IMO like Nautilus said, so much of a vehicle's reliability comes down to proper care maintenance. To me, what country the car comes from is pretty irrelvant (not that I'd buy a Yugo, however ;-).

I have a '98 Dodge truck and it's been absolutely reliable, after almost 100k miles I've only had it in for one non-maintenance repair. Whereas the '02 Honda Accord my wife drives has had funky transmission and brake problems since new. I'm not trying to say that Dodges are more reliable than Honda's, it's just that generalizations don't always apply. My advice is do some homework and pick a vehicle that fits your lifestyle, and realize that by their nature certain brands will cost more to maintain than others.

Now if you want some real repair expense, pick up an old Jaguar or a Ferrari.....

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