Congrats! I’ve only had my Specialissima for a short time but it’s a really nice ride, maybe my top Columbus SL one. BTW, I’ve heard that Specialissima wasn’t necessarily a model name but the term used for their high end construction, like Reparto Corse a few years later.
Regarding your car, I’ll throw this out there. My son’s Subaru just had a problem where the battery and brake light came on. Power steering went out at the same time. I figured the alternator died, but when I went to investigate how to take the alternator out, it turns out it was just a broken mounting bolt which caused the alternator to shift position and lose tension on the belt. An 88 cent bolt from the hardware store and 30 minutes of work (10 minutes if I really knew what I was doing) had everything all squared away again.
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