Thatsaid, the Alfas sold in the US up until 1995 were like the Ferrari-lites also being sold at the time. Both marques have moved along in terms of maintenance requirements. Both are perfectly reliable if you are willing to engage in constant maintenance. And driving an Alfa is uniquely Italian.
Asan owner of a stelvio and manager at Alfa, if you can find a 2020 and up model, the interior build quality is more solid. As for reliability, I have a 2021 ti sport and had to replace the transfer case at around 20k but that was a very rare thing to happen.
IfAlfa Romeo & Porsche made audio equipment, Porsche would give you an oil-bathed, finely machined aluminum volume knob, with micron precise knurling that took some 3 years of research and development to find the optimum shape and depth, that you can twist in micron accuracy to get you your desired sound output..