Re: alfa-digest V8 #1232

["Wayne Abbott" <wabbott@domain.elided>]

I recently saw on the Car and Driver TV show I think, GM will be putting an
all aluminum, dohc, inline 4 into the new Cavalier.

> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 19:00:06 EDT
> From: AKress1948@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: new Elan
>
> In a message dated 10/16/2002 6:42:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:
>
>
> > 'Automobile' Magazine recently did a "Classic Car Profile" on the car
> > and even though I can't put my fingers on the copy right now, and I
> > don't remember the numbers, I do recall that the new-car price of the
> > thing was outrageous. The fact that it used an Isuzu engine didn't help
> > justify the price either. That's likely why it didn't sell well.
> >
> > George Graves
> > '86 GTV-6
> >
>
> George highlights an issue that certainly hurt Lotus (they really bit off
a
> lot of image problems and it choked them to death - but this was a big
hit) -
> and has bitten several manufacturers - Porsche got bit w/ the 914, 924 w/
> their VW engines.  Fiat should think about that when they try to sell
their
> new Alfas w/ their GM based engines.
> If there is anything the European consumer looks down on, it is US
> cars(justified or not).  having them know this thing came from the bowels
of
> GM ain't going to sit well w/ the buying public.
> andy
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