v8hgt
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I’ve looked at a couple of those Alfa’s too. The interior is leagues ahead of the mustang as is the rest of the car. The thing that turned me off was the door opening gap designed only for 5’3 folks. I want doors 8” longer minimum so that when I look out the window at a right angle I see the outside, not the Pillar.* bump*
Well I’ve had itchy feet with my Stang for a while now, but thought I’d share my adventures with you.
Went to test drive an Alfa Giulia Quadrofoglio.
Always liked these, but disliked the high price tag and the worrying combo of feeble Italian build quality+high electrical complexity+owner abuse as standard…
Car was a 2018 with 25k miles but it didn’t wear it well. I was expecting a cheap interior, the Stang is hardly top shelf, but it was a bit grim, especially the centre console and the glove box - which in true Alfa fashion fell open during road test.
Every body panel had road rash, so either abused or thin paint, it looked to have had a new bumper, poor colour match, bonnet catch dropped off so I couldn’t look at fluids.
Leather drivers seat side squab was alarmingly worn and shabby. However those seats are absolutely amazing, look great half leather half alcantara, snug yet comfortable.
Very quiet engine note on start up and not intrusive even on full tilt . They’re all auto box, which I’m not used to, but by God when you hoof it, it flies. Some turbo lag (again news to us in a V8) but it really put a grin on my face.
Had the price been right I would have changed. However either p*ss taking dealer PX or Stang prices have crashed this week as summer is officially over. So I’m still in the Stang club for the minute
for the uninitiated:
https://www.alfaromeo.co.uk/models/quadrifoglio/giulia-quadrifoglio
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