San Francisco to Seattle to Vancouver & back or bust!

[iracema1]

Hi Chris:
Congratulations! I made the trip from the Bay Area to Vancouver last summer in my 1988 Spider without a single incident. It just goes to show that for a true Alfisto, these cars can be relied upon like a Camry (almost). AND they surely look and drive much better. Did the car attract a lot of attention along the way?

[ckeen74]

Well, oddly enough it did, both expected and unexpected. Expected from other Alfisti (beautiful black 164 going south on I5 north of Seattle, anybody?) and unexpected from various, um, housing-disadvantaged people and street musicians in Vancouver. And up there I think it got some more looks just for being old

[sfalfa]

LOL - Chris, I've had a long running joke with a friend about how strange it is that the housing challenged here in SF all know what kind of car the Alfas are, and usually some interesting story goes along with it. It's very odd - average folk have no idea what they are, but the homeless are always yelling "ALFA ROMEO!!" or commenting on the car whenever I'm gassing up. Never fails to amuse me....
p.s. Glad to hear you had a successful voyage - Alfettas really are excellent long distance drivers.

[ckeen74]

Found some more pics on my camera I'd been meaning to post. They're in Vancouver (the car left its mark in the drive of the Listel ), southern Oregon (Grants Pass, I think - check out the cave man) and northern California (Crescent City & Klamath). Check out all that rust! And this time I'm not talking about my car.

[Cintos]

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Originally Posted by ckeen74 Found some more pics on my camera I'd been meaning to post. They're in Vancouver (the car left its mark in the drive of the Listel ), southern Oregon (Grants Pass, I think - check out the cave man) and northern California (Crescent City & Klamath). Check out all that rust! And this time I'm not talking about my car.

[ckeen74]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the reply - I saw your trip unfold on the BB as it was happening - I'm always impressed by the energy people have to post pics and text after a long day's drive. Once I get somewhere after a day of exploring/driving, I'm usually ready to fall into bed and not much else!

I was actually sorely tempted by your car the times I saw it for sale, but passing smog with altered FI in California is risky... glad to see you made it okay aside from that one repair stop!

[Cintos]

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Originally Posted by ckeen74 Hi Michael, ... Once I get somewhere after a day of exploring/driving, I'm usually ready to fall into bed and not much else! I was actually sorely tempted by your car the times I saw it for sale, but passing smog with altered FI in California is risky...