Despite all the bullshit surrounding Alfa Romeo, I still love their Italian bullshit. I'm a glutton for punishment having owned one before. Having said that, I could never recommend Alfa Romeo to anyone even if I hated them.
One problem (or positive benefit?) of Alfa Romeo is you can customize the shit out of your car. But they charge you for everything so that makes the purchasing piece a bit difficult and it adds up as fast as how many times your car ends up on average at the shop for unexpected failures. Lexus makes it easier where they just give you a few packages and you take it or leave it, and the options generally are pretty well put together for the most part. (Not always.)