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Can’t best the convenience. It’s nice ro have the HVAC running before getting in the car here in Texas hear and cold. It’s also faster in a straight line than my GT3. The 19’s don’t look as good as the 21’s but they ride nicely and Texas has so many potholes.
Any issues from a quality or reliability perspective on the Stelvio? I have a 2023 Macan GTS on order but the timeline keeps getting pushed out... meanwhile there are several new/almost new Stelvio Quadrifoglio's available in my area. Hmm.
So I've put 5K miles on it total as I really don't commute, but they are very hard miles. I've been actually on a mission to try to trigger a fault to either prove all the chatter or debunk them. Either way I have extended Factory Warranty so doesn't matter to me, but zero issues, and I mean zero ...after consecutive hard launches, non stop threshold braking...it loves being driven hard .
Here's how I ended up with it .
Wasn't even looking for one, but I just felt the Macan was so similar to my wife's former SQ5 and that the PDK was more S-Tronic than my other PDK 911's , whether it was the TCU programming or just the actual unit who knows but I just thought it was ok . So one day, my friend that's the Service Director at our local Alfa Maserati dealer mentioned they got in a Nero Edizione, in Silverstone Gray so I test drove it and after the first pull in Race mode was giggling like a schoolgirl. Something I never felt with the Macan.
Truth be told, the Alfa made my Macan, which I drove to the Alfa dealer that day, feel almost pedestrian...loaner vehicle like lol !.
All I can say is that if you drive one...I can't imagine you wouldn't concur. The Ferrari hand of Phillippe Kreif is very evident ( Ferrari Engineer that headed the 458 Speciale project ) in its character . The long billet aluminum column mounted shifters feel so damn good with just the right action, and the seats are amazing.
So I've put 5K miles on it total as I really don't commute, but they are very hard miles. I've been actually on a mission to try to trigger a fault to either prove all the chatter or debunk them. Either way I have extended Factory Warranty so doesn't matter to me, but zero issues, and I mean zero ...after consecutive hard launches, non stop threshold braking...it loves being driven hard .
Here's how I ended up with it .
Wasn't even looking for one, but I just felt the Macan was so similar to my wife's former SQ5 and that the PDK was more S-Tronic than my other PDK 911's , whether it was the TCU programming or just the actual unit who knows but I just thought it was ok . So one day, my friend that's the Service Director at our local Alfa Maserati dealer mentioned they got in a Nero Edizione, in Silverstone Gray so I test drove it and after the first pull in Race mode was giggling like a schoolgirl. Something I never felt with the Macan.
Truth be told, the Alfa made my Macan, which I drove to the Alfa dealer that day, feel almost pedestrian...loaner vehicle like lol !.
All I can say is that if you drive one...I can't imagine you wouldn't concur. The Ferrari hand of Phillippe Kreif is very evident ( Ferrari Engineer that headed the 458 Speciale project ) in its character . The long billet aluminum column mounted shifters feel so damn good with just the right action, and the seats are amazing.
Nice to hear the review of the Alfa. We are looking to replace my wife's Cayenne soon and this wasn't even on my radar.
How is the interior size? Closer to a Macan or Cayenne? We have 2 kids in car seats still so don't want to be too cramped in the back seat. We have had a Macan loaner while her car has been in for service and it's pretty tight in the back seat for them.
Nice to hear the review of the Alfa. We are looking to replace my wife's Cayenne soon and this wasn't even on my radar.
How is the interior size? Closer to a Macan or Cayenne? We have 2 kids in car seats still so don't want to be too cramped in the back seat. We have had a Macan loaner while her car has been in for service and it's pretty tight in the back seat for them.
It's a tween in terms of rear seat, but truly splitting hairs as far as Macan vs Stelvio rear room. The boot is more spacious though. Up front is where I feel the Stelvio has more breathing room than the Macan. One option of note is that the Alfa Harmon Kardon system absolutely rocks compared to Bose Surround , probably closer in line to Burmester.
Very nice! I have barely used set of custom BC Forged wheels and Michelin PS4s for sale that were built specifically for my etron GT. Sold the car so need to find a new owner for the wheels. I can PM you pics if you’re interested.
And they're still 10%-15% OVER sticker for 20k miles. Stupid market.
I found a few Midwest RS6's at MSRP and I bought mine(2023 with 20 miles)in Bay Area at $5k over whereas they wanted $25k. They are out there.... It took me 30 minutes to send messages to dealers via Autotrader.
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