Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 14, 2017 Looks like Alfa have kept some of their heritage intact. http://jalopnik.com/the-alfa-romeo-giulia-is-the-perfect-unreliable-italian-1796883384 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted July 16, 2017 Shame, it is such a great looking car, and such a historic car make that it would be great for it to be a great success. The odd issue here and there and it could be overlooked, but such widespread issues will be very, very, hard for the car to shrug offy/even if they are sorted very quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted July 16, 2017 On 7/14/2017 at 8:57 PM, Herbmiester said: Looks like Alfa have kept some of their heritage intact. http://jalopnik.com/the-alfa-romeo-giulia-is-the-perfect-unreliable-italian-1796883384 Watch the Grand Tour segment on it. It is apparently a dream to drive, if you get over the weird-as design quirks (Like the door being misplaced on the body!) and the Italianess of the build. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 Reliability? Who cares? Photo from a friend in the Phillipines... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 Trust me pretty only lasts for so long before it is becomes a curse, cars are similar. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 These Alfa's look just as good, are a fraction of the cost, and have similar reliability. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 9 minutes ago, EURO V8 said: These Alfa's look just as good, are a fraction of the cost, and have similar reliability. I dunno, those look more reliable. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 20, 2017 Is that the 4 cylinder one? If so thought they were 206kw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 Remember to bring a mate in a spare car also, video would be cool! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 On 20 July 2017 at 2:45 PM, 3pedals said: Test drive booked - It's red and 210kW of dynamic DNA I look forward to hearing your opinions on this. in a few weeks I will finally get to evaluate the QV, if it doesn't break first... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 23, 2017 You've got to take your hat off to the Alfa tragics, they are a die hard bunch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 25, 2017 And it keeps coming.......... http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a10308214/alfa-romeo-giulia-issues/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) "Every new car has teething issues, and press cars are notoriously ridden hard and put away wet. But this kind of behavior is remarkable. And yet, for a certain set, the Giulia remains undeniably compelling." yeah, these are the people magnetised to the girlfriend/boyfriend they can't say no to, knowing they're unreliable, unfaithful, un-everything. These people are called emotional masochists. Still, the Giulia is great value in 2017! Used to be that you bought an Alfa for the passion, and the Chrysler because... well, you wanted a sh*t car. Now you get both in one package! The marketing guys are foaming! Edited July 25, 2017 by Olaf 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) QV costs the same as the M3 Competition in Aussie, not sure about NZ. Edited July 25, 2017 by E30 325i Rag-Top Quoting prev post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted July 25, 2017 Alfa have priced the QV well below the M3 for NZ. Deliberately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted July 26, 2017 40 minutes ago, 3pedals said: But that may be part of new BMW strategy for being able to price haggle with customers either way it is irrelevant people will buy the car they want. Yes that's true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
