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Originally Posted by youry
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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In general Japanese cars are boring.... The IS is a bit of an exception in that it is one of the few RWD japanese cars. I bought an 01 IS when they first came out in the US... A friend of mine had an 01 330.... The IS was probably 90% as fun and handled very well compared to the BMW but of course was no BMW.... Of course once I left the dealer I never saw them again..... Not really the case for the BMW.
My brother has owned two preowned Audi's... A TT and A6... both were good cars but he visited the dealer way more than I thought should occur with cars that new. As with any car the dealer makes the biggest difference. I'd ask around and get some input on the local dealers.
My vote:
1) IS
2) Audi
3) something besides a Merc... I looked into an 07 C240 once.... I know its minor but.... they wanted $38 for an oil filter and $70 for an air filter..... If little things like that are soo expensive... I'd hate to see something major break...