Mine isn't as nice as most of those but it comes with words of wisdom!

Thanks! I'm stoked about it, it's a long, tough week but I think my Abarth and I are up to the challenge!

The problem is that Alfa coming is a huge reason why most of the Fiat dealers exist. The whole point was that Fiat would test the waters with an inexpensive car (the 500) and then they would send over better and better stuff, both with future Fiat models and Alfas. It was also a reason why Fiat dealers had to spend…

Yeah, I somewhat get their reasons for doing it (our Chrysler dealer doesn't, if you want their Viper, it's MSRP + taxes and a $399 doc fee, done) but it's pretty crappy if you actually want to BUY the car, which IMO makes it pretty crappy for a business that is supposed to be selling cars. Like I said, we're not…

I know that several dealers with only one or two Vipers are marking them way up just to keep them in the showroom because it gets people through the doors. Also, it takes FOREVER to get one. I work at a Fiat dealer but our sister Chrysler dealership had Vipers on order for the last 8+ months and the first one just…

I doubt it will affect new car sales, at least not significantly. Most people that don't work in government jobs are pretty unaware of what's going on, at least as far as how it affects them. We're coming off a tough month last month but everyone is expecting October to go pretty well, at least for Chrysler/Fiat.

Also, and I feel like this is one of the really big points, it was always hinted that Fiat dealers would get Alfa when they came back to the US. It originally cost a LOT of money to get a Fiat studio going, primarily because, at first, Fiat Studios HAD to be in separate buildings from Chrysler dealers and they had to…

See the problem with that is that you're just assuming Fiats are and will be badly made, which isn't true. No the basic Pop models are not luxurious on the inside but they also cost $16k and are discounted like crazy. The higher end Lounge, Abarth, Turbo, even Sport models feel much nicer inside and IMO are well…

There are several problems with that. No, the 4C is not a mass-market car, it's going to come out in limited numbers (assuming the Italians don't do like they've done a million times before and just forget to stop making them). Fantastic, but what about future Alfas? The Spyder/Miata would not even remotely fit in…

I've seen it 3 times. Can't wait to see it a 4th! I swear it gets better every time! Plus, I've met some cool people when going to see it, it's mostly car people in the theater. Unfortunately I haven't seen a packed theater in all the times I went and saw it this weekend, so that was a little disappointing.

I work at a Fiat dealer and life is pretty rough. I came here because I loved my Abarth and fully thought I was getting in on the ground floor of something awesome to come, primarily with Alfa Romeo's return. This is a hard hit for us. We get through every ridiculously slow day by telling ourselves that something…

I'm just going to throw this out there but...

Okay every single person is going to say this but... Miata.

sorry, I meant "going fast" in motorsports terms, not so much speed limits. It's not the fastest canyon carver but is still fun when you're just doing normal driving

idk, I loved my Jeep! One of the most fun cars to drive even if you're not going fast (which, admittedly is pretty much never going to happen anyway). I will say I learned to slide a car in my jeep (on pavement). You can get around a corner pretty well as long as you keep the back tires spinning. Plus, they're…

For me, the answer is always Abarth. Want a minivan? Screw that, get an Abarth. Want an SUV? Stop it. Abarth! Want a BMW? Wow that's original, get a freakin Abarth!

Yeah just to be clear, AMP does have a membership program but you don't have to be a member to do trackdays and all that fun stuff there, members just have access to "member only" days and stuff like that. NOLA Motorsports Park and several others are the same way. Also, like NOLA, they have rental karts there that…

We keep getting told it's in the works but it's the Italians so that could mean we'll randomly get them on a truck tomorrow or it could be 5 years from now, no telling

My Abarth has automatic climate control that I don't use like you're supposed to. When I'm hot, I just turn it to "Lo" and turn the fan all the way up, I don't think I've put it on "Auto" but a couple of times since I bought the car 14 months ago. I only got that option because I bought the last Abarth in the…

This is true. The Mitsubishi is cheaper than the Fiat. I have a crazy feeling it'll be pretty obvious why when you go to drive it...