Help needed with snobbery

[alfatwo]

Laverda like Ducati were big money compared to British and *** stuff.
Just sold a Mirage 1200 which was Jota'ised. Serious grunt and handled. Still have a Mk1 Monty. Poles apart form the big triple but great fun.

Just had a look at what old Jota's are fetching nowadays, I was gobsmacked!


Dave

 

[GeoffCapes]

Harley's are for fools.

On the issue of speakers in the exhaust? What is the world coming too. It's the equivalent of sticking a cucumber down your pants!

The wonder bra has been faking enhancements for years.

No different.

 

[highlander]

Doubt I'll ever own a diesel maser, as a daily or otherwise, so not too keen but if they led to the eventual production of financing a halo car, all is fine......I just do not trust the fiat accountants to do that I'm afraid especially when Alfa are fulfilling their halo dreams......

 

[Navcorr]

The wonder bra has been faking enhancements for years.

No different.

She had these serious Babylons man.......

[video=youtube;gsXARWleSCA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsXARWleSCA[/video]


Me unleash them ....

 

[keith]

On the issue of speakers in the exhaust? What is the world coming too. It's the equivalent of sticking a cucumber down your pants![/QUOTE]

But surely that's the same as anyone who alters the standard exhaust for one that is a lot louder. However whilst the sports exhaust sound is just an illusion, its certainly effective as in 2 years all I have spoken to think its a petrol, and possibly a V8 to boot.

 

[MrMickS]

..I just do not trust the fiat accountants to do that I'm afraid especially when Alfa are fulfilling their halo dreams......

All is not sweetness and light in Giulia land. There are some issues brewing for RHD Giulias reading around on the Alfa forums.

I'm hoping that it won't distract them away from pushing forward with new Maserati models.

 

[alfatwo]

Mick, Getting off the subject for a mo..

I have a good complete cylinder head assembly with inlet manifold for a Alfa 16v 2litre twinny, plus a sump and some other bits and pieces, free

Just come and collect or there going into the skip!


Dave

 

[P R]

As I have said before this snobbery thing is common. Whilst all relative, I was a Jaguar owner for some twenty years, I felt a sense of snobbery when they introduced the cheaper model XFs, and recently the XE.
For me I benefit from the lower price point of the Ghibli, in order to piggyback from the clearly exotic image of the Maserati brand. The amount o people who are impressed (vane I know) by the fact I have a Maserati never cease to amaze me! Considering all I have is a albeit high spec Ghibli Diesel, or a rival to a common as muck 5 series or E class, most think I have a car that costs £100,000!!! The fact that it produces that wonderful if imitation V8 exhaust growl with no visible Diesel badging just adds to my smugness.
Having owned the car for almost two years without any major issues, and being a pleasure to own drive look at and sit in seals the case for me.

Spot on Keith, my thoughts and experiences also. Mine is coming up to 60k miles now, once had a flat battery and a slightly temperamental sat nav but that's it. Love it.

 

[keith]

Many thanks P.R. and good to hear. But be careful, or you will wake up the 'Maserati anti Diesel ' mob!!!

 

[MrMickS]

*rant* diesel *fume* tractor *rant* heritage

Still don't understand the whole diesel thing, apart from being cheap , but each to their own.

Good to know they can take the miles. I'm up to 30k now. Most of that is in the last 15 months.

 

[MrPea]

*rant* diesel *fume* tractor *rant* heritageQUOTE]

Nothing wrong with tractors running on diesel... torque!
Of course it's a miles per tank thing in cars so gets very attractive for many, and then the low end torque means you don't have to try hard to pull a decent overtake etc.
Then again, I call it disiesel, hate the smell of it both unburnt and burnt and get very bored of the low rev range, so steer clear owning a diesel car. But then talk to Benny about his diesel BMW or Maf about his old Ghibli... both remapped and hilariously insane performance.

That aside, is totally have a supercar manufacturer's diesel in the form of a Lambourghini tractor!