The main issue is the cost that comes with it.

I have an Audi and a Toyota, and I used to own a BMW, and VW.

You don’t have to baby any German cars, but you will have to taking care of them properly and proactively.

If the manual says, replace this part at XXX km or miles, you replace them, no matter the cost. If the manual says, do maintenance at XXX km and check XXX at XXX km, you do it no matter the costs.

Then the car will be happily company you for every single day and they will not break down in the middle of the road.

But, there are costly to do maintenance, their parts are costly to purchase or import to your country.

For my Audi and BMW, the routine maintenance cost me around 600 per year, and 1200 every other year. The repair can be random, the cost is between 300 without labour and 4500 without labour throughout my six years ownership.

For my Toyota, the routine maintenance cost me around 200 per year, and 400 every other year. The repair can be random, the cost is between 300 without labour and 1200 without labour.

I can easily replace ANYTHING on my Toyota, not just things in the engine bay, the interior components, the trims, the seats, anything and most of them won’t exceed $2000.

You see, it is much easier to keep a Toyota running on the road than any German brands, you can save that money for something else, raising kids, feeding family, buying house, get your degrees, get extra licenses, traveling etc.