Don't forget higher insurance costs and higher fuel costs. Too many plastic pieces under the hood now. Just research the price of a 1 or 2 year old BMW compared to a new one. The values just fall off a cliff. Planned obsolescence my friends.

Bought used Range Rover from dealership (not under warranty) and very first month Sunroof started leaking (drain pipe broken at frame) Repair cost estimate = $11,000

I bought a BMW in 1999 and had nothing but problems with it. I've bought 8 cars for my family since then and not one of them was a German car.

I can say after owning my 2015 lexus rc 350, the car is almost bullet proof, don't matter if you drive hard or slow the car is very strong and fun to drive

From windows, to seats, to sun roofs, onboard coolers, fans, and door locks, anytime you put over a hundred electric motors or actuators in one vehicle, the chance of something going wrong is going to be pretty good.

When I was in my teens and young twenties, I once told myself that I will get a Mercedes-Benz one day. Now that I'm in my mid forties and having a good paying career, I realize now that high end luxury cars are mostly just vanity and not really worth buying unless you actually can afford the repair costs. Also, if you purchase the upper trim levels of many mainstream cars and SUV's(Honda Accord Touring, Toyota Camry XSE, Toyota Highlander Limited, etc), they are just as luxurious as many luxury branded vehicles, and sometimes, the mainstream models have more standard equipment, yet still sells at a lower price.

Key take aways: 1) Luxury cars are great short term cars to have, but will cost a lot to maintain with age. 2) Leasing will save you a lot of money in the long run if you want a luxury European car. 3) If you are a “buy it and drive it into the ground” kind of car owner, Lexus or Acura are going to be the best luxury brands for you.

I have nothing against any companies, but I have so many friends who have problems with their Audi's comparing to other German brands

Yes, you are right. This is what I'm telling others. At the end, Lexus and Acura are the best.

Spot on. Just like to add that patronizing an independent mechanic will save you heaps of $$$ on repairs over the stealerships

Luxury is not comfort, always remember. The idea of luxury is just owning or experiencing something that other don't have.

Hi, please what do you think about the new 2022 Acura type S advance, is it going to be reliable?

Yeah, been thinking of a new Lexus, but dropping 50K on a car is against my religion...

Yeah but those warranty’s are tied to specific services intervals. Like if you get your oil change somewhere else thats not the dealer. The warranty is voided.

👀 Been watching Scotty I bet. 👍

Can you please give me your opinion on lincoln navigator. I am more concerned about long term engine reliability and build quality.

A lot of these brands are leased by status chasing types, who don't have a clue about to fill washer fluid or check tire pressures etc. They return the vehicles without doing the regular maintenance needed.

If someone wants to buy old mercedes or porche. Which old merc or porche models are solid on reliability like old merc w124

I’ve been a tech for almost 3 decades now, and I have two things to say. 1) Here’s a test you can do-go to any shop in your area and see what cars the techs drive. I guarantee not a one drives anything European. I’ve worked with hundreds of techs over the years and only ONE drove a European car, and he was a polak right off the boat. 2) At the first shop I worked at back in the late 90’s, there was a guy that worked there who became a really good friend of mine. He was a Spanish dude and he would always translate for the Spanish people that came into our shop. He had this buddy who was from somewhere in South America (I think Brazil) who had this absolutely mint early 90’s Ford Taurus. Top of the line model, not a scratch on it,, you could eat right off the top of the engine. There was never a speck of dust on this car, it was immaculate, and that’s saying something for a car that spent almost 10 years in northern Illinois with the salt and rust. It struck me as kind of odd because well, a Ford Taurus isn’t exactly a car that an American would aspire to own and treat like a Lamborghini. It’s the kind of car that you get stuck with because you couldn’t afford something else or your parents let you drive it in high school because they knew you’d destroy it. No one’s dream car is a 1991 Ford Taurus. So I asked my buddy about it and he told me something really interesting- evidently in South America, the Taurus (and even more so the Sable) was a sign of wealth and considered extreme luxury. If you owned one of these, you were the absolute $hit. It was at that moment that I realized it was all about perspective. In Europe, BMW’s and Benz’s are taxi cabs. They are to the Europeans what the ford Taurus is to us. Americans have been brainwashed into thinking that euro cars are some standard of quality unattainable by American or Japanese cars. Yes, they may be a sign of wealth, but if that’s the way you spend your money, you’re not very smart.

Spot on video analysis.

CAN I PUT A 4 RUNNER ENGINE IN A RANGE ROVER OR MERCEDES..

excellent information....keep the great work..really informative all the information about foreign vehicles. Ray J. Beato_ Realtor _Atlanta Ga

Sir,what are your thoughts on long terms reliability for xc 90 ??

