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Not sure about the price, but what a provenance, eh?
"The German-made car was sold to a private buyer over the telephone, Bonhams said."
A Herr Daimler , just like Damien Hirst buys his own stuff to hype it?
Verld domination propaganda by the Taxi makers.
For goodness sake - it's a sad reflection on this site when a thread referencing the sale of a piece of automotive history of this magnitude becomes yet another outlet for having a pop at the modern day German automotive industry.Quote of the day
"we have given the Germans the opportunity to claim the entire market. I’d like to make things difficult for them and stir things up a little in this idyllic world of theirs they’ve created. You’ll be hearing from us, mark my words."
Marchionne.
Good luck to you man in the dark sweater.
A genuinely pathetic response.It's a sad day when this site is populated by drivers of the products from the German motor industry, Mr RSI ! Lol.
Still, I think I'll get a Focus ST next ,as is the latest trend here.
Do It.. :cheese:It's a sad day when this site is populated by drivers of the products from the German motor industry, Mr RSI ! Lol.
Still, I think I'll get a Focus ST next ,as is the latest trend here.
I'd only start to worry if you had a pop at the GiuliettaA genuinely pathetic response.
This has, in my experience, always been a forum where people enjoy cars of all shapes, sizes and origins, particularly in the section dedicated specifically to "General Motoring".
Yet again you have made the point that you seem to think that somehow those who are currently not Alfa Owners do not have a right to take part in this community. If you actually had any involvement in it and took the time to attend meets or perhaps build some genuine friendships with some of the people on here rather than snipe from the sidelines you'd see how wrong that view is.
The RSI thing was mildly amusing to start with.
Still cue, no need to have a pop at owners of other brands. I get the frustration, the Focus ST ain't a German brand so at least that's a positiveThanks for the guess at my work status RSK . My frustration is more on the fact that Alfa has such a strong following of people , and this many in this community that cannot find an Alfa to suit them .This is because the Germans have got their car industry so well worked out financially and image wise. Last week my job took me to Turin and I spoke to some people in the industry about stuff like the likelyhood of the Giulia ever appearing etc. The day after I got back I was talking to Giovanni Alessi of the Italian company and he was saying how they try to make their products in Italy but if its more than 30 percent extra cost its produced somewhere else. Yes , in my small minded way I'm just frustrated that the Italian brands are being dragged down by their system so we are destined to have to buy German brands .
Um... Ford of Europe is a German company.the Focus ST ain't a German brand
Ford Europe is a subsidiary company owned by US holdings, I gather it was Ford Europe's Idea to put a 2.3L Ecoboost in a MustangUm... Ford of Europe is a German company.
Completely agree, let's see what they come up with and I'll be very interested. Unfortunately Alfa placed people in a situation where they couldn't wait.Shadowlamd , interesting figures!
' not sure if I should have another go , but i did not believe I was having a pop at people who have had to replace their Alfa with another marque themselves . My point is that Alfa has a bunch of people here who are so keen that they stick together even without owning an Alfa. And I hope they will get them back once people have had to replace their 159 etc with a German car. Will they get them back with the Giulia? Mercedes would not stop offering a C class , even if the CLA takes some of its customers etc.