Driving exam today. Tempted to buy a car!

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Ross

That's funny...
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Unless we are somehow lucky and our domestics are exemplary, I'd say buy a vehicle that has been maintained over a particular brand as lemons exist in all brands.
If you ride a vehicle hard regardless of what it is it wont last.

Yup, I'd say you have been lucky, or I have been very unlucky. I have owned many domestic and non-domestic vehicles, and by far the non-domestic have been far superior both in quality and longevity along with low maintenance costs.

Actually, the best vehicles I have owned are Subarus (had 3 of them) in terms of quality and driving experience (especially when driving to Whistler after a heavy snowfall). Not the cheapest, but basically bullet proof, and very low maintenance costs.