Re: A4 competitor debut

[Nathan Belo <belo@eskimo.com>]

On Fri, 30 May 1997, Tony McNamara wrote:

> Alfas have done poorly on the assembly and quality reviews I've seen for
> the last two years.  They also don't have Quattro, haven't been
> occaisionally beating Saab and Volvo in accident survival, and have much
> less distribution in the U.S.
> 
> They probably aren't ready to challenge the A4.  When you buy an Alfa, it's
> because you want a slightly quirky-looking, ergonomically-quirky, fun car
> that isn't very common.  Different niche.
> 
> (Of course, my A4 hasn't been a paradigm of quality.  Just had new lifters
> installed after less than 10000 miles.  Barrier says it's the first V6 of
> this series (A4/A6/etc) that they've had to open.  Just my luck.)
> 
> >From: "R. Wiratorn" <withu@loxinfo.co.th>
> >        Hi      
> >                The new Alfa Romeo 156 is ready to challenge the A4.
> >        It has a stunning exterior designs, cool.
> 
> 	Fringe
> 	97 A4Q, blk/blk leather, 2.8L12V, std tranny
> 
> 

I remember Alfa dominating DTM with the 155 which is AWD.  Fiat pulled the
plug on Alfa in the U.S. market in '95.  Have you ever driven a 164S...
fun car!!

Nathan 
'88 90Q