Still think that jap cars are the best, in terms of
reliabitlity, and if they ever break down, are the cheapest in
terms of maintenance. like the other day, i changed the air con
coil on my sunny, the mechanic just opened the glove dept, took
that section out and removed the part.
he was saying that if's its a european car, he'd have to take out
the ENTIRE dashboard. picture the difference, and already, you know
labour will cost more, not to mention the parts.
normal economics - higher the demand, the greater the supply, the
lower the price.. and naturally, jap cars higher demand.. 
furthermore, unless you buy a parallel imported JDM model (which is
not attuned to our tropical climate), all jap cars are designed for
use in hot countries like south east asia, whereas european models
are designed for temperate countries.. this means that they tend to
overheat much faster (esp on a trip up north)..
juz try to remember those news clips you see on tv whenever you see
a car burning up.. no prizes for guessing which brand.. it's always
merc, bmw, even porche.. jap??? very rare...
