As Larry Bible mentioned, there are good and bad cars.
Reading all the posts on this board you realize that everyone has had good and bad experiences with just about any make and model.
I use to only buy Japanese cars because I thought that they were more reliabile and durabile than other manufactures.
But after buying my first Mercedes, I realized that it is worth every dollar I put into it. Maybe I have been lucky to have a car that is somewhat trouble free. I know that if I had lots of trouble, I would not hesitate to sell it and buy another car. But the feeling I get when I drive my car lets me know that it's worth it.

By the way, Prior to reading all the great posts on this board, I thought I would have to sell my car after it got to 100,000 miles,
but seeing that there are many cars with 200,000 + miles gives me hope. Now I plan to keep it till I can't drive it anymore and she has to go to the junk yard.