Re: alfa-digest V8 #44

[Iopsycheng@domain.elided]

Paul Mitchell,
I was the one who started the furor about the Alfa daily driver but your 
letter expands my point. By your own admission you didn't buy the cars new. 
My wife's daily driver is know as a "fright pig" because of it's general 
cosmetic condition. But it runs like a train! We bought it because we didn't 
want to buy a new car to fill with baby glop and the Milano Gold Automatic 
was the right price at the right time. I bought my first seven Alfas as my 
sole means of transportation, including my 12,000 mile, 18 month old GTV-6, 
which I still own. Now, however, that I'm a little older and a little more 
affluent I have different needs. My daily driver can be subject to some 
rather harsh conditions. I wouldn't consider ANY car over $10,000-12,000 new 
for the position and I really would prefer to buy a beater and just replace 
it when it dies and spend as little as possible on keeping it running. 
Nothing against an Alfa, but I couldn't stand the thought of a beater Alfa. I 
would spend way too much money on trying to bring it back.
Thomas A. Gonnella

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