My Opinion and story of my Audi's.....I've had many Audi's over the years, they are very well designed, awesome 4 wheel drive and most important - very safe to put kids in! My A6 is 18 years old and still going strong, my A4 I bought for my daughter to use at University etc. again to be safe, that car is 16 years old now and again still going strong.

Maintenance; both have been more expensive than most cars. Initially I had work done at the dealership, now I repair the cars myself so the expense has dropped dramatically.

So, I would say, if you can do some of the repairs yourself over the next few years and you are prepared to search the internet and this site you will find answers to most things, then you should be ok. If you are going to rely on maintenance at the dealership then its going to cost you more - so buy a cheaper brand of car.

Find out when the timing belt was changed - that's the biggest expense and it may be due to be replaced. Cats may be ready for replacement - I got cheap ones on ebay that work great ($300) dealership is over $2000.... - I'm told I wont get much life out of them but I do low mileage, which you seem to be planing as well so should be ok with the same.