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OH I just remembered we also had this sweet red 2.0 Giullia we took in on trade RIGHT when our new used car sales manager started.
I go to gas up the car, can't battery is dead. Go to pop the hood, latch cable is stretched, can't pop open hood. Finally get hood open and jump car. FINALLY! Time to gas up....Why are the brakes squeaking so loud? Oh.. either rear brakes or parking brake is stuck on... I give up and tell the manager to get rid of this POS. They get it in to service, replace the battery, fix the issues, tech goes to gas up the car, and the gas cap door is stuck... I don't think we ended up keeping that car for some reason. LOL This is legit I almost forgot about that car. |
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They refreshed the car nicely for 2020+, those are the ones to consider.
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Yes, and if you consider the discounts (and selling price, not MSRP), the resale values are quite good.
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05-06-2024, 10:25 AM | #26 |
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I kind of feel like the Giulia QV is the hot crazy chick you would love to be involved with, but it depends on your personal tolerance for pain. You know, risk / reward and all of that. LOL.
For sure the car has many charms. It's not perfect but the engine note and seemingly the chassis feel overall pips the G80. Autofanatic on YouTube went from a QV to a G80 Manual back to a QV DESPITE his first QV having issues such as killing power in the middle of driving, etc. LOL. Safe to say his experiences were, uh, colorful and even his new car is having issues: So I guess the lesson is there still is no perfect car. |
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Didn't Autofanatic drive another G80 recently with the regular sport seats, and said that he would kept the G80 (or even go back to one) if he had realized how much more comfortable it made the car (something he was looking for)?
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I love the G80 and G82. Had both of them but the driving experience with the Quadrifoglio's is next level! But dealers are not near the same as BMW. .
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Have you had any issues? I mean, the engine we know is about as stout as they come being Ferrari derived and it having a very solid track record in their cars
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Instead of some interesting performance oriented debate, the thread got botched by some worn out boring nonsense.
A shame that badge snobbery gets so quickly in the way of true, honest car enthusiasm. Anyway, here is mine 2018, with 84.000 miles, a daily driver (hot summers, cold winters) and used for trackdays. Not the best lap time, but it was my first time at Red Bull Ring: |
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EXACTLY!!! We were getting teased about a manual before the release...and then it never happened. I would have bought it.
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Let’s not forget here that almost every car that we look at today and lust over sat and sat and when they were on showroom floors. Dealers couldn’t give away performance models like the M3 LTW back in the day. I don’t really understand why that’s an arguement for some of you. Do you want to go down the street and see 7 more of your same car? I’m the complete opposite, there’s an allure to me of a car that most people don’t know what it is but will smoke them at the next red light. I had an ‘18 quad and the thing was incredible. The only time it ever went in for service was because of a faulty bumper sensor for PDC. The interior was incredibly user friendly and I loved that there wasn’t some huge screen in the middle that bulged out and above the dash. Took it on several long road trips and it was equally as fun as comfortable. Still wish I wouldn’t have sold it and actually been thinking about adding one back into the fleet. The steering was sublime and it was such a good car right out of the box. As a serial modder, I was pleasantly surprised at how little I did to that car to enjoy it so much.
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I've had a dozen M cars, 911's, R8, etc. The Quad was a special car. The steering, size, and rear feel of the car, amazing.
However after multiple untimely break downs, it forced me to get rid of it. Once I was in a left turn lane on an 6 lane highway - just DIED. Another in school line lol, another driving into a parking garage. Can you imagine?? LOL. It had to sit for 3 to 4 HOURS before it would start up. No tow truck can tow an Alfa without special tools. One of the times it was 100 degree heat, I was with my daughter, we sat and sweat on the side of the road for hours. Cop felt so bad, he drove us and he sat behind the Alfa with his flashers on for almost 2 hours. I considered one again in 2024 vs. an F87 M2. I have a couple other cars now, but I just cannot deal with crap like that in my life, its 2024 I don't have time for cars that just die with no notice. Dealer admitted they had no idea. Beautiful cars, but you gotta know what you're getting yourself into.
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Oh, I forgot about my favorite dead Alfa story.
I’m receiving an award at work in front of 300 people. My VP says be in early. Out to the garage, the Alfa is DEAD for no reason!!!! Had to scramble to pay for an Uber, barely made it to work in time. Alfa customer service is horrible btw.
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Looks that way. Right? The same thing happens when people post anything about Range Rovers or any other brand in general…oh well. I suppose I have been lucky with other brands so far. I find BMW overall offers the best value for money for my needs. I think the Alfas look and sound beautiful. FWIW.
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