Another "What Car Should I Buy?" Question

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the answer is always the same, toyota corolla

[Los Feliz Slim]

I had a 2001 A6 2.7T that was a great car to drive. Stopping it, unfortunately, was continually a hassle because the brakes needed to be repaired at least twice a year. Lots of other little stuff happened as well. If it hadn't been covered under the lease I would've spent thousands over 3 years.

[bravos1]

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I currently own a 2004 Audi A4 and have never had ANY issues with it.

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This is the exact opposite of the experience of a handful of people I know with Audis (usually S4s). They're all sick of the maintenance and are looking to sell theirs.

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Hmmm Interesting. Guess I'll have to keep my eyes open and expect the worst??

[JinX11]

G35, son. Don't you know?!?

My car...

[Slow Play Ray]

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I currently own a 2004 Audi A4 and have never had ANY issues with it.

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This is the exact opposite of the experience of a handful of people I know with Audis (usually S4s). They're all sick of the maintenance and are looking to sell theirs.

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Sometimes you get lucky. My buddy has had a 2001 A4 for 4 years w/o a single problem, and my ex-girlfriend has the exact same car and it's been in the shop 9 times.

And while we're at it, I'm trying to decide between:

a) a 2005 (brand new) Mazda 6 5-door, 5-speed, loaded for $21,600
b) a 2004 Acura TL, 6-speed, loaded except Nav. for $27,000
c) keeping my 1999 Nissan Maxima through the winter and then getting something.

[gmrankin]

toyota corolla

I have a 2005 Corolla XRS. Nice car.

[chuddo]

rent it for a night.

[jaydub]

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I currently own a 2004 Audi A4 and have never had ANY issues with it.

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This is the exact opposite of the experience of a handful of people I know with Audis (usually S4s). They're all sick of the maintenance and are looking to sell theirs.

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Sometimes you get lucky. My buddy has had a 2001 A4 for 4 years w/o a single problem, and my ex-girlfriend has the exact same car and it's been in the shop 9 times.

And while we're at it, I'm trying to decide between:

a) a 2005 (brand new) Mazda 6 5-door, 5-speed, loaded for $21,600
b) a 2004 Acura TL, 6-speed, loaded except Nav. for $27,000
c) keeping my 1999 Nissan Maxima through the winter and then getting something.

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I don't think it's fair to compare a Mazda 6 to an Acura TL. I cannot think of a single metric on which the Mazda would win. If the Acura is clean and the 5K extra is no biggie, you have to take the Acura. I mean the Mazda 6 is a likely step down from your Maxima depending on the model.

Regarding the reliability question, as a rule, the japanese luxury lines own the germans on any type of reliability scale. The germans excel more in the higher end which at 25-ish you are nowhere near. Plus the G35's are sweet, get AWD if you are near snow, big horsepower on a RWD does not mix with snow.

[Slow Play Ray]

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I don't think it's fair to compare a Mazda 6 to an Acura TL. I cannot think of a single metric on which the Mazda would win. If the Acura is clean and the 5K extra is no biggie, you have to take the Acura. I mean the Mazda 6 is a likely step down from your Maxima depending on the model.

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I agree. The Mazda 6 is mostly "because I've never owned a brand new car before" and it's the only car in that price range I really like the looks of/stats on. Plus the hatchback is a big bonus for camping/snowboarding types of things.

But really, I have already made the decision to wait until next summer and buy a 2005 TL. The Maxima's going into the shop tomorrow for new bearings and shocks and hopefully she'll be good to go until next summer.

[RunDownHouse]

If option c is really an option, then why would you spend $20k+ right now anyways? Vanity?