Though beautiful (to some of us anyway) and sometimes also fast, most Alfas back then were notoriously lemon-y. I don't know if this is global, but at least in

Though beautiful (to some of us anyway) and sometimes also fast, most Alfas back then were notoriously lemon-y. I don't know if this is global, but at least in Uruguay in the 80s (and perhaps earlier too) there was a saying that an Alfa made you happy twice: when you bought it, and when you sold it.