# Alfa Romeo - What Flavour? [[Articles]] ![[alfa_romeo_small.png]] Having decided on a Stelvio, I then had to decide on the variant.  It had to be a Quadrifoglio - right? After my cock-up with the Mercedes choice, I had to get this one right. Whilst a QF would be my dream, it's probably not the right choice when wife and dogs are factored in; and there's the little matter of insurance. I could never afford new, it would have to be pre-loved; the problem with that - they've not all been loved. I spotted one on Auto Trader and, just for fun, checked the MOT history - it had failed its first MOT: - Three tyres below legal limits. - Engine management warning lights. - Illegal number plate - incorrect character spacing. I suspected way too many 'launches', and who puts a car through an MOT with illegal tyres! The car deserved more respect and a better home, but I'd just get earache for buying a money pit.  ## Decision time I'd decided that it had to be the Veloce, then Arnold Clark (Scotland) started advertising new Competizione models - alas too far away for me. Then fortune prevailed and an Alfa dealership within striking distance advertised a Competizione on their website. I was in luck. <img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54488662074_c31ba01cbd_c.jpg" width="400" height="auto" alt="Alfa Romeo Stelvio"/></a> #Alfa_Romeo