BMW or Audi?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Most newer models are leases (ie maintenance and repair costs are irrelevant). It’s the people who buy them heavily discounted fresh out of warranty that tend to get screwed.

Anybody that leases a car needs a lesson in personal finance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Spoken like someone who has no idea what a BMW or Audi cost to maintain.

Actually, I drove an Audi for more than a dozen years and over 180,000 miles, and loved every minute and every inch.

But it required ridiculous things, like completely replacing brake rotors that on any other could just have been turned down to smoothness at a fraction of the cost. And every shop trip, there was something else needing replacement to keep the car in its finely engineered prime. And, as a PP noted, the parts were pricey as hell.

So, yes indeed, I know precisely what it takes to maintain a fine German car in peak condition over a very long time.

Leasing is silly, and owning a german engineered car for 12y and 180k is also unwise.

Buy, don't keep more than 10y (pref 8) and under 100k

[Anonymous]

My husband works in finance and almost everyone he works leases. I think they just like the variety? I dont really understand it.

I prefer the BMW but both are good choices.

[Anonymous]

We have had both, and I have preferred the BMWs. You do get more upgrades/options on the Audi in the base price, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Most newer models are leases (ie maintenance and repair costs are irrelevant). It’s the people who buy them heavily discounted fresh out of warranty that tend to get screwed.

Anybody that leases a car needs a lesson in personal finance.

It has its time and place, as with anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Most newer models are leases (ie maintenance and repair costs are irrelevant). It’s the people who buy them heavily discounted fresh out of warranty that tend to get screwed.

Anybody that leases a car needs a lesson in personal finance.

It has its time and place, as with anything.

Agreed

[Anonymous]

We've had both.

Love the Q5! On my second one (3.0T)

DH drove BMWs until I got the Q5, liked it so much his next car was an Audi A7. Eyeing his next Audi.

Cars are a very personal choice. Drive them and see which you like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Spoken like someone who has no idea what a BMW or Audi cost to maintain.

Actually, I drove an Audi for more than a dozen years and over 180,000 miles, and loved every minute and every inch.

But it required ridiculous things, like completely replacing brake rotors that on any other could just have been turned down to smoothness at a fraction of the cost. And every shop trip, there was something else needing replacement to keep the car in its finely engineered prime. And, as a PP noted, the parts were pricey as hell.

So, yes indeed, I know precisely what it takes to maintain a fine German car in peak condition over a very long time.

Leasing is silly, and owning a german engineered car for 12y and 180k is also unwise.

Buy, don't keep more than 10y (pref 8) and under 100k

Trust me, it wasn’t just the last two years. Performance costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Most newer models are leases (ie maintenance and repair costs are irrelevant). It’s the people who buy them heavily discounted fresh out of warranty that tend to get screwed.

Anybody that leases a car needs a lesson in personal finance.

That may have been a valid argument once upon a time, but I feel like that is less true now. Realistically, few people drive their cars “into the ground” anymore. Once you account for major repairs, the cost to lease versus own, at least for anything foreign, probably equals out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Most newer models are leases (ie maintenance and repair costs are irrelevant). It’s the people who buy them heavily discounted fresh out of warranty that tend to get screwed.

Anybody that leases a car needs a lesson in personal finance.

That may have been a valid argument once upon a time, but I feel like that is less true now. Realistically, few people drive their cars “into the ground” anymore. Once you account for major repairs, the cost to lease versus own, at least for anything foreign, probably equals out.

Very true. I lease because I like driving a new car.

[Anonymous]

Q5

[Anonymous]

Depends. Are you an abysmal driver or just a shitty one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either way, get ready for preposterous maintenance costs.

Spoken like someone who has no idea what a BMW or Audi cost to maintain.

It’s not the maintenance that gets you, it’s the part cost if anything breaks

+1

And the fact that many parts, at least for Audi, can only be acquired through a dealer, unless you want to go hunting in scrapyards.

[Anonymous]

Neither.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends. Are you an abysmal driver or just a shitty one?

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