Re: buying cars
I agree. I have a 5 year old Volvo that has required very little other than the scheduled servicing. I had one transmission fluid leak last year, but that was cheap to repair.
although volvo, saab and bmw are ranked avg by jd power, only mercedes and jaguar are ranked as better than most. porsche gets 'one of the best' ratings, and landrover and VW seems to be the worst of the lot for the assessed euro companies. no renault, citroen, alfaromeo, fiat, seat or puegot there