I agree to a point with the above post regarding durability vs reliability. But if your durable well built car isn't reliable what is the point? Sure the thing may be fun to drive but if every interior and exterior light go out every month, your radio and climate control may or may not work, and every electrical glitch known to man occurs then that fun factor isn't so fun.
For the average guy you don't want to be spending your Saturdays troubleshooting annoying electrical glitches and paying more for parts. If I had unlimited time and money I might consider a "durable" but unreliable German machine but I don't have time to fart around on stupid things on my car. That's why I drive honda, proven technology that isn't necessarily innovative but just works.
Maybe one day I will drive a German car to see what the fuss is about but that is at least 17 years away when my youngest moves out.
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