I am driving my 4th french car.. they are great! 
My opinion of french cars are as follows:
Build quality :7/10 (plastic parts tends to squeak after a
while)
Handling: 9/10 (great handling/comfort balance)
Comfort:9/10
Engine: 8/10 (used to be really crapy, low tech 8v. But now pretty
hi-tech and donno why they do not list all these features on the
brochures)
Transmission: 8/10 (its better than most jap boxes)
Styling: 8.5/10 (matter of taste 
)
Economy (FC): 7/10 (FC lower than many jap cars.. trust me!)
Maintainance cost: 9/10 (ok, need to qualify here, I do not go back
agent for service or repair)
Realibility: 8.5/10 (had a few break downs, but nothing
major)
Resale value: 3/10 (ok.. this suxx!! but it makes great sens to buy
a used one)
Value: 9/10 (its a lot of car for the $ i pay)
These are my personal opinion after driving 4 french made cars for
the past 12 years. Anyway, my preference is towards angmoh cars. It
will be really difficult convincing me to buy a jap made car
now.
