My wife always says BMW is a men's car so we excluded bmw from start.
Lexus was second on my list just after Audi. I'm sure Lexus is benchmark for reliability but how fun is to drive a Toyota? I had once an Accord and it was real boring.
Does an Audi with just 20-25k miles break easy? I don't know why, but I'm biased towards German cars. Of course i will go with a Japanese if people say they drive like Germans and are known for their reliability.

thanks both for your input

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