Last time I saw an alfa it spent more time in repair than on the road. Some European cars are heavily overhyped. For instance, the Ferrari F50 was claimed by the factory to do 202mph, but the last time I checked, the gearing won't allow it without going over its 8500rpm redline to just over 9000rpm. Only possible if you remove the rev limiter, something that isn't such a great idea. At redline, it was actually geared to go 190mph only.