Man I can't believe you are trolling your own thread... what you should have said is "come in here and let me attempt to attack you for owning a german car, because I think japanese cars are superior".
I own an A4 for many reasons. I test drove about 10 cars ranging from $20k - $35k.
The accord and camry were just lame cars. They were boring, not fun to drive, ugly interiors, no features, and the salespeople were not at all knowledgable. If I'm going to spend $20k you better not treat me like crap. And yes, how the dealer treats you is actually important, because it's a decent indicator of how the service people will treat you, and how good of a deal you will get.
The maxima was kind of nice, but its main attraction was reliability and brute force. It wasn't that great of a drive. The dealer was better than the accord and camry dealers. The altima was only slightly cheaper and not quite as nice.
The BMW 3 series was an outstanding drive. However, there was a long wait for the all wheel drive version, and it was by far the most expensive car I test drove.
The Acura TL was nice, but bland. The only real dealer in town was also the VW dealer. And I really liked the Passat.
The Passat had tons of features, drove extremely well, had a nice interior, had an all wheel drive option, and had power. The reason I didn't get one was because the dealers in town were all total jerkoffs who really must have learned how to sell cars by watching B movies about used car salespeople.
The Lexus ES300 seemed nice, but the dealer (if you can believe this) was the worst car dealer of everyone. It took me 15 minues before someone even acknowledged I was there. When I asked to test drive the ES300, they told me that "people who buy a lexus don't need to test drive" and therefore they don't keep cars around for test drives. They "allowed" me to look at one that was in the show room. Also, it was about the same price as the 3 series with no AWD option.
The infiniti G20 was kind of a weak but cute little car. I liked the interior, reliability, and treatment by the dealer. The I30 was also nice, but in the end too large. Both cars in the end had too many drawbacks. The I30, aside from being too large, was boring, and drove like a big car. The G20 was too weak and a bit too small.
At this point I had given up on getting a new car. Months later, I saw that audi had an attractive financing offer. I went and test drove the A4, and it had the perfect combination of the best features above. It was by far the safest car I test drove, had the most refined interior, a famous all wheel drive system, a fun turbo, and the dealer has been terrific.
I have since driven a camry and accord rental car, and while driving them I sorely miss the A4. They steer like crap and they are not responsive at all. I should note I never test drove the new style accord.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I test drove the Prius. I liked it, but it seemed like it would be dangerous to drive if you weren't a super conservative driver.
I own an A4 for many reasons. I test drove about 10 cars ranging from $20k - $35k.
The accord and camry were just lame cars. They were boring, not fun to drive, ugly interiors, no features, and the salespeople were not at all knowledgable. If I'm going to spend $20k you better not treat me like crap. And yes, how the dealer treats you is actually important, because it's a decent indicator of how the service people will treat you, and how good of a deal you will get.
The maxima was kind of nice, but its main attraction was reliability and brute force. It wasn't that great of a drive. The dealer was better than the accord and camry dealers. The altima was only slightly cheaper and not quite as nice.
The BMW 3 series was an outstanding drive. However, there was a long wait for the all wheel drive version, and it was by far the most expensive car I test drove.
The Acura TL was nice, but bland. The only real dealer in town was also the VW dealer. And I really liked the Passat.
The Passat had tons of features, drove extremely well, had a nice interior, had an all wheel drive option, and had power. The reason I didn't get one was because the dealers in town were all total jerkoffs who really must have learned how to sell cars by watching B movies about used car salespeople.
The Lexus ES300 seemed nice, but the dealer (if you can believe this) was the worst car dealer of everyone. It took me 15 minues before someone even acknowledged I was there. When I asked to test drive the ES300, they told me that "people who buy a lexus don't need to test drive" and therefore they don't keep cars around for test drives. They "allowed" me to look at one that was in the show room. Also, it was about the same price as the 3 series with no AWD option.
The infiniti G20 was kind of a weak but cute little car. I liked the interior, reliability, and treatment by the dealer. The I30 was also nice, but in the end too large. Both cars in the end had too many drawbacks. The I30, aside from being too large, was boring, and drove like a big car. The G20 was too weak and a bit too small.
At this point I had given up on getting a new car. Months later, I saw that audi had an attractive financing offer. I went and test drove the A4, and it had the perfect combination of the best features above. It was by far the safest car I test drove, had the most refined interior, a famous all wheel drive system, a fun turbo, and the dealer has been terrific.
I have since driven a camry and accord rental car, and while driving them I sorely miss the A4. They steer like crap and they are not responsive at all. I should note I never test drove the new style accord.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I test drove the Prius. I liked it, but it seemed like it would be dangerous to drive if you weren't a super conservative driver.
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