Quote Originally Posted by The Black Knight View Post
I think that is with the majority of things in life. Just because it costs more, doesn't mean it is the best quality or most reliable. As with cars, so is the same with bikes. It's a known fact that italian made anything aren't that reliable. The fee is a reason you don't see a Ferrari or Lamborghini with a couple hundred thousand miles on them. For one they simply won't last and two the maintenance cost on them are just too high.
True! This is the reason most people do not buy used European cars like Audi and BMW (much less Ferrari and Lambos). Notice most people buy them brand new for the warranty and maintenance plan then sell them off after. I have a 24 year old friend that just fell for this and he thinks I am crazy, but I did a lot of research when I was going to buy one and the cost to maintain older European cars is so expensive. I tried to talk him out of buying a used Audi, but he was so mesmerized to have a “Audi” he didn’t listen to me and bought it for the name….and to be cool. He was so surprised he could find a used Audi for a decent price and I tried to explain to him it is because they cost too much to fix and maintain. Someone on this board once told me “anyone can afford a BMW/Audi/Benz, but few can afford to keep them”.

I’ve just never been this way and would easily choose a Honda over a fancy name because of their record; that is what I did for years; especially for the price difference. I can happily say I rode a 600RR and a F4I for over 40K miles and never once broke down on me

Any yup now I have a Subaru because of their record….even though I know they get a lot of crap talked about them, to me the WRX is a great car for the price. Super happy with it…..I could have bought that stripped down CLA Class Mercedes Benz for same price and been able to say I have a Benz…that probably couldn’t beat the WRX in much…it has 208hp…way under the WRX….plus no AWD.