Friends don't let friends buy kel-tec. They have some interesting "we just did 4 rails of coke and come up with this crazy idea" designs but their production is straight fucking garbage.
I don't know. Must be some internet rumor you mistook as facts. I (had) my Kel-Tec for quite a while. Ran hundreds of rounds through it without issue. Disassembly and cleaning is a breeze. What exactly about their production is garbage?
I've had two Kel-Tec pistols and both were junk. Absolute rust magnets on the metal parts, and a broken spring and cracked mag well on one gun.
This was like 10 years ago, so maybe it has improved since then.
Maintain your guns better. I have no clue how a self respecting gun owner gets rust on his guns. It takes less than an hour to disassemble and clean a gun after each use. All guns have the potential to break or wear. Using your example of one or two guns does not mean their production is shitty. I've never once heard the phrase about Kel-Tec that you mentioned earlier and I know a lot of guys that own them.