u/h12luke

I recently purchased a beautiful white 2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce AWD with only 14.5k miles for $33k from a local Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram dealer. Absolutely loved the car.

Unfortunately, less than three weeks later, I was hit mid-turn in the middle of a busy intersection resulting in a total loss. The other driver was 100% at fault, and since it was so soon after the purchase, the insurance company basically reimbursed me for what I paid.

Now I’m trying to replace it with as close to the same spec as possible:
-2024 or 2025 Giulia
-Veloce trim
-AWD
-under 20k miles
-under $40k

The problem is I cannot find these cars anywhere remotely near me, and nationwide inventory seems extremely thin. I’m not really trying to drive 600 miles away to buy one anyway. I’m starting to realize I may have gotten unusually lucky on the first purchase.

I’ve spent weeks searching CarGurus, Cars.com, Autotrader, local dealer sites, etc. Try as I may to convince myself to look into other cars, I end up back on the Giulia every time.

For those of you in the US who own one or searched for a specific Alfa:
-Did you have trouble finding yours?
-Did you use a nationwide broker or shipping service?
-Has anyone had success asking an Alfa dealer to source one?
-Any advice for tracking down low-volume cars like these?

Honestly just trying to figure out the smartest way to approach this search instead of endlessly refreshing listings every day.

Just about everywhere you look, these two are ranked neck and neck. Both were drafted to situations that could potentially yield starting jobs by just 2027. Both were taken in the third round. Both have excellent (and nearly identical) size and speed. Both are 22 years old. It’s not hard to see why both TEs are ranked very similarly. Currently, they are going at about the same ADP in rookie drafts (Delp at 34.6 vs Raridon at 35.6, according to OTC ADP).

Raridon had better college production in three seasons at Notre Dame and finds himself in an arguably slightly better situation in New England than Delp in New Orleans. Being tied to Drake Maye for the next four years in an offense looking for pass catchers under a HC with TE development chops is a great landing spot.

Delp tested a bit better athletically (9.86 RAS vs Raridon’s 9.52) and still finds himself on an offense that is sure to keep rising. Additionally, Delp was drafted 22 spots sooner (3.09 vs 3.31).

Call your shot. Which one of these guys are you choosing?