Flawed fun in the sun!

[Wattie]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/alfa-romeo/4c-spider/

Another near miss.....Italians need to hire a German or two for the finishing touches!
Cheers Wattie

 

[BennyD]

God no! German input usually leads to improved functionality at the expense of the intangible 'it' factor, or soul. Would I want a German influence in my spyder? God no, I'd rather put up with it's undoubted flaws; flaws which give it that unquantifiable '******** tingle' which adds to the excitement when I open the garage door on a Sunday morning. Don't get me wrong, the Germans make exceptional cars (I have two) but, IMO, they don't make cars that I would want to buy for those special occasions.

 

[allandwf]

Agree with Benny, all our cars are flawed, and possibly the better for it.

 

[BennyD]

Absolutely! The Italians call it character whilst the Germans, and Japanese, call it unreliability! However, the Germans and Japanese lost.

....and the french only won because they were on our side!

 

[Steve GS]

Not sure I'd want an Italian beside me in the trenches. But boy they make beautiful cars.

 

[BennyD]

Fair comment. However, the Germans and Japanese didn't have too much success in the trenches either.

 

[spkennyuk]

German cars can be flawed. Italian cars should be floored

 

[Contigo]

An Italian comrade in the trenches would be more concerned about how they looked dead than fighting for their life!

 

[BennyD]

IMO, the french did neither.......is what I would have said if I wanted to offend our french friends, which I don't.

 

[Classico]

This line made me really laugh:

"gear-shift paddles that have all the satisfying mechanical feel of a zucchini".

Just couldn't justify spending that money on a four-pot, two seater. Plenty have though so Alfa must be doing something right.

As for the Italian bravery debate, the world's first NAVY seals, the Italian Decima MAS and their Raid on Alexandria makes for interesting reading.

 

[Steve GS]

I wasn't questioning there bravery. It's the side changing thing.

 

[Wattie]

I wasn't suggesting replacing Italians with Germans...just 1 or 2.

A car with soul and personality could still be reliable and well finished!!

Come on, wouldn't it be nice for the Alfieri to be a class leader......not some other flawed, nearly, could've been, just about, Heart over head near miss.

Cheers Wattie

 

[Almichie]

German cars can be flawed. Italian cars should be floored

They certainly are; my 2012 BMW 320d snapped its timing chain last week....

 

[Andyk]

Heard one of these for the first time on Monday and surprised me how good they sound for a 4 pot..