Lexus & Acura are kings.... aside from these 2 brands, I would consider Genesis G series & Porsche Macan

Lexus vehicles are solid across the board. One needs to watch a documentary on how best employees from Toyota are picked for Lexus brands, etc. to understand how well they are made. However, they won't get my business until they change the grill. Can't bear to look at those. Clearly I'm wrong as I see so many of those out there.

you are correct my used car dealer gets bmws mercedes they siit on the lot . i told him buy lexus nhe says there too expensive to buy on his end

One thing which confuses me is that even lexus cars, let's say the LX570 have gotten too many electronics and obviously the air suspension yet they claim to be more reliable than any German car. Any explanation for this?

Not Acura, by far Lexus is much much more reliable and durable. Acuras used to be reliable two decades ago but not anymore. From transmission issues, wheel bearing, rust issues when the car ages. Just compare 10 year old Acuras to 15 year old Lexus. The Lexus by far ages better without any rust and built bulletproof quality.

I work at landrover uk been there 10 years now so I see how the piece of junk is thrown together 🤣

I just buy Japanese cars. Very few issues.

everyone I know who owns a bmw leased it. And they were people who made well over 6 figures. They don't got the time or energy to truly own one.

Mazda needs to be careful with their paint job. They could learn a lesson from dodge. My CX3 has rust on the roof. We measured it as 2microns. Most are 5 dodge is 7...

I think it depends on an individual. I have had 3 Mercedes Benz from 190E, C36 AMG and Now GLA250 4MATIC (was thinking about getting the GLA45 AMG 4MATIC but fear to get tickets EVERYDAY). hahaha Anyway, none of them ever really gave me problem. My 190E had over 300,000 miles (Love that dang baby Benz). But for all and all, from my point of view, Honda is the best, I had 2 Honda Accord, HRV and to top it all, my husband has 2005 Honda Pilot... it has about 200,000 miles now and still running like a champ.

380 SL, transmission failed, 300CE MB, endless trouble...sheared off distributor shaft, timing chain, left me on the road TWICE.... Camry... indestructible. VW Jetta Diesel ..500K KM minor irritations...door handles freeze up, windshield wipers stripped.

I have 2011 mercedes benz E350.. I don't have problem at all ..only small service...until right now I still drive my mercedes...

I just bought cpo 2019 430i with 15k on it with very good price from bmw dealership and I spent 8.5k on platinum extended warranty and service plan. This was first time ever for me to buy extra warranty for used car and I hope it's worth it.

Besause of all the creature comforts, they are full of electronics/motherboards/micro switches that fail & its easier to replace the whole unit rather than disassembly & replacing the damaged component, had an audi & mercedes, it's a love/hate relationship, they are nice, but it's one problem after the other, to the point where you've spent so much fixing it, that you sit and wonder what's next & end up selling it.

Recently traded my Audi A6, a beautifully handling car, because changing the timing chain was going to run $10k. Could see it was going to be a money pit. Only Lexus and Toyotas for me in the future! Have had 15 of the latter over the years and they're almost bullet-proof.

how about the x7

In Europe those cars are common and slightly cheaper. Which means that the repair cost might be cheaper.

You are doing an advertisement towards lexus, accura and not a judgment to european cars. I dont know how Americans are driving but here in Europe we consider specially german cars to be really reliable. They don't break. I have owned an BMW e46 for 18 years. Apart from oil changes filters etc. no major reparature. Dont understand what you are talking about

i have 2014 7 series, no problems whatsoever. 55k miles, could very easily do 100k miles. u just have to get lucky lol

A video iwas wanting

Can we trust on Nissan Murano 2005-2007 in terms of reliability and overall maintenance. I’ve heard many experiences about their CVT failure. Really like murano as we get luxury suv in such cheap prices. Need suggestions. Thanks!

I had just finished getting my masters and started making good money and decided I wanted a luxury car , I went over to talk to my neighbor and ask him about the family’s bmw and Mercedes , he said straight out they only good for driveway decorations and that their most reliable car is their 18 year old daughters Toyota , so since a Honda had just got me through school I went and traded it in on a new Honda accord and we’ve been a Honda Acura family since , we buy them never get the extended warranty , do all scheduled maintenance and we get a trouble free 10 years or 200k out of them and go get another one .

Amazing video, I still dont understand why people keep buying those awful cars

I feel now a days European brands need to stop false advertising. Since they say they are good and reliable, but clearly they ain't.

People still buy Mercedes, BMW, Audi because the luxury brand and money isn't a problem for those have to much.

Strange, I've always considered land rover as a utilitarian vehicle, and Audi just a VW, no better no worse than other mainstream brands?

