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Siren wrote:
I don't think you could go wrong with one. BUT remember that depreciation will be very steep, so unless you plan to own it for 10+ years or so, it isn't a good investment.
Siren wrote:jetwet: Oh my, you have fantastic taste in cars. The Giulia is currently sitting at the very top of my list of "cars I want", and has displaced the Maserati Ghibli from that spot, and moved it down to #3. Chevy SS is still in my #2 slot.
I had an Alfa GTV6 at one point, so I officially pass the Jeremy Clarkson "petrolhead" test, but I wouldn't mind owning another. My E55 AMG is getting quite old (13 years, 140k miles), and I've been looking more and more toward newer vehicles for replacement.
One car I took a look at, and am very strongly considering - is the Cadillac ATS-V. I didn't think I'd like it, but my word, what an incredible engine and chassis. It's as good as the current C63 AMG and M3. Easily. And it's much cheaper too. I haven't driven a new CTS-V, but I don't like the bigger body and chassis of the new generation. I'm considering picking up one of the previous generation CTS-Vs - that way somebody else can take the depreciation hit and I can have another Supercharged V8, which is what I really want in my life...
But... a Giulia is a sexy proposition. Might make me want to ditch the whole "Turbocharged or Supercharged V8" requirement I usually place on my cars...
I don't think you could go wrong with one. BUT remember that depreciation will be very steep, so unless you plan to own it for 10+ years or so, it isn't a good investment.
Siren wrote:jetwet: Oh my, you have fantastic taste in cars. The Giulia is currently sitting at the very top of my list of "cars I want", and has displaced the Maserati Ghibli from that spot, and moved it down to #3. Chevy SS is still in my #2 slot.
I had an Alfa GTV6 at one point, so I officially pass the Jeremy Clarkson "petrolhead" test, but I wouldn't mind owning another. My E55 AMG is getting quite old (13 years, 140k miles), and I've been looking more and more toward newer vehicles for replacement.
One car I took a look at, and am very strongly considering - is the Cadillac ATS-V. I didn't think I'd like it, but my word, what an incredible engine and chassis. It's as good as the current C63 AMG and M3. Easily. And it's much cheaper too. I haven't driven a new CTS-V, but I don't like the bigger body and chassis of the new generation. I'm considering picking up one of the previous generation CTS-Vs - that way somebody else can take the depreciation hit and I can have another Supercharged V8, which is what I really want in my life...
But... a Giulia is a sexy proposition. Might make me want to ditch the whole "Turbocharged or Supercharged V8" requirement I usually place on my cars...
I don't think you could go wrong with one. BUT remember that depreciation will be very steep, so unless you plan to own it for 10+ years or so, it isn't a good investment.
cpd wrote:I don't think you even need a top of the range Giulia. Even a Giulia Super with the diesel engine or the four cylinder petrol turbo would be more than enough. The petrol turbo basic model apparently does 0-100km/h (62mph) in 6.2 seconds, and that's not too bad. Sure the Quadrifoglio does the same 0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds and does over 300km/h, but it's expensive too and insurance costs will be insane.
I love the Giulia, best new sedan in ages.
jetwet1 wrote:The one thing I have noticed from the pictures I have found is that the lighter color interiors seem to look a lot better, the tan leather looks fantastic.
jetwet1 wrote:Well I did it, ordered a Quadrifoglio, I was going to go for the Ti, but honestly, dear god that is a nice car to drive.There is one issue with it, if you've seen Clarkson's peice on the Grand Tour, I agree, it's a little tight getting in and out of the thing, but, the rest of the package more than makes up for that.
jetwet1 wrote:Well I did it, ordered a Quadrifoglio, I was going to go for the Ti, but honestly, dear god that is a nice car to drive.There is one issue with it, if you've seen Clarkson's peice on the Grand Tour, I agree, it's a little tight getting in and out of the thing, but, the rest of the package more than makes up for that.
cpd wrote:jetwet1 wrote:I don't know what Clarkson said or didn't say. But I do know that the Giulia QV is a really fast car on track and seemingly the entire range has better quality than before, but not quite at the Audi level. I'll bet you'll find it is a lot quicker than your Phaeton everywhere.
cpd wrote:I don't know what Clarkson said or didn't say. But I do know that the Giulia QV is a really fast car on track and seemingly the entire range has better quality than before, but not quite at the Audi level. I'll bet you'll find it is a lot quicker than your Phaeton everywhere.
mham001 wrote:
I don't know about a Phaeton but it did place just above a Honda Civic on their time board.
ANITIX87 wrote:Are you in the USA? I thought the QF wasn't available yet.
I've already decided that my next car will be the Guilia QF, but I just need to save up about 40K....anyone want to donate?
Channex757 wrote:It's great to see a manufacturer suddenly appear to get their stuff together and take the quality thing up a notch. Jaguar did it, and now all the motoring press seems to be in love with Alfa Romeo again. Great names now competing with the German brands again.
The other new Alfa, the Stelvio SUV, is also getting rave reviews. Naturally as it's built on the Giulia platform with lots of commonality with that model.
WildcatYXU wrote:Fortunately for me, it looks lie the Quadrifoglio comes only with an automatic transmission in Canada. That means I won't buy a car I can't really afford...
cpd wrote:It certainly is the better transmission to go for out of the ones available.
WildcatYXU wrote:cpd wrote:It certainly is the better transmission to go for out of the ones available.
Which? The automatic? Why would be the automatic better in a sport sedan? Especially for a driver who hates automatics? And no, don't start with the average shifting times.
cpd wrote:
We know the automatic is the quicker car, but it's also the one that is easier to live with all the time. The manual is also not one fractions of the better ones, so it might disappoint in that regard.
WildcatYXU wrote:
Well, I believe the manual would be fast enough for driving around our nanny province.