New Giulia

[ANG156]

Please stop by my house so I can have a look or show my brother and dad at work.

[Joe Falcone]

Yeh no probs ang one of these afternoons ill drop by

[Paul Gulliver]

Great looking Alfetta GTV in the background deep in the garage

[Joe Falcone]

Paul
your mate sergio is finally delivering, you agree?

[Paul Gulliver]

"Sergio Marchionne"  CEO . Maybe Pinocchio was a little harsh .

Have a look at the enclosed report . Looks like he was being paid a heap more to talk things up that actually produce cars . Maybe delivering the new Giulia is financially the worst thing he was ever done on a personal front.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2017/02/28/fiat-chrysler-ceo-received-1199-million-in-2016-compensation/98536244/

[Joe Falcone]

Just an update.
We've had her for 2 weeks now and its all  .
On the long weekend drove to Dromana and then the twisty way to Red Hill, on the way up i had a bit of a go, well have to say with 4 adults and a full boot of luggage, felt like there was plenty of shove from THE BACK WHEELS. 10 out of 10 for steering and handling and was having a hell of a time till i copped a slap in the head from one of the ladies in the back, so then i had to test the brakes and they're excellent too.
Pros galore, struggling with any cons so how about the bugger all engine noise and that missing pipe.
cheers Joe

[Colin Edwards]

I understand Zagame's have delivered some Giulia's with a very locally developed and manufactured aftermarket exhaust.  Warranty unaffected!

[Joe Falcone]

thanks Colin
must enquire

[Colin Edwards]

Peter had his new Giulia QV at Phillip Island on Saturday - very impressive.  Maybe more photos taken of it than any other car!?!

[Colin Edwards]

FCA has a 4C, Giulia QV and Veloce on display at the GP.  The Alfa's were attracting a lot more interest than the ho hum AMG's next door!!

[Joe Falcone]

amg....what is?

[Joe Falcone]

Hi fellow members
just a quick one saying Giulias done just over 7000kms and no issues to report.
Contemplating whether I should do an oil and filter change soon rather than wait till the 15k scheduled service.
Cheers Joe

[As the day goes]

Does the log book recommend in between oil changes at 7500kms?  If so, go ahead.

[Joe Falcone]

Hi folks
thought 'd give a quick update on how the giulia was going. Yesterday had the 1st service done at Zagame and apart from the usual  items, they changed the turbo coolant seals to upgraded ones and did software update. Dropped it off at 9 picked her up at 4. That's it

[Joe Falcone]

Hi again.
Thought id do an update as its coming up to 3 years now and had her in last week for the third service (31000kms). Tyres were at 24000 and the engine coolant bottle needed to be replaced around the same time cause it had a slight leak at the seam. This latest service showed that the battery was a bit down so the boys replaced it and they also adjusted the boot lid. Thats it. ☺
Cheers Joe