Hello Jay, I think you will find this a warm and friendly place. All very relaxed. I'm new here as well...formerly excommunicated from RL three or more years ago. My journey into sports cars began with Alfa Romeos. I love the cars but the company management has finally destroyed it. Now, as good a car as the Giulia is, Alfa is just another Italian legend on the way to the grave. I know I've had my 996.1 less than a week...but so far I feel more at home in this car than in any of my previous 5 Porsches.
I'm not worried about what the exhaust sounds like outside the car...because inside the car it is amazing...not too loud and not too soft...just the perfect amount of noise to make a duet with Charlie Parker.