depends on what you mean by a good car. You can drive them for 3 - 5 years without servicing them I know that for a fact. A satisfying drive. No. Then again on the 99% of crappy journeys I do it wouldn't make a difference if I were driving a DB9 or a Cavalier.
Hmm, apart from the fact that the cavalier probably has a statisically higher chance of getting me to my destination