I do not agree with the statements made here. I have been driving Mercedes for many years and always own the cars. The running costs are low and very little has broken down in my case so far. What is recommendable, however, is that there are better and worse engine and vehicle generations. Before buying, one should inform oneself well. And: the article is very superficial because you cannot compare a 6 or 8 cylinder engine with the standard 4 cylinder engines made by “cheaper” brands. Of course, performance also costs something...

ALL new vehicles are so unreliable and so expensive to fix that they are completely worthless. It didn't used to be that way. All vehicles used to be much more reliable, and much, much less expensive to fix when something did go wrong. I recently retired after 37 years as a professional mechanic for a large government fleet department. I experienced the decline in reliability and the much higher cost of repair during that time. We only had American brand vehicles. Back in the early '80s, vehicles rarely broke down, and when they did, they were very easy to troubleshoot and repair. Things were simple and straightforward. Year by year things got worse and worse. The last few years I worked there I mostly worked on vehicles that were brought in seemingly running fine, but had the check engine light on. There would be 7-8 of them a day. Since we were a government organization, we had to fix them. A few were easy, and you do become more familiar with vehicles over time, and learn their quirks. Nonetheless, it usually took 3-4 hours apiece to diagnose and repair these vehicles, and it cost the taxpayers a fortune. My hobby since I was about 10 years old, has been vintage American vehicles, mostly Chevys, but I have owned many different brands. And I can tell you for an absolute fact that these vehicles were 10 times more reliable than ANY new vehicle. Most of the problems they had when new or fairly new were cause by poor assembly and quality control. People complain the 1960s and 1970s vehicles couldn't make it past 100,000 miles, and that's what the odometer only went to 100,000 miles. In many cases that was true. But now those vehicles are over half a century old. I have rebuilt a lot of them. Only I did a lot better job than the factory did. And they lasted several times longer. The design of these vehicles was WONDERRFUL. Engineering was first rate. Properly built, they will last almost forever. But that is no longer the case. New vehicles are an absolute NIGHTMARE when it comes to mechanical design, TRASH technology, AND poor build quality. They are so complex and so failure prone that they are no longer worth buying or repairing.

Shari, how do you do? Get the point,is not all customer that will buy Toyota even if they run on water because of fuel economy,and your cheap to maintain and no value is lost after years. Some people love the electronic,mechanical sophistication that made BMW, MERCEDES,AUDI POSCHE etc. Just tell the customer your experience then they decide which car to buy. I assure you if people don't buy these cars you call UNRELATABLE,the companies will be close by now. I tell you, I don't like TOYOTA,and I dream of BMW, MERCEDES AUDI POSCHE - THANKS

If you "really" want to drive a BMW or Mercedez, just lease them for a few years. That is the safest way to experience those luxury cars. I know a very rich person who always leases her car and subsidizes it with her LLC. At the end of tax season, her lease is "free". Her car is a business expense.

I would say you need to work on concision. Took almost 2min to say more than what's in the title of the video.

I have owned 17 Audis over several decades and have truly had little issues outside of regular maintenance. Have a 2007 MB C230 as well which runs great. The key to German car ownership is maintaining them and doing proper preventive maintenance. If you want an appliance and boring, get a Lexus. Even they try to copy the German experience. German manufacturers push the limits to deliver a certain kind of automotive experience. Why do German makes such as Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and even VW have such owner enthusiasm and automotive culture with so many aftermarket car clubs and rabid followings, etc.? These makes are more than just cars, they represent a state of mind that few other brands can achieve.

Old 90s Mercedes’ could last forever, the thing with Western European luxury cars, especially the German ones is that their tech they have often has software issues, not only that, but try to find a non turbocharged bmw or Porsche these days, they are unreliable and depreciate quicker than almost all vehicles

These cars are very sought after in Europe with long lead times to buy new. If they are as you say unreliable then why do people want them. The answer is the driving experience is much more pleasurable than other brands. You are more likely to get things go wrong because by their nature there is more to go wrong in them. If I want reliability I will buy a Dacia . No frills , wind up windows and nothing to go wrong and cheap. Will I enjoy driving it no.

They love to insult their customers.

And people are still buying these cars! What an absurd world we live in.

No, A lot has to do with using biodegradable materials in the 90’s!!

Good 👍 but people don’t buy the cars based on the reliability only. Japanese cars are good reliable but the look is boring. Lexus with those large grills is very awful to look at and I don’t know how people buy those. Audi looks great and it’s very hard to resist buying them. So a lot of things force people still buy luxury brands. But I never understand what stopping these German luxury brands to improve their reliability like Japanese brands.

