I am looking to replace my Lincoln soon. I have a list of possible candidates down to 4 or 5 now (been looking quite a while), but those I mentioned in the thread title are highest in contention. Looking mostly at 2015 models to let someone else take the huge depreciation hit.
Love the Audi, would want a Premium Plus Quattro in the A4. If money were no consideration at all, the discussion would be over right here. I can afford one, but have never spent that much on a car before and am also concerned about ownership costs, even though it is probably the highest rated German sedan for reliability, bar none. I am not sure I am comfortable spending that much on a car. I did tell the wife before we drove the Audi that this was probably gonna wreck me for anything else ha ha.
The VW CC is about as close to an Audi as you can get in a VW, our family has a long history with VW and it is a stunning car in it's own right. The one I drove did not drive quite as well as the Audi, was less polished overall and notably noisier on the road. But it also yields about 5 to 7k in purchase price savings all other things being equal. No AWD either, unless I manage to find an example of the rare VR6 4 motion but then purchase price advantage fades considerably. Being a true German car like the Audi, I'm not sure cost of ownership would be much better than the Audi, please help me on that point.
Then there's the Passat. Quite a car, just plain solid goodness, not as exciting to me as the others but I really liked the ones I drove and easily the most practical choice of the bunch. Not sure I am really wanting to be that practical this time around, but I don't think I would really be suffering in one either.
I was raised on VW's and Audi's but have not owned one in 32 years now. Feel like I am coming home. I would appreciate any and all input or experiences with these cars or similar.
Thanks!
Love the Audi, would want a Premium Plus Quattro in the A4. If money were no consideration at all, the discussion would be over right here. I can afford one, but have never spent that much on a car before and am also concerned about ownership costs, even though it is probably the highest rated German sedan for reliability, bar none. I am not sure I am comfortable spending that much on a car. I did tell the wife before we drove the Audi that this was probably gonna wreck me for anything else ha ha.
The VW CC is about as close to an Audi as you can get in a VW, our family has a long history with VW and it is a stunning car in it's own right. The one I drove did not drive quite as well as the Audi, was less polished overall and notably noisier on the road. But it also yields about 5 to 7k in purchase price savings all other things being equal. No AWD either, unless I manage to find an example of the rare VR6 4 motion but then purchase price advantage fades considerably. Being a true German car like the Audi, I'm not sure cost of ownership would be much better than the Audi, please help me on that point.
Then there's the Passat. Quite a car, just plain solid goodness, not as exciting to me as the others but I really liked the ones I drove and easily the most practical choice of the bunch. Not sure I am really wanting to be that practical this time around, but I don't think I would really be suffering in one either.
I was raised on VW's and Audi's but have not owned one in 32 years now. Feel like I am coming home. I would appreciate any and all input or experiences with these cars or similar.
Thanks!