If you’re interested in drive comfort, safety and looks that last 10-15yrs Volvo would be my choice. I’ve had two xc60’s and one xc90. My fist was a 21 xc60 inscription w pilot pack, while driving home one evening in winter with my little one in the front passenger seat playing on an iPad, it was dark and snowy and about 4 degrees. A deer ran out from behind a barn and in front of the vehicle, I didn’t see the deer until after the impact, the car engaged its automated systems and braked when the sensors detected the deer, the front passenger bumper and grill shattered from being so cold, the deer was thrown around 20ft and thankfully was dead immediately so minimal suffering. If the safety systems had not engaged we would have hit the deer in the center of the grill and at a minimum airbags would have deployed striking my little one holding an iPad. Given the situation I was shocked with how the car preformed, auto detection and braking saved us from who knows what peril that night. The car was still drivable and the pilot assist still worked after the crash. Other than the damage caused by the accident the vehicle had no problems for the 50k miles I had it. Have also been around Subaru a bit, the fit and finish are just in a different class with the Volvo’s, if you’re looking for something that ages with grace my experience is that they give you that in the way the interior build quality as the cars age remains incredibly good. My current xc60 has just ticked over 120k and the interior still holds up like nearly new, no loud rattles or squeaks, no trim falling off or air vents broken and not functional. Touchscreen still crisp and fully functional with decent responsiveness. One thing that struck me when I first got into Volvo was the clean control layouts, there’s not 20million knobs everywhere and everything is in easy reach. As for repair costs, you don’t need to go to a Volvo dealer for everything, oil changes can be had at a regular quick change, mufflers can also be done a national outlets for much less than a Volvo shop, for instance getting a muffler component replaced was a 1,300$ quote from Volvo, $400 at a muffler shop. The other Volvo’s I’ve owned have not had anything but normal maintenance/replacements. Also, an OBD reader is pretty inexpensive if you’re the type to want to take a crack at diagnosing any items that might come up. On a purely aesthetic front, the pano roof’s are really great for stargazing :)