Originally posted by: vi_edit Anything considered a luxury or premium item brings with it the burden of higher maintanence or repair bills. That's just the way it is. If a rolex breaks, it's going to be a hell of a lot more expensive to repair/replace than a timex. If your $7,000 Plasma screen TV breaks down, it's going to be much more expensive to fix than a 27" GE branded tube based TV. If an elite branded audio receiver craps out, the repair bill is going to be much higher than a kenwood or pioneer to fix.
That's just the way it. A BMW or Audi, or Mercede's will almost always be more expensive to own than a Chevy or Ford. If you don't accept that fact before you buy it, then you are a naive fool.
True, Luxury has a price and the question one must ask themselves is the price worth it?? after owning a few lower tier cars (Camaro, Mustang, Contour SVT) I have concluded that since I will only be on this planet once that I know of then yes to me luxury, or at least a little luxury is worth the extra expense especially if I can afford it.
Also I find with things that I have that are more expensive I tend to treat them much better as I had to work alot harder to have them, I know if I forked the money for the Audi TT that I really like I would drive it fast but not hard, whereas I am constantly slamming on my Contour SVT since I am rather appaled by its poor build, high service costs and crappy interior. And since the car is cheaper I really don't care about it.
Same thing with a Rolex or anything else nice...I would opt to have something like that fixed whereas with a Timex I would just throw it out...even with throwing it out the Timex is cheaper as my father had a Rolex and the service was like $300+ every time he sent it in (like every 5-7 years or something or when it really got beat up) but with the Rolex every time he got it back it looked like new and he had it his whole life and it will probabily work when he is gone and then it will get passed on to someone else, I don't think the same could be said for a timex.
Then there is service, sure BMW, Audi, MB and any other high end brand has expensive service, but you get treated so much better and IMHO it is worth it, not to mention with Audi you get free regular maintenence for the first 50,000 miles...with Ford, Chevy and a few other brands you are lucky if they do the job right the first time...my brother has a personal relationship with his BMW dealer, not because it is in for service that much...the car is very reliable, but instead the people there seem to care more because they get paid more and they enjoy what they do..at all of the domestic dealers I go to they don't give a rats behind about me or my car unless I am paying for a major service, and even if I am not they try to sell one to me..with him they advise him on what he has to do and how to save money. Totally different attitude if you ask me.
And with re. Audi's well I think any car with alot of tech in it will have a better chance of having problems, honda or audi...personally I like cars that are refined but also low tech...which is why I love the Audi TT, not too much going on but also very well made and good looks, plus the free service is a plus...if I had the money I would have already bought one.
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