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I think a lot of people genuinely get confused between the fit and (particularly) finish of cars and the engineering quality behind the dashboard and under the bonnet.
One of the current 'concerns' many owners of German marque cars seem to have is that, despite the outward appearance of 'quality' (tight/consistent shut lines, plush soft-touch interiors, chrome and leather), that the plethora of electronic gadgets, toys and new engine designs that appear (IMO and possible a good deal of people) seems to have been fast-tracked onto vehicles with minimal testing (especially together), as most of the problems appear to be associated with them.
Through reading through this and other motoring websites, it appears as though this sort of thing is much more common these days - a bit like with the constant updates on I.T./AV equipment and mobile phones, all requiring constant software updates (not anything to do with security) to fix 'bugs' because IMO they rushed the product to market to get ahead on sales from rivals based on the look and anticipated features of the equipment. Cars seem to be going the same way, although the Japanese/Korean marques appear to be more reluctant to go down this road, especially following relatively recent faux-pahs on the reliability front from some.
As an engineer I find it sad that so many people either are so easily taken in by the sales pitches or feel compelled to have 'the newest X, Y or Z' to be 'top dog' in their social circle/at work. I have no problem where people use the styling of cars when buying them, but surely they need to use a bit of common sense before spending effectively over half the annual net income on one purchase.
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