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Hondas and Toyotas don't have those kinds of problems.
Hondas and Toyotas have other kinds of problems, like rust that's worse than Volvos of the same year and engines that eat themselves if the timing belt breaks ;-P To give Honda some credit, they do make some nice medium-sized motorcycles, and I've seen quite a few Civics/CRXen with over 300k miles on the clock (but rusty).
If I were getting another car that wasn't a Volvo, I'd have to go for a Subaru Legacy 2.5 manual. Very reliable/durable, extremely smooth engine, and a 50/50 AWD system that doesn't torque steer like crazy and puts power to the rear wheels all of the time, unlike new Volvos that power the rear wheels only when grip is lost. Plus the interiors are simple and gimmick-free and some of the engineering touches like equal-length half shafts and the "hill holder" are great. I'd miss the huge load area and tiny turning circle of the 240, but the Subaru is as close to an ideal car that's still made and sold in the US today.
Either that or a Honda CRX HF, which, despite being FWD handles amazingly, makes 50 mpg highway, and has a huge rear load area for a car that size.
-b.
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