Non premium ultimate 3 car garage
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Your post is a disappointingly true reflection of how far Alfa Romeo have fallen in recent decades. Hopefully on the way up again now, though. 
Johnny 89 said:
mclwanB said:
Can of worms intentional 
I think older mainstream Alfas of the 50-00s were non premium but I think recent 50k + ones are certainly trying to be premium! 8C good shout otherwise.
Are we agreed that VW is non-premium? Even Touaregs and Phaetons?
I wouldn't separate individual models. For me Alfa is the Italian BMW and therefore premium with plush interiors etc.I think older mainstream Alfas of the 50-00s were non premium but I think recent 50k + ones are certainly trying to be premium! 8C good shout otherwise.
Are we agreed that VW is non-premium? Even Touaregs and Phaetons?
VW is a non-premium brand (despite it having cars that would be considered premium if they had a different badge). Audi being the premium version I guess.
I'd argue not! I think more recently they have earned their premium status back.
What about Rover and Citroën's DS brand? The latter is quite likely to be an accepted premium in the future but most people would say not at the moment. I think there is some fluidity but I'd agree the whole brand has to be premium or not at a given time. What they're selling them for isn't relevant I'd agree.
Edited by mclwanB on Friday 22 July 13:05
Edited by mclwanB on Friday 22 July 13:08
swerni said:
Already there thanks
7.0 V8 rocket
5.0 V8 family wagon
4.0 V8 soft top cruiser
Also already there 7.0 V8 rocket
5.0 V8 family wagon
4.0 V8 soft top cruiser
3 x V8s you say? Seems to work for me too...
5.7 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee (daily)
6.3 V8 TVR Tuscan Challenge ex-racer (road registered, but track toy really)
4.2 V8 Maserati 4200 (going out of an evening and euro trips)
kambites said:
J4CKO said:
Just about everything under the bonnet except for the engine cover (which ironically now says "S3" on it one because the Skoda one cracked and an Audi one was the cheapest I could find second-hand) is shared between all transverse TFSI based VAG cars of the era. There's a handful of specialist components fitted to the higher powered cars, but mostly it's all the same stuff.
Bonus points if you put a picture of the engine bay in the ad when you come to sell it!swerni said:
xRIEx said:
Personally I'd put Infiniti and TVR as premium brands.
"Infiniti (??????? Infiniti?, IPA: [in?in?iti]) is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan."
But completely with you on the Corvette, that's the first choice on my list, when I can bother thinking of the other two (possibly the ones I've already got).
Infitnti is the "luxury" arm of Datsun"Infiniti (??????? Infiniti?, IPA: [in?in?iti]) is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan."
But completely with you on the Corvette, that's the first choice on my list, when I can bother thinking of the other two (possibly the ones I've already got).
If Hyundai had a luxury division, would that be a premium brand as well?
TVR premium? must be for for the exceptional build quality and reliability you expect from a premium brand
As for exceptional build quality, Range Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Ferrari don't have fantastic reputations for reliability but no one would class them as 'run of the mill'. Merc and Audi have had (or do have) bad build quality but I don't think the majority of people would think they weren't in the prestige market space. Equally Honda and Toyota have generally excellent reputations for reliability but that doesn't elevate them into prestige.
Edited by xRIEx on Friday 22 July 13:32
tvrolet said:
Also already there
3 x V8s you say? Seems to work for me too...
5.7 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee (daily)
6.3 V8 TVR Tuscan Challenge ex-racer (road registered, but track toy really)
4.2 V8 Maserati 4200 (going out of an evening and euro trips)
f3 x V8s you say? Seems to work for me too...
5.7 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee (daily)
6.3 V8 TVR Tuscan Challenge ex-racer (road registered, but track toy really)
4.2 V8 Maserati 4200 (going out of an evening and euro trips)
k me, Maserati isn't a premium brand now? I think I need to get a couple more directorships and a more powerfully-built goatee!
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