Alfa 159 advice

[sat1983]

Always had german cars but these are extremely tempting. Currently, have a 200k miles A4 which hasn't put a foot wrong since the start of my ownership 2 years ago. However its so dull to look at.....

I've up to £8k to spend and seen nice ones at that price range. But seen a £3k one- and can't help but think that if it does go wrong I have a reserve to fix it.

Are they generally reliable? Should I spend more? Advice please!