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Originally Posted by stratofortress
Therein lies the difference between a Japanese car and a German car-- Japanese cars rarely break, and when they do they aren't catastrophic failures as seen so often on the German counterparts. As for the "and the stuff that breaks is all the same stuff that breaks on those Japanese cars" comment-- I have no choice but to assume you were being sarcastic.
Audi, Mercedes, BMW and so forth are poor choices as RELIABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE means of transportation. Sure there are always anecdotal exceptions, but saying that Audi is on the same reliability plane as Toyota or Honda is opinion rooted in nothing but one's personal account. Do you go around telling your friends who drive Toyotas for low-cost commuting to get into a rock-solid Audi?
Honda and Toyota resale value is driven by reliability, period. Not the suspension damping or ability to soak up miles on an autobahn at 155 mph. When talking about non-collector automobiles, almost all resale is based off reliability. So why then are Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar, (and Porsche until recently) etc constantly at the bottom of the list? Are these the hidden gems in the used car market? There's a "prestige" used car dealer near my house that sells nothing but S classes and 7 series. Maybe I should wise up and even-trade my Prius.  |
Back in 2010 my '06 BMW 3 left me stranded on the side of the road for the 2nd time in 2 years.
I literally went out the next day and purchased a CPO 2008 Acura TL with 23K miles. The car has been a dream. It just crossed the 100K mark and has consumed nothing but oil, one set of brakes and tires. Even the shocks are still in great shape. Sometimes recently I've thought about trading up/new, but the way the car rides and performs, I say why bother? I am a true convert to Japanese quality and performance for my DD.