should i buy one?

recently i've been looking at 164's on ebay and i dont realy know if its a good idea to get one. my family has a history with fiats (127, 1300, 1500, 500, yugo 1.1) and they've always broken down. when i asked my dad he thought told me that italian cars dont last very long. well if im gonna get an alfa i'll drive it every day. my question is is it a good idea to get a well kept alfa with about 80k miles or less. i know they all have problems with the AC but thats not a big deal since I live in Washington state. do they have any other big problems?