trust me they aint no better in the audi, the car just feels cheap.



the a4 has like 200 hp, the dealer was going to reflash it up to like 250, but even then thats **** power for that car



if your not in the 300hp range for a midsize car in that price range you had better get with the game





and you can option a A4 way into the $50k range, the A5 is a insult at $50k-$60k, its just not THAT nice

 

I have a friend that traded in her BMW for one of the high end Audi coupes, can't remember which one. She loves the thing, i was not all that impressed with it. Especially if you go to a luxury car like the benz or lexus, they just dont seem like they are on the same level.



We sat in that jetta (mainly because we wanted a diesel) and I could not have been less impressed. It had some cool features here and there, but the seats were horrible and the interior was uninspired.



LOL uninspired.

 

My wife has said she doesn't want another Audi because they look just like the one she already has. Could be they've been resting on their laurels?



I've never cared much for Lexus because their cars are so sterile and expensive for a re-badged Toyota. Infiniti is a little quirkier, which I like, but can't seem to get my wife interested in them. We might go the budget route and get a Mazda 6.

 

when you actually look at the differences between the lexus and the toyota and compare them they are not that bad in price.

When you do things like sit in the car and operate the switches and navigate around the interior to work the climate controls and the radio you see why the japenese are excelling, they take the time to work on how a button or a switch feels. Its not so obvious when you are in the car, but when you start to compare it to other cars you see that the time spent was worth it.



compare a fully loaded Camry to a ES350, now granted a basic ES350 has what a fully loaded camry has, and they are not THAT far off in price from each other. Then compare the differences in the interior and the body, the wheels, and then visit the service center.



Then go visit your mazda service center!



Just because cars are built on the same chassis and share motors does not make them the same car with one being more money then the other. I suppose my new Infiniti is a glorified maxima, but you just cant compare the 2 cars.

 

yeah my brother has had an 01 a4, and an 04 a4, and dad's got an 06 a4, they didnt change much. the 08 a6's biggest difference is that they went retro and put the dash from a 67 oldsmobile in it.



the nicest car ive ever driven was my old roomates 99 ls 400. wonderful car, but yes its dull. infiniti = nissan = tacky junk



if you want luxury and the excitement of being stuck in weird places with a dead car, bmw, mercedes or cadillac are great choices. hell i just worked on an ML 350 benz and it basically IS a caddy, everything on it is made in the usa

 

I think more of you need to check into the newer lexus and infiniti, they have come VERY far from the early days

 

agreed, sans the caddilac LOL

 

Yeah, I gotta keep the wife away from the CTS. Might be a little easier with GM going **** up.

 

my wife wanted a CTS, I just dont feel like throwing my money out the window on a car like that.



End of the year when my Jeep is up im hoping to find a G8 sitting somewhere, then I am going to buy one of those.

 

infinity hasnt! nissan's been at the fore front of tacky technology for like 30 years. remember the talked car? nissan! remember velvet and chrome interiors, in the 90s? nissan! remember the car thats so horrible that even they couldn't find anything good about it except the clock is in the middle? NISSAN!



the 350Z looks like a washing machine, its crap. g35 is so dated it looks like a 1992 model year car, and its a 2006.



the ugliest lexus, gs300, looks pimp with wheels on it....