So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

[tgh]

Interesting to compare the "soul" cars , Alfa et al...with the (mostly Chinese) throw away white goods

 

[DejaBrew]

Prefer the custom neon green one in 6 Underground!

It's (admittedly) pretty wild....


....but surely it isn't an Alfa unless it's red?


That sort of neon green is more at home on a Lamborghini, no? Don't get me wrong though, I'd take it if it was offered to me

 

[Quickstatus]

Alfa

The Alfasud was a rustbucket with an engine.

 

[TheRealTMA]

The Alfasud was a rustbucket with an engine.

Yes cost me more almost in repairs than to buy. They put the battery in top of the firewall cavity so over time condensation and leakage rusted out the firewall. Cost small fortune to replace it. But great car to drive!

Then we had the 33 then the 156. Long stories for later but worth the cost for joy of driving them.

 

[Buzzard]

Yes cost me more almost in repairs than to buy.

Sounds like my daughter's Skoda Octavia.
After the last repair quote of $3,500 IIRC, it went to the scrap yard.

 

[Quickstatus]

it went to the scrap yard.

How old?

156

Also a rustbucket with an engine which uses a lot of oil

 

[Buzzard]

How old?



Also a rustbucket with an engine

By memory, it was only 4 or 5 years ago that she scrapped it and it was less than 10 years old. Our oldest granddaughter is 13 and she was a few years old when mum and dad bought the Skoda brand new.

 

[TheRealTMA]

How old?



Also a rustbucket with an engine which uses a lot of oil

Na 156 was past the bad Naples steel period. We had the Selespeed auto with paddles. Was excellent vehicle until the Selespeed died and couldn’t select gears. Fix in Italy would have been $75, fix in Brisbane was $3500. Traded in for a bclass merc. Sad day to leave the marque but enjoyed each one of them.