I had 156 1.9 JTD - and it was great! I bought it for only 2700 Euro, it was 10 years old and - perfect. I drove it all over the Europe without a single problem. After 60.000 km all the parts I changed were less than 100 Euro. After Her, I took 159 1.9 JTD, again, 10 years old, and yes, again, leather, cruise control, air conditioning (automatic) and after 10k not a single problem. Alfa makes perfectly good and reliable cars