Saturday, April 30, 2011


I mentioned on my Facebook page that the Alfisti are probably already jumping up and down over the impending return of their favorite brand to these shores, due to ownership of Alfa by Chrysler's parent, Fiat. Notable, too, is that Fiat's woeful quality issues of the 60s and 70s, prompting the old joke about FIAT standing for "Fix It Again, Tony," are apprently a thing of the past. Or at least not intimately remembered by anyone under the age of 55. This is the Guiletta, and yes, it does have 4 doors; the handles for the rear doors, in artfully Italian style, are visible in the "C" pillars, up on the window line. It's maybe a little larger than my Focus, but not much. Some will probably consider the looks rather polarizing, especially the nose, but it's that Italian artful thing I mentioned; love it or hate it. I happen to love it. But this Alfa doesn't get my blood pumping in nearly the way the 8C Competizione exoticoupe does; that thing is like Sophia Loren on wheels; primal, eternal, demi-orgasmic sexiness. But for a daily driver, something I could afford to live with? I'd do this.

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