Beautiful GTA - love the 18" wheels (and the color!).
Someone else already said it, but I've already found out the hard way how easy it is to scrape the front spoiler...
Interesting you test drove an Sti but decided on a GTA - I went from an M3 to an Sti to the GTA, and of the three, I am far and away most pleased with the GTA.
I've had it about two months, but like the guy Bomerlow was talking to in the parking lot, I STILL can't get that ear to ear grin off my face
Interstingly, I got far less looks in my Dakar Yellow M3 which cost twice as much, than I do in my GTA - the lines are near perfection, I truly love how the flared curvy fenders change the whole demeanor of the car. And that glorious sound!...
Am still trying to take it easy on the engine, but like you, whenever there is a playful challend from another nice car, I can't seem to resist. The first time was against a black Gti (new) who had it all modded out with muffler and lowered suspension. He gunned his engine a few times at the light, and though at first I thought I wasn't gonna race him because I had only done about 100km on the engine, my GTA, like a thoroughbred race horse seemed to be saying to me "come on, let me, PLEAASE, I'm ready, let's take him...". So, with my resolve now broken, I took off - I did try to have at least a bit of reserve (shifting first and second between 5000 and 5500rpm), but even without completely gunning her, I was just completely astonished at the brute force and ease with which she was able to both accelerate off the line, and just effortlessly weave between cars. I EASILY put 1-2 car lengths between us, and then eased off after that since we were already doing about 130kmp on a 50kph road. A light soon came up and I waited till the last possible moment and hit the brakes really hard - again I was astonished by how solid and linear the brake response was (reminded me directly of my M3's superb brakes). Needless to say when we finally stopped my heart was pumping and my smile was un-hideable (though I was scolding myself for reving the engine during the breakin period). I was happy to see the Gti driver looking at my car with new respect (borderline astonishment) and he gave me a big smile and a thumbs up sign!
you have made a wise choice and believe me they are still rare on the road and you will get admiring looks from those 
'sheep like' 
) He 'gunned' it. I thought 'what the hell' 
......and made me feel a whole lot better about the Alfa. 
before one driver of a Boxer going down a country lane and around a flat fast bend at 90mph, the porsche did seem a little bit more 'sorted' for that sort of driving than my GTA and i backed off rather than put my P&J in the ditch...
