Is the A4 2.0t a car to keep for +5 years?
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Is the A4 2.0t a car to keep for +5 years?
I'm currently 21 and looking to get my second car. I'm currently driving an 04 accord financed for 5 years (ends July 2009). By next year, once I start my higher paying job, I'd like to do one of the following:
option A: finance an 06 audi a4 2.0t quattro 6MT (chip'd of course
) for 5 years, and keep it until it starts showing trouble
option B: lease an 06 bmw 330i 6MT for 3 years
option C: lease an 06 is350 for 3 years
The thought of leasing seems extremely nice because I can drive a nice car and not have to worry about the car breaking down since it'll be covered under warranty. I can also get a feel for the type of car I'd like to drive in the future. However, the thought of being limited to 12-15k/year (although I'm sure I'll be under) and not owning the car is a disadvantage, I tend to like to own things.
However, I'm not much of a racing, high speed driving guy, and even though I am financing my accord now, and cant' wait to get a new car, i sometimes love it to death and will be sad when i depart with it, i want this feeling, but with something better like an a4 lol. While i'm thinking about which new car i want now, sometimes i would just think to myself "damn, why am i spending all this money on a new car, it's JUST a car" The A4 also has a style that I don't think i'll ever get tired of, unlike the 330i (ugly *** rear!) and the IS350 (i can see myself getting tired of the sharp lines of the body already), that's why i'm considering financing the a4 and not the others.
So if I go with option A, my final question is, how reliable are Audis? I love how they have the maintenance free for 4years/50k miles, but what kind of problems are to be expected after that time is up? How much will it be fix those problems?
option A: finance an 06 audi a4 2.0t quattro 6MT (chip'd of course
) for 5 years, and keep it until it starts showing troubleoption B: lease an 06 bmw 330i 6MT for 3 years
option C: lease an 06 is350 for 3 years
The thought of leasing seems extremely nice because I can drive a nice car and not have to worry about the car breaking down since it'll be covered under warranty. I can also get a feel for the type of car I'd like to drive in the future. However, the thought of being limited to 12-15k/year (although I'm sure I'll be under) and not owning the car is a disadvantage, I tend to like to own things.
However, I'm not much of a racing, high speed driving guy, and even though I am financing my accord now, and cant' wait to get a new car, i sometimes love it to death and will be sad when i depart with it, i want this feeling, but with something better like an a4 lol. While i'm thinking about which new car i want now, sometimes i would just think to myself "damn, why am i spending all this money on a new car, it's JUST a car" The A4 also has a style that I don't think i'll ever get tired of, unlike the 330i (ugly *** rear!) and the IS350 (i can see myself getting tired of the sharp lines of the body already), that's why i'm considering financing the a4 and not the others.
So if I go with option A, my final question is, how reliable are Audis? I love how they have the maintenance free for 4years/50k miles, but what kind of problems are to be expected after that time is up? How much will it be fix those problems?
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RE: Is the A4 2.0t a car to keep for +5 years?
hard to answer this one. If you like the car after owning it for a day the keep it...now keep asking yourself this everyday til one day you say Im tired of it and I wanna sell it.
Plan for the future, but take things one day at a time. I love my audi today, but tomorrow I may not.
Plan for the future, but take things one day at a time. I love my audi today, but tomorrow I may not.
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Joined: Apr 2005
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RE: Is the A4 2.0t a car to keep for +5 years?
I'll probably keep my 99.5 A4 for 5 years plus, perfect fun daily driver so far. Can't go wrong with Audi, though the B7 has grown on me, I hope the B8 is killer.
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