They're mostly bought for luxury and status

I choked on my water reading the title. 😭😭😭

Want luxury buy Lexus

expensive car expensive repairs

If you know how to fix cars or are pretty good with tools you can cut off the maintenance cost by the order of 80% on German cars.

I wonder why Volvo rapidly is gaining ground on behalf of certain German makes.

I only lease my cars …currently leasing a bmw iX EV

Diesels are a different story and you don’t get them in the US

Just buy a LEXUS and be done with your luxury car anxiety.....

this video shows exactly how much this guy knows about cars. Everything he says here is subjective and the same case for every vehicle on earth

Toyota, Mazda, Suzuki, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Mitsubishi

Just had an engine stall today at a busy roundabout in Audi a3 2020! Only 5k miles and car went dead in traffic. Gladly it's still in warranty, so taking it back and hopefully getting something more reliable and efficient. Lesson learnt, never buy a German car, they are unreliable garbage, but I wouldn't believe it till I experienced it today, It was showing dashboard warnings about indicator lights failing and now just went dead completely and wouldn't move. Newish car considering it's late 2020 S-Line, but what a pathetic joke of a car. Audi and German cars are just awful crap!

What's a professional car consultant? You love cars or make reviews, videos and comment on automobiles?

Why volvo is more expensive than bmw ? 🤔

Merc used to be reliable, now people want fun gadgets. Lexus is flimsy

U have to be out of yr mind to buy used Benz, bmw, Range Rover , Jaguar, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Bentley, rolls Royce, Audi, vw, Ferrari, Porsche, buy Lexus and Acura

Pretty straight forward , don't buy luxury cars new or used , except for Acura or lexus.

Land Rover is Indian now. It’s not European anymore

So why can Japanese make reliable cars and European cannot?

This video could have been just as effective without the first half, there were some good points as well as some Scotty Kilmer stuff... In my personal experience my BMW has been nearly perfect besides some odd small things, that were fixable by myself. Another reason why these car "fail" often is because of the neglect they face during ownership. A LOT of people buy these cars for the badge but don't want to actually take care of them. Know what you are getting into with any car through how it was taken care of by the previous owners.

They are reliable if you take proper car of it, not to be driven by regular people

simply put, those cars are made for rich people who don't care about service cost

If you are filthily rich and don't know where to flush your money, then buy those cars.

European cars are not reliable but materials are more durable. My Audi broke every parts within 6 years

Planned Obsolescence is in their Engineering 😑

Isn't Acura RL known to be massively problematic?

Just buy a Hotwheels or a Matchbox Bmw,absolutely 0 maintenance needed.😂

for me luxury on any type of vehicle sucks this is why i prefer old classic style cars exspecially american ones muscle V8's you dont need fancy tablet or smth to help ya drive better or some type of automatic bullshit no i dont do that sence its lazy and bullshit i just want the like how the old days did it the older days were amazing and better as us rn are suffering on stupidest things and useless things we make dont get me wrong i only love 20% of world but 80% sucks

To much plastic and electronic s..t . To highly tuned small engines , turbo's with over a 100 bhp per liter specific power is INSANE !!!!!!!!!!! NO ordinairy daily driver needs that , no one !!!!!!!

Most expensive vehicle is Shaguar…

Over Engineered junk,probably has Sensors to tell you it has Sensors.

Unfortunately you Yanks don't have Skoda in your Country. I've had a Skoda Superb Exec Spec Estate. (more gadgets than a 4 series BMW) Built like a brickshit house (or outside toilet to my Cousins across the pond). It is a greenline and does 70+mpg on a run . I pay no road tax and it's got 20K service intervals and has never had a fault. It's built by the Czechs in Prague !!. Do you know one of the main reasons for Hitler invading Czechoslovakia was for the Skoda Munitions Works which at that time was the biggest in Europe.

Is Audi unreliable?

My 1994 BMW 525 has been the worst automobile I ever owned over the span of 48 years and counting. Toyota and Lexus are only brands for me going forward.

Greed for Profits over Quality & Reliability! Many of these Cars are Made in China but Charging Costs & Prices in £Euro! Manufacturers also like to use many Plastic for their Engine Components nowadays that just wouldn't last as long as the Old Metal stuff! So sad that , they Treat their Royal Customers as Stupid Fools! 🔥

Scotty Kilmer does not approve the purchase of any European car brands......

U should mention Volvo as a luxury relaibal competitor with those brands .it's a fact

No idea why people buy those brands. I guess that's they they are expensive because idiots are everywhere sending their money on crap

A Brand New Luxery Car is reliable like AUDI , BMW , Mercedes , Porsche Volvo , Jaguar , Land Rover , Maserati ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ When they Hit 7 or 10 Years Old they have Many Faults When a Toyota or Honda hits 15 Years Old they are still Reliable