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Old 08-27-22, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
Can't help but read Alpha Romeo "Toenail."
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Now I’ve seen this. I can no longer un-see it
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Old 08-27-22, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
really, why should anyone care about some internal whining by alfa about an obviously approved dodge variant?
no one should. but there's lots of "news" articles on the internet about lots of stuff no one should care about. like the "Real Housewives"
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Old 08-28-22, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Not sure how europeans view the Dodge vs the Alpha, maybe they look down on it?
haha, ya think? i'm sure they do, lol
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Old 08-29-22, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by tex2670
like the "Real Housewives"
The real "fake" housewives. lol
Can we put the kardashians and the jonny depp trial on that list with all the other "who gives a lump" list. haha

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haha, ya think? i'm sure they do, lol
I always thought of Alfa Romero as a snooty expensive high dollar $$$ brand so I never thought about looking at buying one.
Maybe if I was famous with lots of do re mi $$$... lolol
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Old 11-18-22, 02:54 PM
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Just got back from the LA Auto Show, got to sit in both the Hornet and Tonale. The Tonale is DOA in the US, no wonder they scrapped the base model and are only planning on selling the PHEV now.

The interior build quality is identical, and low cost. I figured the Alfa Romeo would have the same layout of course, but higher quality materials right? Nope, even the redesigned dashboard is made of the same materials. Only thing different other than minor design changes, is leather seats of course. But everywhere else, from dash materials to center console to doors.. identical!
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Old 11-18-22, 06:53 PM
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Yikes, they better hope that people looking at an Alfa, would never consider a Dodge and vice versa and thus never figure out it's the same car.
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Old 11-18-22, 09:01 PM
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^^^^Yep.....looks like the two are virtually identical inside, except for the logos on the steering wheel and the design of the air vents.

(Good pictures, BTW)
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Old 11-19-22, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by gor134



Just got back from the LA Auto Show, got to sit in both the Hornet and Tonale. The Tonale is DOA in the US, no wonder they scrapped the base model and are only planning on selling the PHEV now.

The interior build quality is identical, and low cost. I figured the Alfa Romeo would have the same layout of course, but higher quality materials right? Nope, even the redesigned dashboard is made of the same materials. Only thing different other than minor design changes, is leather seats of course. But everywhere else, from dash materials to center console to doors.. identical!
The couldn't even use a different gearshift? What a joke.
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Old 11-19-22, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by tex2670
The couldn't even use a different gearshift? What a joke.

They don't need to use a different gearshift. Both of them are a nice fore/aft PRNDL lever without zig-zags.......IMHO the simplest and most foolproof design.
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Old 11-19-22, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
They don't need to use a different gearshift. Both of them are a nice fore/aft PRNDL lever without zig-zags.......IMHO the simplest and most foolproof design.
I mean the actual part - not the style. Swap out a different **** for Pete's sake.
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How do you pronounce tonale, “toenail”?
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Originally Posted by BrickHead
How do you pronounce tonale, “toenail”?
I believe it's "Tone-ah-lay"
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