OK. I have to address the notion of lower quality. Back when I was in high school, I had a Camaro and I ran that car into the ground w/out care. It was built tough. Wish I still had that 350SS now. Worth some bucks.
When I got out of college, I got a new Mustang and, bad girl that I am, did pretty much no maintenance on that car. I mean, I hardly even changed the oil on that thing. Thick as pea soup. I had over 100k miles on it before the car gave up.
I’ve learned from my bad car behavior since my young, dumb days. But looking back, I am impressed at how durable those American cars are. Maybe they don’t have the status symbol of some cars, but try watching Mecum auto and see how valuable they have become.
I’m not in the market for another car. Plan on driving the one I have into the ground. Taking better care of it. We’ll see how long this Audi lasts compared to American.
