Well, I guess I will never be able to properly appreciate nor evaluate the qualities of a 'high end' model available nowadays. I have absolutely no doubt about the qualities bound to be found in new models available from year to year, the various features from a technical and electronic point of view, but you ask yourself what it would be like to maintain these cars ten or twenty years down the track - especially anything to do with European cars, such as VW, Citroen, Peugeot etc. In this country, one can foresee a number of issues likely to affect those cars. Regards. Styria