French car build quality seems to have improved over the years, but from past experience with friends, i'd be happy if i never owned a French car in my life!
Also, from the days of a mate working for GSF, i dont quite comprehend the madness of French Car makers that feel that every car has to have a different part for the same job, there was almost no crossover between models, at the same time we discovered that i think it was wheel bearings for the then brand new and just released Lupo were the same as a 1960's beetle..... German efficiency at work - why make a new one when the old works just as well and the best bit about that was that it made parts cheaper and easier to get
French cars have always been too plastic for my liking