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Alfas have their issues and weak points, Porsches have more of them. BMWs will decompose back into base metal if abused and neglected the way that most older Alfa Spiders in the U.S. have been. The problem is a combination of the fact that they do not have a big enough following in the U.S. and their low cost which causes most of them to wind-up in the hands of people who treat them like a pack of smokes. Look at the more valuable Alfa models, (GTVs, etc.), they are mechanically identical to Spiders and most all are in 100% maintained condition and running like an open sore.

An Alfa is one of the very, very few cars that can be taken to the track and thrashed in stock condition without breaking in half. Porsche is another. BMW is definitely not.