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by **Andi Col** » Thu, 06 May 2004 06:15:53

Got mine last December, just waiting to run the 300 horses in then having
the 330 or 340 upgrade.

Andi.

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> I have the EVO VIII, what an awesome car, just small mods, and this thing
> just drives like nothing else. Put's a smile on my face everyday. The
> steering response is amazing, and the turbo kicks in and pulls to redline,
> now with a boost controller.

> > I wouldn't say it is beautiful but it's on top of my list to. Ill buy
one
> > for my mid life crisis! ;)
> > I remember not being very enthusiastic about GPL because it was a kind
of
> > car I would never drive in real life. But GPL changed my view on real
life
> > cars. The Elise is probably the most "GPL-like" car you can get.

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by **Tony Rickar** » Thu, 06 May 2004 07:07:44

> And the latest Evos (UK NR 340) come with 340bhp with a claimed 450bhp
> package on the way, who cares if it's pretty it's loud fast and furious.

RAS's very own Vin Diesel :)

by **Tony Rickar** » Thu, 06 May 2004 07:13:17

> Got mine last December, just waiting to run the 300 horses in then having
> the 330 or 340 upgrade.

Will you really notice those extra 30-40?

300 seems quite a lot really. Methinks you are turning into a horsepower
freak Mr.Cole :)

Cheers
Tony

by **Matthew Jessic** » Thu, 06 May 2004 13:46:49

> This beautiful car is finally coming to the U.S. :-o

> http://autos.msn.com/advice/photogallery.aspx?contentid=4022490

> I bet a mod based on this car using the GTR/F1C engine would be great fun
> online.

> David G Fisher

A friend of mine at work was so enthused he took us on a 2 hour
lunchbreak to stop by the dealership and put his name on the list.
He's number 77 fullfilling at 6 cars per month ;)

So I anticipate another long lunch in about a year...

- Matt

by **Matthew Jessic** » Thu, 06 May 2004 13:49:17

>>This beautiful car is finally coming to the U.S. :-o

> I dunno...I prefer the Esprit, myself. I've never gotten into the styling of
> the Elise.

> Eldred

I agree. But the difference between $45,000 and $92,500 is likely
something my wife would notice. She won't even let me buy a Ferarri
when we win the lottory - "No cars that cost more than a house!"

(The obvious idea to buy a bigger house first has already
been overruled ;)

- Matt

by **Eldre** » Fri, 07 May 2004 01:47:54

Ouch...

I never said I could *afford* the flipping thing - I just prefer it.
<g>
Since I don't have the money, I've never seriously considered getting one. I
didn't realize the Esprit was that much more expensive... :-(

Eldred
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by **Ian** » Sat, 08 May 2004 00:02:53

> Unfortunately there do seem to be some rogues out there, and the
> dealer network is a matter of luck where you live. However, one of
> the big problems as 156s have become acceptable as company cars is
> the fact non Alfa enthusiasts don't expect to pop the bonnet up
> between services. These engines are designed to use oil and
> consumption can be as high as 1 litre/1000km from new. Many early
> demises of engines at low miles is simply through lack of oil, and a
> common fault with twin sparks is variator failure due to oil
> starvation.

> The V6 is a classic engine though. Alfa fans have to hope the guys in
> Italy can work some wonders to make the new GM V6 engine sound right
> in the next generation Alfas...

Maybe I should buy myself a 156 GTA :)

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by **Matthew Jessic** » Sun, 09 May 2004 11:54:26

>>>I dunno...I prefer the Esprit, myself. I've never gotten into the styling

>>of

>>>the Elise.

>>>Eldred

>>I agree. But the difference between $45,000 and $92,500 is likely
>>s

> Ouch...

> I never said I could *afford* the flipping thing - I just prefer it.
> <g>
> Since I don't have the money, I've never seriously considered getting one. I
> didn't realize the Esprit was that much more expensive... :-(

> Eldred

But it's twice as expensive but 4 times cooler looking ;)

by **Tony Rickar** » Tue, 11 May 2004 05:50:54

> > The V6 is a classic engine though. Alfa fans have to hope the guys in
> > Italy can work some wonders to make the new GM V6 engine sound right
> > in the next generation Alfas...

> Maybe I should buy myself a 156 GTA :)

Well Vicki Butler-Henderson certainly likes it... :)

http://www.fimonet.com/alfa/alfa_gb.wmv

by **Dave Henri** » Tue, 11 May 2004 06:45:36

Dang near 50K US Dollars? Gimmie a Subaru WRX STI.

dave henrie

by **Tony Rickar** » Tue, 11 May 2004 07:09:21

> > Well Vicki Butler-Henderson certainly likes it... :)

> > http://www.fimonet.com/alfa/alfa_gb.wmv

> Dang near 50K US Dollars? Gimmie a Subaru WRX STI.

No soul... Anyway you aren't even allowed to buy Alfas in the US. Though
there are some bizarre laws that allow you to import them if you have owned
them in Europe for long enough.

You see Alfas haven't been through the stringent US crash tests, the things
cars had to go through before the manufacturers invented SUVs (which are
classified as trucks which don't seem to have any tests at all!)

by **Paul Heslo** » Thu, 13 May 2004 02:24:17

> No, one of these

> http://vip.cars.msn.co.uk/ResearchCentre/NewCars/standardcontent.asp?...

> Andi.

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all taken within ten miles or so of my home

http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=327
http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=328
http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=588
http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=589
http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=590
http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=591
http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=322
http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/cars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=323

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