Originally Posted by
krypton_john
The Nissan will be far more reliable, easier and cheaper to run and maintain than the BMW with better availability of spares. Your analogy is an excellent one!
Yes, but a BMW is still a BMW and a Nissan is still a Nissan.
To extend the analogy even further, if I was looking to buy a taxi, I would probably choose the Nissan. But for my personal car? The BMW.