I'd have to agree with the sentiments of the this thread. German cars have an undeserved reputation for being reliable.
The man who services my FTO was used to owning Jap cars, he's had all sorts, FTOs, Supras, RX7s etc. He then bought a new 3 series coupe a few years ago. Within the first year he had so many recurring issues that in the end he demanded they take it back and refund him. And that's what they did. He now drives a Yaris
I never had a single issue with my last FTO in nearly 5 years of ownership. I took it from 60k to over 105k. And I drove it hard! Most days it saw 8,000rpm. Fingers crossed Ron(My current FTO) serves me as well.