Spare parts costs and repair costs at Fiat – high?!

Good evening dear Fiat community, we are looking for a small, practical (I say cute as a woman) second car. Now we stumbled over the Panda and over a Honda Jazz (who said goodbye after the test drive!) I fell in love with the Fiat Panda. Now a friend who drove a long Fiat told me to leave the fingers of it. The purchase is not so expensive, but that comes after it. The spare parts sin d sow expensive and thus the favorable purchase price is compensated. Likewise the inspections should be quite expensive – everything in contrast to German manufacturers Since I have never had a Fiat now my question to the owners, whether it is really like that and how reliable such a panda is. Is there many quirks or something like that??? I thank you now for your help LG and nice weekend – once again in the snow 🙁 sunny