crap? bro, the BMWs and Mercs from the 1990s and the early 2000s are very high quality and durable. There are so many on the road with 400.000km and more and they drive like new. In general I would not call german cars low quality, BMW, Mercedes and Volvo are the brands in my country that are very frequently spotted on the used sales market with extremely high mileage and still are sold at very high prices. Its basically impossible to find a reasonably priced BMW or Mercedes with low mileage in Denmark, you either pay a fortune or you buy one with 400.000km on it, or one of the unloved Diesels that are an economical nightmare because you pay 1500-3000$ in annual road tax. There is a reason all the taxis are Mercedes. Further I`d say the BMW e39 is probably the best sedan of its era, apart from rust being something to be careful about, they do last forever. My first car was a e39 and I sold it to my mom later on, its now 21 years old and in a mechanically perfect condition, wear parts break over time but thats it and the engine will never ever ever break, those in-line 6 engines can go for a million miles with no overhaul and barely any wear. It does not even use any engine oil, I topped off 0,5l over 40000km. The only non-wear part that needed replacement was the braking power assist that eventually got weaker and then broke after 20 years of use but gradually and not a sudden loss of braking power. If it wasn't for the insane danish taxation model, id immediately buy another Bmw e39, but the annual taxes are a third of the cars value.