"European quality" is it just a myth?

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Originally Posted by Ausromeo

I had a 98 alfa romeo GTV before my BF XR8 ute. To be honest Im disgusted in the aussie products fit and finsih. Panel gaps, welds/folds, lack of paint, interior materials, and the little things that go wrong.

Ive only had experience with alfa's and bmw's but they are built so much 'nicer', not neccassarily tougher.

If you can work on a car yourself and wait for parts to arrive from europe, an alfa romeo is no more expensive to own then a falcon.

Ill be going back to something euro next time.

You are dreaming. Ask a mechanic or auto sparky about alfas. Not that a Falcon is comparable to an Alfa anyway. Who wants to muck around sourcing parts and specific factory tools do do a cambelt (sorry, belts, and the rest) etc on a daily driver. I'd love a 156 or 159 V6, but I hate working on cars, and that is the reason why I will always have a falcon in my possession.