The car pictured, however, was not that. You posted links to a Giulietta Spider. The car photographed appeared to be based on the later Giulia (look at the tail-lights), which looks nothing like the cars you posted links to.
I know we're getting off-topic, but if you'd read the text you'd see that while the Giulia Spider was the successor the Giulietta, and the Giulia came in a few body styles, thus probably accounting for the vastly different appearance. The links
were to the Giulia Spider, not Giulietta.
Hard on the eyes:
http://www.team.net/www/ktud/alfa6.html
team.net
In June of 1962, Alfa Romeo introduced the successor to the Giulietta Spider, the Giulia Spider. The new car utilized the new set of components yet unlike the other new cars, shared the older car's body. Yet, the Giulietta stayed in production until 1965.
Books:
http://www.themotorbookstore.com/alfa-romeo-spider-manual.html
http://www.spdmagbooks.com/Store/ProductDetails_24063.ncm
M5Power
Well, as far as I'm concerned, people buy cars for three reasons:
1. Because of their on-paper stats (90% of the world)
2. Because of their handling and drivability ("enthusiasts")
3. Because of how they look (emotional women and you)
As far as I'm concerned, if I were to buy a car as an enthusiast, I absolutely need both power and drivability. There's no way around it: there's really not that much joy in purchasing a car that's slower than every single minivan made since the fall of Communism.
Ladies & gentlemen, I present the Tin Man. Now who's going to donate to the
Don't Got No Heart fund?
I'm
so kidding!
tabs
Dude, clean your windshield.
That's not my car (as you can tell by the fact that the picture was taken from the passenger seat).
It was something about birds, toxic berries, and a poor choice of parking location.
M5Power
You don't do it because statistics factor into your decisions just as much as they factor into everyone else's. You just like to say they don't.
daan
Why did I buy the 406 coupe I have when, in every group test I read, its beaten by the BMW 328? My head was saying, "it'll be expensive to run, its French so it'll breakdown, it'll drink petrol", to which my heart replied, "but just look at it." And I'm really glad my heart won. I know that on paper the BMW would have been a better buy, but I don't drive or live on paper.
Yeah, seriously. This is not to say what does or does not define a "car enthusiast", since any anorak will argue with you until the ends of time about various facts & figures, but there's so much more to a car than just the engineering. There are so many levels to a car: performance, handling, beauty (or ugliness), amenities, feel.... Any one of these (or all of them) can strike a cord with someone and they'd all be "right" for the buyer. The Lancer Evo is technically the better drive compared to the WRX STi; the S4 is built better, will hold value better than the STi, and had a great V8; but they just didn't do it for me. In the end, it was the quirky engine, the burbly sound, and the Peter Stevens design. What part of that illogical decision is really wrong?
And concerning the lack of reliability, some people actually enjoy the challenge that comes with maintaining old (or new & crappy) cars. I know of at least two people who bought old Triumphs & Austin Healy's for the thrill of just being able to drive it. Or, rather, finally getting it working again. It's like a constantly challenging puzzle to them. It is, of course, not their
only car. Someone who can only afford one car is probably not going for the rustbucket....
I guess someone should ask the question: Have you driven a car with "character"? Have you truly spent time in a car that is -- for all intents and purposes -- a lousy car but still desirable nonetheless? If not, I think you should. An old British roadster, any old Alfa, pre-993 911, even a pre-1969 Mustang. I can agree that they're not 'good' cars: they rust, they break down, they're
old, but "character" is not something that can't really be explained. It has to be experienced firsthand. We're not saying you have to buy one or even like it; but you should at least see where some people are coming from. I think I can safely say that most of us have driven a 'good' car or two, and we still desire (or even own) a 'bad' car or two.
For the record, I think that an Alfa Romeo GTA will probably spend more time in the repair shop than on the road, but if I had the money and a place to put it, I'd own one and enjoy the hell out of it.
M5Power
You people are unbelievable. I'm beginning to re-think my decision to continue posting at this forum.
Ah, come on, don't do that. At the very least, we need the pictures. I actually like hearing a variety of opinions, regardless of how opinionated they are. If I can learn to get over things, I'm sure you can.
I couldn't let this one go:
M5Power
I'll put it to you this way, my boy: I've had sex, and I've driven a car. And the one I'd rather do doesn't involve a bed.
You haven't met the right pair of women. That is, until you can drive two cars at the same time. And they keep bumping into each other. On purpose. And the b
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and overtakes every car is on it's way. The problem is that the police is rarely there( in this place, in other places there is a police car every 50 meters) so overtakes are very often. 
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