Haha i don't confuse reliability with durability. In my line of work I have to understand both
BUT reliability is a big part of quality. How can a car that is unreliable (comparatively speaking) be a good quality? If it breaks down it is quality. Ok so the door cards might be a bit more durable and stay shiny longer, but that doesn't keep the car on the road. durability and reliabilty are both factors of quality.
And saying that you just accept the shit that is niggly is fine, but at the end of the day it still affects reliabiltiy and quality. I can't be taking time off work to regularly take my car into the workshop for warranty repairs.
With regards to not many manufactures building cars that handle as well as bmw's, I am not going to comment too much on that, but just going to say I don't 100% agree.
We will just wait and see how the 125i and the 86 compare on road as far as handling goes
