the bikes from has a 157 that's been badly abused yet still runs like a top with the exception of my test ride in it when the shift lever left the floor  :boozing:

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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2017, 02:36:15 PM »
  As a voting shareholder of Fiat Chrysler let me welcome you to La Familia! And Thank You for your purchase. Nice car!

    Paul B :boozing:
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Re: NGC But Italian
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2017, 05:01:19 PM »
*drool* nice score!!  :thumb:


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