Here we go...
I've got one... (Duh)
What do I think of it...
1. If you want a car with a boot (trunk), look somewhere else. The boot on the GTV is pathetic, it's full of suspension.
2. I can't lie, I've had some electrical problems, a dry joint in the ECU causing the engine to go into "safe" mode. cost me 1200 Euros to fix. Alfa dealer didn't have a clue so they had to send it to the local bosch analyst, who don't do "friendly prices".
3. Interior space for rear seat passengers in not good, but then again, not many coupes are.
4. The 3.0 goes very well and sounds great.
5. One of the best cars for posing in EVER (when it's clean), it's so swoopy looking. especially in red, I've driven down the high street where I live and heard little kids say " Daddy a Ferrari".
6. It's a bit "old school", no traction control, computer, etc.
7. I hate the Telephone dial alloys (just personal preference) that seem to come on every model. That's one of the reasons I got mine, it didn't have them...
8. I think the car looks a little tame without the bodykit (front and back spoiler and skirts) but again it's all down to personal preference.
9. Whatever you pay for it, it WILL be worth only 50% of that in a couple of years time, even if it is 2nd hand, they really don't hold their value.
To be honest I know what you are thinking about... a small coupe.
Corrados are too old now, a damned shame, the design is better than the GTV in so many ways, I still regret selling mine even though it smoked like it was on 2 packets a day.
MX5, tried one, it felt like it was towing a trailer, the engine has no torque.
Ford Cougar, I thought about this, doesn't look too bad, nice V6 engines, BUT, there's something strange about them, people don't think they are "nice" cars.
Another nice option would be the 406 coupe, also available with a V6 (albeit not with the "breeding" of the Alfa V6), Also designed by Pinninfarina, and dirt cheap at the moment.
On a final note... if you want mine, it's for sale, 8500 euros. I'm thinking of getting an old M5, I've never had a V8 ...