reliable indicator of quality trends relative to other cars than this forum is. The nature of this board (and its greatest value) is to share information about problems. No car is problem-free, but most of them don't even have this sort of forum, and if they did, it would probably show relatively more and more serious flaws and complaints. In fact, what I see here is mostly discussion about modifications and upgrades (and off-topic stuff), or information seeking, rather than reports of problems.