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I have had owned Honda and Nissan before this is my 1st German car. I know that German cars are more to maintain than Japanese cars and I am comfortable paying extra $$. Always dreamt about German cars while driving Japanese cars.
I am 30 years old guy, single , working full time . Around 800 Miles a month.
I have following two options.
2008 audi tt $14,980 61,172 miles FWD 4 Cyl 2.0L Turbocharged 6-speed Automatic w/OD
2008 BMW 328i $13,881 52,261 miles RWD 6 Cyl 3.0L Automatic
I have seen both cars and both cars are super clean with no tears and dents or paint chips.
My thought is to drive these cars for 2-3 years before settling down and buying Accord.
Both cars are being sold by reputed dealers with good rating. The reason (as for my understanding)they are being sold under $2-$3k KBB value is that the cars have been in lot for more than 60 days and the city I live people prefer Trucks over sedans and coupe. It doesn't snow.
Thanks in advance for the help and sorry if I forgot to put any important information.
Why would you buy a FWD Audi? They are known worldwide for their AWD platform. Also, why buy either of these cars since you already plan on buying an Accord a few years later. Just buy the Accord now and be done with it. If you have disposable income, why not just lease one of these brand new for 3 years. This way you won't have to deal with maintenance or warranty work. Plus, you won't have to worry about trying to sell this car a few years down the road with more miles on them. You mentioned that these have been sitting on the lot. Imagine how hard it will be to sell this same car, 3 years from now with another 30,000 miles on it.
If you are going to buy an Audi you should buy a Quattro. For 20k you can get a Premium/Premium plus Audi A4 Quattro B8.5 2013 model. A 2008 is a B7, and without Quattro, should cost around 10-12k max. 2005.5-2008 are B7 body. 2009-2012 are B8, which had oil burn problems in the 2.0, 3.2 V6 was good though. 2013-present are B8.5 the newest body style. Imp when buying an A4 if the car has 50+k on it you gotta think about doing the timing belt in the next 30k, that's going to be 1500. Use that money and buy a newer or lower mileage car. Or buy one with 80+ k if they already did that job.
Not sure what the OP finally ended up doing but I am in similar situation as the OP. Could use some input. I am same age as OP, 30 year old. I never really dreamt of any specific car but my current car is American (2004 Pontiac Grand Am) I purchased right out of college for something cheap that will do the job. I figure my next car should be something more mature and reliable like Japanese car but every time I look at Toyota or Honda logo, I feel old
Like OP I do believe eventually I will settle down with Toyota or Honda or any other reliable car but I figure that can wait 5+ years when I have kids & I officially accept being old. I have always been frugal & mature in everything I do while I watched my peers have fun leasing nice cars & spending way beyond their means. I feel like now is the time for me to have little "spark" in life.
So it was no surprise while I went shopping for 2013 Toyota Camry, an 2011 Audi A4 caught my eye. Now I am torn between focusing my search on old luxury car vs. slightly used typical sedan that I will drive for next 10-15 years.
Is it worth getting an older luxury car vs. typical sedan?
How much extra does maintenance cost vs. typical sedan?
Is maintenance the only issue?
At what mileage do these luxury brand start needing repairs? for example most American cars start acting up (need repair) by 100K miles while most Japanese cars tend to live 200K with minimal repair. How does an Audi fit in this equation?
If you are going to buy an Audi you should buy a Quattro. For 20k you can get a Premium/Premium plus Audi A4 Quattro B8.5 2013 model. A 2008 is a B7, and without Quattro, should cost around 10-12k max. 2005.5-2008 are B7 body. 2009-2012 are B8, which had oil burn problems in the 2.0, 3.2 V6 was good though. 2013-present are B8.5 the newest body style. Imp when buying an A4 if the car has 50+k on it you gotta think about doing the timing belt in the next 30k, that's going to be 1500. Use that money and buy a newer or lower mileage car. Or buy one with 80+ k if they already did that job.
Conflicted between 2009 Audi vs 2008 BMW vs 2011 Saab convertibles
Friends: Was there a response to OP's or Kera's question here? I am also facing a similar dilemma here.
In the "crowded" Southern California market, many cars are for sale - from small-time dealers and private sellers. I am hoping to find a clean car, with no more than 80k miles, for about $7,000 - 8,000.
For my two teens to learn on, and enjoy driving. We'll probably average 500 miles/month or less.
My assumption: if the convertible mechanism works now, it will continue to work. If not, we'll just continue to drive with the top. There's no way it would be worth fixing it.
Rationale: Buy it for $8k. Drive for 3-4 years. Sell for $4k. Costs $100/mon plus occasional expenses. Save on insurance by getting liability only.
Anyone out there wants to talk me out of this stupidity???
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Originally Posted by keraT
Not sure what the OP finally ended up doing but I am in similar situation as the OP. Could use some input. I am same age as OP, 30 year old. I never really dreamt of any specific car but my current car is American (2004 Pontiac Grand Am) I purchased right out of college for something cheap that will do the job. I figure my next car should be something more mature and reliable like Japanese car but every time I look at Toyota or Honda logo, I feel old
Like OP I do believe eventually I will settle down with Toyota or Honda or any other reliable car but I figure that can wait 5+ years when I have kids & I officially accept being old. I have always been frugal & mature in everything I do while I watched my peers have fun leasing nice cars & spending way beyond their means. I feel like now is the time for me to have little "spark" in life.
So it was no surprise while I went shopping for 2013 Toyota Camry, an 2011 Audi A4 caught my eye. Now I am torn between focusing my search on old luxury car vs. slightly used typical sedan that I will drive for next 10-15 years.
Is it worth getting an older luxury car vs. typical sedan?
How much extra does maintenance cost vs. typical sedan?
Is maintenance the only issue?
At what mileage do these luxury brand start needing repairs? for example most American cars start acting up (need repair) by 100K miles while most Japanese cars tend to live 200K with minimal repair. How does an Audi fit in this equation?
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Conflicted between 2009 Audi vs 2008 BMW vs 2011 Saab convertibles
