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As for the plates, in the US, cars often only have one and that's in the back. They like it in the rear

nope u need 2 plates in us but i refuse to ruin the look of the car with a stupid front plate

Downhill? How many bmws have you owned? Yeah there were some bad engine models but overall its the best car you can own aslong as youre willing to service it as youre supposed. A 10 year old bmw is probably better than any american trash nowadays. And im talking about driving characteristics and interior. Most old bmws can do 300k KMs easy and will run as new if maintained well.

BMW'S BEST MADE CAR, Ill never own a american car again

Well its has a lot of electronic stuff going on inside so obviusly something might fail eventually.. If you service it when youre supposed to it will run for decades.. And yea i believe you about your ford, old cars were built 100 times better than nowadays, my dad bought a 94 mondeo when it came out and it did 400k without even changing the clutch.. But if you look at new models theyre just awfull, if you want something reliable you go europe/asian brands. Dunno about inssurance and hows it there but heres its by engine size so it doesnt matter what brand the car is.

True shit guys. Back in the days cars were made to last. Now a days you can barely get 300tkm and car is at the end of it's life span. The thing that I like about newer cars is I can just plug it to a laptop and it shows me right away what's seized.  Couldn't be more easy. Older cars need more knowledge in my opinion.

I'm currently running with A4 1.8T quattro avant -98 model. At the moment I'm selling this one and going to get newer with larger engine and of course quattro. 

I totally get what you're saying, Spanky.

However, nowadays it's all about the money. And you get more money if your customer has to buy a new car in 5 years rather than 25 years. I am certain manufacturers know exactly where their cars' shortcomings are and they intend to keep them so people would buy a new car soon rather than spending their whole life driving one car. It's all about the "business". There's tons of people who learn this shit at university. In order for a business idea to be good, it has to be long lasting. If you create a car people can use their whole life, you can only sell one per person, but having them buy a new one every couple of year dramatically increases the longevity of the business model.

This is not just about cars, though. It's the same in any industry nowadays. For example, hundreds of years ago they made glass that was as strong as stone. However, it takes longer to manufacture and then people wouldn't need a new one soon enough, which is why nowadays most glass that's made will break from a feather dropping on it (not literally, of course).

There's tons of people who learn this shit at university.

Me me me !
planned obsolescence is how the world works nowadays and it's fucking lame