VW or Mazda are my faves, though of late all VW's I see on the hiway are driven by grandmothers or something.
I had a Jetta from 86-97 with over 300,000k on it and it drove like it was on rails. Best thing in snow I've ever had.
Jettas got a bit pricy for me though, so in 2000 I got a Protege which has given me no greif at all to date with a bit over 275,000K on it.
As to expensive repairs - yes they cost more, but in my limited experience, they need less than domestics.
Had a co-worker buy a Chrysler the same month I got the VW, and he ranted on about how expensive my repairs would be, etc.
A year later he'd sold it because it was just one thing after another.
My .003 cents after deductions.
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