I know this is an old thread revived but I’ll throw in my 2 cents.
First of all, the financing rates on new Audis have come WAY down. Almost all of the dealers now have 1.9% on 36 months or 2.9% on 48 months. Same as BMW.
I bought an Audi Q7 TDI a few months ago and absolutely love it. I’ve never owned an Audi before so didn’t know what to expect but I went with it for the simple fact that out of all the SUV’s that I test drove I looked the look (inside and outside) of it vs. others. Plus I needed 3 row potential for the kids.
My wife was going to buy an Audi A4 and test drove both it and the BMW 328i and she preferred the Audi A4 but all the 2012 that she wanted would have meant a 4 month wait while they ordered it. The local dealerships had a few in the color that she wanted but none of them had the premium package with rear camera/ GPS, etc.
It’s funny as I asked my buddy that works at a local Audi dealership why no one has these premium package. I figured that most people would want GPS, etc. He said that most of the people in San Diego buying A4’s barely can afford them. He said almost all are financing them and they are buying them for the “status” of owning an Audi and they can’t even afford the car let alone the premium packages, etc. I thought that was really telling and interesting.
She ended up going with a BMW simply for the fact that she also liked it and also it was in stock (they ordered it from another dealership and transporting it here). It had all the bells and whistles she wanted).
I’ve owned a BMW before and really loved it and hassle free. Hopefully I don’t have problems with the Audi. Judging from the negative posts here it sounds like it’s better to get rid of it before the 4 year 50,000 warranty ends.
But so far really loving it. Great car.
I agree with the others about leasing. I’ve never leased a car in my life and never plan to. Unless your company is paying for the lease it almost never makes sense. Switching cars every 2 years for the newest model is a horrible use of money. I typically will drive a car until it runs into the ground or I move and don’t want to deal with transporting it.
