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You mean everyone. So many cars got lemon lawed over that. I think it took them 6 iterations to get that right.

The water pump failures were so widespread on these

You were one lucky e9x owner :)

I had a very similar situation on cold Pilot Super Sports about 40 degrees in my Alfa. Too much gas coming out of a stop turning left and completely spun out. Like you I managed to avoid hitting anyone but at speed I'm not sure I could have. It was super scary. I was so concerned about this...

Thanks! I'm worried about higher speed interstate driving if it's 40s and raining. I'm going to try and make it as far south as I can on day one since Friday will be dry. I feel like 30 and dry is better than 40 and wet on the summer tires.

They can't CPO buybacks, but I did extend the bumper to bumper out to 7 yrs/70 to match the powertrain for roughly $2000 after all the horse trading was done.

Man if you're like me any time I've had to do three across, you were cursing the heavens. I had to do it once in my C63 which is tighter back there and I thought there were fewer things more anger inducing.

I'm flying north to pick up my 5BW I just purchased and will be driving it home. It's got Michelin 4Ss on it in good shape. First two three hours will be 25-35 degrees and dry. Next few hours will be 40-45 and rain. Rest of the way might be rain but 50+ degrees. No snow. Should I be...

Having driven through Virginia multiple times, I can honestly say yours is a great endorsement for the V1. Because VA's got cops eeeeeverywhere.

Anyone with a Valentine One ever had it not save you and you got a ticket?

I laughed audibly :LOL:

I'm lucky that I have a friend at the dealership I test drove the BMW and Audi at so I could get a real feel for what driving them is like. I don't want to drive like a jerk or take a super long test drive with a salesman who doesn't know me sitting there. I got to really spend time with these...

In a good way, they're all not noticeable. Meaning they stay out of the way. The Cadillac felt like it had the longest gears, RS7 being the shortest. The BMW I was most familiar with because it's a similar ZF to the one in my Alfa. The biggest downside of the 5BW is that you can't manual shift...

Yes, the 17 & 18 MY Giulias had crazy electrical issues. Got sorted out by 19. One thing has been consistently good on these from day one: the Ferrari derived motor and the ZF transmission. Both are bulletproof and powertrain issues are rare. Crazy given the turbos are doing 20+ PSI. I love the...

I will absolutely miss the Giulia. Nothing drives like it that isn't a 2 seat super car. It's really hard to explain it how connected it feels. But with the Alfa dealer going out of business in my city, I'm left with flat bedding it 2 hours away for service. I agree with the American bit. I've...

Background - I currently drive an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Amazing car. Best I've ever owned. It's a 2019 that's had 0.0 maintenance issues. In looking for a new car, I wanted something that really felt dynamic above all other things. I don't care about gas mileage. Interior matters, but...

So, it was exactly as I said, the tariff threat worked, we reached a deal and they're no suspended https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/03/us/trump-tariffs

I had two e46s and one e92. They all loved the mechanic more then my driveway. Especially the e92 But I loved them. I would have gotten a g80 if it wasn't for the beaver teeth. Test drove a 23 M5 comp this weekend and would totally buy it if the 5BW didn't exist. Drove the new RS7 and it came...

Not for nothing but the tariffs, at least these tariffs, aren't really about manufacturing. They're about leverage to get something unrelated done that we want. In the case of these, we're looking for help with the border and fentanyl coming into the US. Similar to how we saw the threat of...

Unfortunately no. My wife refuses to learn a MT and we have 3 small kids. She has to drive my car sometimes. To her credit she gives me zero gruff about all my car buying. The only thing she complains about is that it be 4 doors and auto.