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Hey Steve, hey RC.
The reason I'm leaning German is longevity plus there are plenty of options out there for not much dough. Perhaps that should tell me something. I do all my own work on them and have found European cars extremely easy to work on because they are well thought out. My old Volvo has been the cheapest transportation I have ever owned. Paid $3K for it with 120K miles on it 9 years ago. probably have put $400 a year in parts on it. Still running and driving strong. Replace CV axle, 1 hour. Replace timing belt, with all the other crap, 1.5 hours.
The wife has a 4 Runner which is bomb proof which is why I was considering Lexus.
Thanks for the input guys.
German cars run great for a few years, but when they get up there in miles, they will develop gremlins due to their over-complexity. I know this from experience with my kid's VW's, a MB for my wife and having 6 work Sprinter vans and I have now sworn off German vehicles.