See I can't quite stretch to an Alfa. Well I could but it wouldn't be a good one.
Looking at Volvo C70 convertible or BMW 850i so cheap now
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:28, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I can't either
Plus they're unreliable and the girlfriend thinks they're hideous. All of which just makes me want one more.
( Kroney, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)

wait, what, your girlfriend thinks Alfas are hideous?
fucking hell. Is she blind?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:35, Reply)

Don't ask.
She's the world's most intolerant person where cars are concerned.

She likes Baur BMWs and that's about it, so far.
( Kroney, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:37, Reply)

The 840 is better than the 850 - smoother engine, cheaper to service and better economy - little difference in power

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)

depends which Alfa.
You can certainly buy a V6 GTV for less than either of those two, and it'll make a better noise.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)

But if anything goes wrong I will be buggered trying to maintain it.
I think I will do the Alfa thing once I've graduated. Leaning towards the Volvo more than the Beemer but need to get one soon as uni starts in 4 weeks and my car is dying.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:32, Reply)

what, as opposed to a 5-cylinder volvo or a V8 beemer, which you can maintain in your sleep?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:33, Reply)

The volvo will never be as expensive as an Alfa
and my friend is a mechanic for Dick Lovett and does my cars out of work anyway for mates rates.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:36, Reply)

It's really only the engine electrics that are brutally expensive on Alfas
well, and the clutches. And the brakes....
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:43, Reply)

I just don't want to take the risk whilst studying
I want something I know will go round the clock again before spilling its guts on the M4.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:46, Reply)

Mitsubishi Galant V6-24.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:51, Reply)

A bit ugly.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:53, Reply)

and a Volvo isn't?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 10:59, Reply)

A lot of them are gorgeous.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 11:10, Reply)

YAY! Galantness

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 11:07, Reply)

Yeah, that's a real word.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 13 Sep 2010, 11:26, Reply)