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Old 09-05-2008   #126 (Post Link)
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Re: Does your Alfa make you smile

But it's not lairy enough to make me really smile when I drive it. A car HAS to be RWD to do that properly [/quote]

Then buy a 75!
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Re: Does your Alfa make you smile

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That's me down to a T. Sometimes my wife walks into the kitchen and asks what I'm staring at out the window. 'Oh nothing' I reply.
lol I'm the same i work in a car park and the car's always parked outside my office. Anytime I havta go out to deal with a customer I just stare at my 147 on the way out & on the way out lol
She's a sexy beast no matter what angle ya look at her from
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Just spent 3 hours polishing!! She's making me smile even more now.

Pic's in my gallery!
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Mine always makes me smile - but reference the comment "some things you can't put a price on " - could someone tell my wife this because she frequently reminds me of it's price....
Lol, tell her to stop buying her bargins which all women seem to find when they are out clothes shopping haha

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Just spent 3 hours polishing!! She's making me smile even more now.

Pic's in my gallery!
Looks brilliant I would be smiling too
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Re: Does your Alfa make you smile

hmm these days the alfa is the ONLY thing that makes me smile & drool
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Re: Does your Alfa make you smile

My Alfa can always put a smile on my face - driving to work, a short trip to the shop, or just looking at it parking in front of my house. (I love looking at it standing in sunshine, I can do that all day! )

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Re: Does your Alfa make you smile

got the car cleaned..looks great!!

there i go...smiling again!
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Old 11-05-2008   #133 (Post Link)
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Re: Does your Alfa make you smile

Washed and waxed mine today so went for a drive when i stopped for petrol and when i was waiting in the que to pay all i could do was keep looking at it Looked so good Trouble is now its covered in dead bugs and dust
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Alfaread, polished mine up Friday (see gallery), was beautiful...

Been to Preston and back and... BUG CENTRAL!!!!

Was a brilliant run in a true GT car.
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Re: Does your Alfa make you smile

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Whoever said they get wound up when nobody comments about the car is so right.
Yesterday pulled into a pub car park next to a beer garden that was full of people enjoying the sun. Got a parking spot right at the front and waited for the compliments to come flooding in. I'd just spent 3 hours cleaning it and it looked superb.
Not word, b*****ds....
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They were probably all too drunk to notice

Probably lager (shudder) drinkers.... wouldn't notice style if it twisted their nipples!
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... "Niiiiiiiiiiice pair of wheels mate ..."...

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Where were the other two, then?




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Originally Posted by fluffysqueek View Post
hmm these days the alfa is the ONLY thing that makes me smile & drool

... !!! You drool? Ewwwww!!!!







Sorry, too much to drink!
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I think every Alfa owner in Europe washed their cars today I washed mine too
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I think every Alfa owner in Europe washed their cars today I washed mine too
I didn't, I was at work
And it's still pretty clean from when I did it on Friday
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I didn't, I was at work
And it's still pretty clean from when I did it on Friday
I wouldn't have cleaned it either if I was in work.
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I wouldn't have cleaned it either if I was in work.
Actually I could have done it. I did [censored] all else today
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Lol good man
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yup, every time i drive the 166 i smile... a LOT!
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I was chuckling, out loud, on my own the other day! On the same old bit of motorway i drive nearly every day. Love it every time
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Got mine back last night and again! Welcome back Emily (), your expensive differential failure is forgiven
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Makes me smile (and proud) when I see her parked amongst the common modern dross
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