[Jim H]

What I've learned is the people (including myself) who participate on the car forums are only a tiny fraction of the population who own the model in question, and are typically very picky with car performance and service issues. So, I think you get a much higher concentration of "bad" stories on these forums than the true picture across all the owners. There are problems with particular vehicles of all car manufacturers but I think the overall number is small.

So, in the end, be happy with the car and hope you got a good one -- good luck!

I agree. I would also mention that most people don't post to say, "hey my car has no problems" (this thread is one of the exceptions, of course). People post on here because they need a solution to something, or want to share their problems/solutions about their cars. I have 5900 miles on my car this morning, and so far, so good (fingers crossed like the rest of us). It's easy to make it that far--I'm impressed by the 100k with no manufacturer problems! :thumbup: