I think the 3.2 will not feel fast enough after a couple months. Get the 2.0 and a chip from the start. If you can afford it get the S4 for sure though. They are awesome!!

 

Only reason I am even considering it is that it is that is is exactly what my wife and I would want. Avant, White/Tan, and 3.2 with low miles. If the car sits on the lot a month I think I could get it for closer to 25k. We will see. I'm at Solo 2 Nationals next week and then home and out in RI the week after that. Then up north for a team building trip. I might not have time to think about a car until October.

 

I found a statis chipped sedan at a dealer I want to test drive. Not the colors I want, but want to see how it drives. I just want something that is not a dog. I have another car for my speed and handling fix. If that was not the case I would be all over a S4.

 

After the looking I ended up with a BMW 335i. Decided I can live without AWD if I have winters wheels tires for my wifes car.

Really like the A4's, but the motor in the BMW was hard to pass up.

 

Just curious where you live. I'm in CO and while the BMWs have their "x" drive, it's Audi's & Subaru's that dominate out here.

 

hey congrats on the fine car. you're right, BMW has the market cornered for beastly-engined luxury. just like mercedes, i want to have the option to have a 500-600 HP V8 under the hood of any of their models. audi doesn't cater to the extreme engine option.

 

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Audi's and Subaru's are very popular here also. I am going from a Gen 2 Xterra that couldn't be stopped in the snow to a rwd BMW. I have not driven rwd in the winter for 5 years so it will interesting. I work from home 4 days a week so I could see my car only leaving the garage on days it snows. My biggest hang up during the process was I wanted to have an AWD car I could let my wife drive when it snows. I drive a E90 330xi and liked it and was happy with it but the salesman said before you buy that you have to try the 335. I could stop thinking of it after I drove it, but couldn't get over the awd thing. Then I came to the realization that I don't want t share my car with my wife anyway. So I will be ordering winter wheels and tires for the Odyessy which did great in the snow with crappy tires. If that becomes a problem she will get a Pilot or Highlander.

 

I think they are missing the boat a little. I would love to see them offer a 300hp 2.0t with DSG or manual. I think they would sell a ton of them and it would be easy for them to do it.

 

Well, to be fair to Audi, they do have the S4 and the RS4. They are pretty fast.

 

They do and they are nice cars, but a 2.0T has a ton of wasted potential and would make for a lighter more complete car.