I've always loved German cars but have never owned one. It's my dream to, some day, own a vintage Porsche (356 or 911) or a VW Beetle. Some German models have legendary performance and reliability. I think they get somewhat of an undeserved bad reputation here in the US because Americans don't always want to do the regular maintenance that some German cars require. A lot of Americans just want a car that is hard to kill and requires little maintenance like a Honda or Toyota.