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Car recommendations, under $25K

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Thorn

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My cousin is looking for a new Euro sedan for <$25K. No, no domestics or Japanese. European only.

I'm thinking he'd be pretty happy with the A4 1.8T or maybe a Jetta GLX (or Golf).

Any suggestions? Are there any notable models that I'm leaving out?
 
Yeah a nice VW or an Audi A4 if you can sqeeze into one for that - i'd take the audi 🙂

I think an audi is better bang for buck than a bmw...its probabaly similar to the VW, but audis look sweet as hell too. Nice car.
 
I didn't know about the 323i. That was what he added to the list, I wasn't sure about the price.

Yep, looks to be about $28K... ok, it's OUT.
 
I would be kind of wary of getting the A4s. They are great cars but I think they are changing the model next year so your cousin may want to get something else. Ditto for the Passat.

The Jetta VR6 may be a good choice.
 
Boogak, the A4 is still in the top 2, but the more I read about the Jetta GLS VR6 the more I like it. Seems to be a nice little cruiser for $22,500 (w/ Sport Luxury Package).


HKSturboKID, he absolutely doesn't want a Honda. He's pretty much ruled out any Japaneese cars.
 
You can always try to convince him to go the PT Cruiser route, and slap on a supercharger and some fatter meats 🙂
 
I'd say look for a closeout on a VW Passat. Or, if he want's to go small, I know the dealers around here are offerning as low as 3.9% financing on the Jettas.

He won't be able to get much in the way of an A4 for 25,000. Invoice alone is 24,600. Best way to buy an A4 is 2-3 years old at 2/3 of the original price.
 
5-speed manual as an absolute must, no &quot;slush box&quot; here. 🙂

I'll look into the S40... hadn't really thought about Volvos.

Chooie, no domestics... he hates them more than I do. 😉
 
you might want to consider the 1.8t versions of the jetta or passat. it feels quicker than the vr6, plus you can have the dealer install a p-chip for about $400 which makes it more powerful and faster than the vr6. unfortunately, since it is a turbo, sell the car before it hits 100k miles.
 
Suicidal, that's what I would do too. But he wants a brand new car (never owned a new one before). *shrug*
 
Jetta with the 1.8 Turbo. Several of the guys at work drive them. Very nice car. You can also get a chip for it so that it puts out the same power as the A4 (180 vs 150 I think).

The A4 is a great car but it sounds like it might be out of your cousins budget new. Pre owned might be an option. As someone else already said a newer one is coming out for 2002. Sort of looks like a smaller A6. Personally I like it. In fact unless something else comes along it will probably be my next car when I buy again in 2005.
 
I dunno, I'd rather go for the durability of the V6 (it can be chipped too). Plus, most 4 banger turbos are pretty selective about gas grades and they sound a bit too &quot;whiney&quot;.
 
The old Saab Turbos had the best sounding engines. Don't know about the new ones though. Did you check out the 9-3s? They are pretty good bargains. Don't know about reliability though.
 
Nice link Stifco. Wow, these things have quite a following don't they? And I thought we 300ZX owners were fanatical. 😉
 
VW has a huge following, I hang in the Scirocco forums cause I got me a 'Rocco 8V!

Tell you that Jetta Wolfsburg Ed. looks kinda sweet though...
 
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