Seduced by an Italian (Audi Content, but not important)

[Fringe Ryder <fringe@fringeweb.com>]

I have a '97 A4Q 2.8L stick.  A good friend is on his third Alfa.  I don't
remember which model, but it's a '96, it has about a 3 litre engine, 200+
HP, four doors, beautiful angular body, full luxury/sports sedan, great
ride, full leather, power/heated seats, etc.  

We took his car downtown (Seattle) Wednesday at lunch, as mine was having
the Blizzaks and stocks switched.  Stopped at a light going uphill, his car
wouldn't go forward; we slid, despite spinning tires, until we got off the
grate we hadn't noticed.  Then we got moving and it was able to go over it.

We've stopped at the same point many times before in my A4Q.  No problems.
This cured me of any desire to own an FWD again.  But it was even more
ironic for David, because I had less than a minute before mentioned how I
used to watch Hondas slide around trying to get up that hill, back when I
worked there!

Timothy C Salazar II wrote:
>I just had my first experience with an Italian car.  I test drove a `81
>Alfa Romeo GTV6.  OH MY GOD!!!  It was't just the added horsepower of the
>V6, (I've only owned I5's in CGT's), but the whole driving experience. 
>The sound of the exhaust, the driving position, the feel, etc.  For about
>five minutes I was REALLY tempted.  Tempeted mainly by the fact that my
>insurance agency rates the Alfa lower than my past Audi, (by like
>$50/month), the parts availability and price are roughly the same, and
>the lot was selling it for only $2,000.  And the ability to say, "Why,
>yes, I do own an Italian sportscar!"  But some realities set in quick: