Very kind of you to say so, and they're certainly 3 cars I have greatly enjoyed owning. I don't consider it 'brave' though, or even foolhardy.
In over 8 years of Italian motors I can remember the following problems:
Alternator packed up on the GTA (unfortunately at the top of an Alp).
Gear selector issue on the Coupe (Likely my own fault. Rather heavy handed with a downchange when someone pulled out of a sideroad right in front of me, and cracked the pivot point of the gearstick.)
Can't think of anything else, although there's a niggle in the back of my mind saying I've forgotten 1 thing. They've probably cost a bit more in maintenance than a 'normal' car might have, both because they're slightly more expensive anyway, and I've looked after them in order to avoid the problems that neglect can cause. And (since the Coupe at least) they've certainly cost more in running costs, but then I do about 8000 miles a year, unless I go on a European jaunt, so that doesn't really bother me so much.
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