Not going to debate road quality with you; same around the world....very poor. Apart from some Euro countries where their govts actually care...
Euros in Aus will and do suffer the same paint affliction you mentioned; (lead removal from paint has not seen a substitute to date that won’t deteriorate quicker over time)....
As for not buying a commy in ten years; your correct....but s.h.i.t it will be fun to watch all us rev heads driving the prices north as the next generation wishes Holden never closed....
Audi techtronic Transmissions wetting their pants at60k on the clock at a 10k fix price ? Beamers and Mercs with interior “wood” panels lifting away from the interior due to heat ? Not to mention the electrical issues they encounter and the wait from Germany for an answer; then the cost....the list goes on; you enjoy those Euros and the price tag attached to maintaining one...it’s all yours brother.
There are plenty of places worldwide to buy genuine Euro parts that ship to your door without paying through the arse and there is a huge aftermarket industry out there as well.
Australia is one country that is truly ripped off beyond belief when it comes to Mercedes, BMW and Audi and even more so for other higher end cars but they are global mass produced brands and there are many other means to source parts other than in Australia.
Mercedes-Benz supporting Mercedes-On-Line to allow a wholesaler to sell cheaper genuine parts worldwide is just one and that list goes on, then add in the aftermarket manufacturers and suppliers in the USA and Germany and the price of maintenance and repair drops dramatically.
I’ve owned a lot of Euros and my two current C63’s are cheaper to annually insure than my HSV because they are not seen by the insurance company as high risk hoon vehicles, both my current AMG’s are also at times cheaper or in the same ballpark to service than my HSV and would be even cheaper if I took them to a specialist mechanic and not the dealerships.
Start purchasing genuine HSV parts and seen how you pay through the nose.
On top of that and I may just be lucky but I’ve not had anywhere near the problems or recalls with my Euros compared to my Commodores.
Sometimes it’s better to play and learn than listen to someone who doesn’t own these cars push the same old silly dribble.
Sure they do take a huge hit here in depreciation but they do eventually level out and the collectable models have a collectable value far more widespread than that generated by most of the performance vehicles that only hold an interest for a small part of the population in a southern hemisphere backwater.
If you don't want to take a big depreciation hit then turn them over quickly or just store them in the shed and never sell them, that way you never be hit at all.
Euro’s don’t sell around the world in the numbers they do because they are crap and unaffordable, they have a bad rep with the ignorant in Australia because that is what has been pushed by fanboys to make them feel better about their own locally produced cars.
Cars are manufactured around the world, it’s not the country where a product is produced that determines it quality, it’s the quality controls the company puts in place.
You should have also mentioned many AMG’s are also still made in Germany as well as in the UK and USA.
All AMG engines are still partly hand assembled and fully made in the AMG plant in Affalterbach, Germany.
I don’t think you know much about Euros at all, just repeating what you’ve heard someone else say who also doesn’t know.
As I said in an earlier post I’ll still be buying them in years to come and I will still be loving the drama they produce when I put my foot to the pedal.
Anyone who knows me knows of my love of Holdens but those people also know I call a spade a spade and owning a Euro is good, real good brother.
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