Alfa Mito - what went wrong?

I have seen a few of these on the roads lately. Man, what was Alfa thinking? That is one ugleee sight. 

I've always wanted to own an Alfa but looked at them from afar - mainly because I could never afford one (at least, not new anyway). The other thing that put me off is their notorious unreliability and tendency to rust at the sight of a water droplet.

I'm sure I read somewhere that they're owned by VW now, so the latest Alfas should be better built and more likely to get you to your destination in one piece - but I would never part with any money to buy this ... thing.

It's only good feature is it's backside. At least you can look at that without covering your eyes in horror...