Hi alexanderstollznow, welcome to this forum. My experiences with cars are limited to Holdens and Toyotas. In 1990, I bought 2 new cars, a Holden Calais and a Toyota Corolla. The Corolla lasted more than 11 years until it was written off by the insurance company when it was smashed into the back at the traffic lights. It did not have any major repairs during its lifetime. As for the Calais, problems started after 6 years and it had went in and out of the workshop with constant frequency. I replaced it with a Commodore VX. However, it was worse than the Calais. At the beginning of this year, it had constant problems. First, I had to replace the radiator. Then, the knock sensor light and the oil pressure light came on every single day after travelling for a couple of kms. The Holden workshop changed the knock sensor but that did not help. The last straw was when I was quoted a figure of $7,000 to dismantle and repair the engine. So, last month I bought an Aurion ATX.