If you have nice clothes, do you need a nice car?

Nice one:

If u dress sharp and have a nice car then yes it goes good together but its not necessary. For those who only believe that if u dress sharp u must have a nice car then what about that persons house? Is it nice? Then what about everything else he owns. Its a balance but just cause u dress sharp does not mean u have to wear the most $$$ clothing. I know guys who dress very well when they go out but their clothing is from macys or jcpennys. Its what u feel confy with. Who really cares what others think of you as long as your attitude does not change when u get dressed up. Most of those people who think that, are jealous that u have the guts and style to dress up and wear it good. I dress sharp when I go out cause I feel good about it and I dont want to look like Iam some 15yr slob in high school.

So many alfisti here. If not owners, then at least aficionados. Bravo!

Alfas express a joie de vivre that few marques do, what the Italians know as "brio", and at an affordable price. Truly the affordable Italian exotic, the Ferrari for the family man (1966 Giulia saloon and 1988 Spider in my stable), where the Ferrari may be the Kiton, the Alfa is the Canali.

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And any man who can watch this without having every hair on their body stand on end, well, he and I probably wouldn't get along very well:


That goes to show that for some of us there is nothing like an Alfa. The most storied marque in automotive history, sullied by dozens of unfortunate trips into forgetfulness. But still, nothing else comes close.

Thanks for that link.

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Yes thats nice, what are the specs? Ex goup4? Speed

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Yes thats nice, what are the specs? Ex goup4? Speed
It belongs to a friend of mine, I don't really know. The sound of the thing is incredible. Erection-worthy.

Alfa Romeo 8C Spider Concept

To complete the celebration of Alfa Romeo at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the Italian manufacturer launched the 8C Spider at the Californian Resort. Like the 8C Competizione concept its derived from, Alfa's latest design study is inspired by the great eight cylinder Alfas of the 1930s. Although the overall lines are very modern, the 8C Spider incorporates many typical design cues typical to the marque like the triangular grille and the round tail lights.

The choice of Pebble Beach to launch the 8C Spider could very well indicate the return of the Italian manufacturer to North America, where the four cylinder Spyder models were always very successful.

Do you need a nice car?

If you live in NYC, no -- if you live in LA, absolutely. Points in between vary.

Twotone

short answer: yes. even if you have nice clothes, you still need a nice car. unless you live in NYC, then you probably dont need a car at all (think of all the extra money you would have for clothes).

This owner says, no not any more:

I'll throw mine in... ... My first car: 1996 Ford Thunderbird that I learned on, modified, picked out (yes I chose the grandpa car), paid for on my own... and ate 'Vette's with... Specs: 4.6L 215HP V8 SOHC upgraded to 4.6L 350HP DOHC (Cobra) P&P'ed Heads, custom wiring harness, Mark VIII fuel rails, Aluminum block, 80MM MAF, AED Roots Style Supercharger, Extrude Honed long-tube headers, Mark VIII rear end pumpkin/driveshaft, 3.73 gear ratio (had to still be a little drivable in New England winters), JerryW/Deerpark, NY custom 5 speed auto (yes, auto), Dyno tuned CustomChip Dual Program Flip Chip with custom EEC programing, 13" Baer Racing Brakes cross drilled and slotted with quad piston calipers (front), dual pistons (rear), ADDCO Sway Bars, H&R/Tokico Blues progressive suspension setup. Cobra R rims never made it on (I didn't sell them until this year either). 415RWHP after all that... quarter in 12.1 seconds. I bought it when I was almost 17 (drove my mother's old Celica before that, but it doesn't count as my car), was totaled in 2003 by a drunk driver. Nope, still not bitter at all. Total paid for car and parts was about $12K, only had about 75K miles when totaled, bought it with 30K miles. Replaced by:

Not only do I like my Italian clothing, I too am a Alfisti.

On to my second one 159SW, I recently had a 147GTA..





& off course Italian time pieces.. A Manometro..



& off course Italian bikes.. A Cinelli in front of my previous Alfa 147GTA

You need campy record my friend to complete the set up. Throw in some AX lightness while you're at it.

I was a valet at our international airport for two years so I have seen them all in their cars. Everyone from the lowliest of low, to the highest of high. Personally, I loved seeing the contrast by people and their cars. Jeff, Ruby, the owner of Cincinnati's finest steak houses drives nice cars but wears the most awful clothes you have ever seen, ragged cargo shorts and stained wife beaters. Yet he owns a very prestigious chain of restaurants, I delight in that contrast. On the other hand, when executive vice president of fortune 500 company X comes in every week, he drives a 1992 cheap cherokee but wears beautiful clothes. You don't have to do what people expect you to, you just spend your money where your passion lies. To most of the folks on the car forums, we seem like the most bizarre people on earth. They prolly think "what kind of whack jobs (male whack jobs) have stickies devoted to pages of high end shoes?!"