Re: Italian v. German

[BrianPal10@domain.elided]

In a message dated Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:39:54 +0000, james montebello writes:

> Almost no American has any first or even second-hand knowledge of Alfas,
> so it gets lumped into the general Italian category, fairly or unfairly.
> Ferraris are outrageously expensive and cranky.  FIATs are 
> junk.

Is your opinion of FIAT based on first or second-hand knowledge?  Or, are you doing exactly what you don't want "Americans" to do to Alfa... propagating an old rumor.  I wont argue whether or not Alfas and Fiats are reliable cars, but I did do a little research of my own.  According to some owners surveys from the 70s that I read, Fiat owners reported 1% fewer problems than Alfa owners.  1% is much difference, so I conclude they are about the same.

Brian
'95 Celica conv.
'82 Alfa Spider
-looking for a Fiat to keep my Alfa company! 
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