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Asked: Feb 06, 2008 - 11:17 AM

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Which car is the best considering the budget between $30-$80K? help please !!!

here is where i am confused at the moment and nothing seems right!:

Audi A6 or lexus GS 2008 or Audi A4 2009 or Lexus LS 2008 or lexus hybrids

HELP plz!
I am looking for the best possible all one LUXURY,COMFORT AND PERFORMANCE along with THE BRAND-effect !
the brands that i felt worth the above, are:
1>AUDI.
2>Lexus.
3>Mercedez
4>BMW.
5>Toyota.
help me plz this is important because its gonna be my FIRST CAR !
budget is between $30K to 80K.

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kiawah

Date: Feb 06, 2008
Time: 10:05 PM

I think you should buy a camry or honda, and invest 60K.

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madmanmoo

Date: Feb 06, 2008
Time: 02:49 PM

First car between $30k - 80k. Hrm.....

Take the A6.

Congratulations!

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qbrozen

Date: Feb 06, 2008
Time: 03:25 PM

I wanna buy a house, what do you suggest?

;b

Seriously, a bit more info is needed here. What are your needs? What are your desires? Are you leasing or buying (very important part of the equation when considering reliability).

If I interject my own personal tastes and bias, the only truly exciting and involving car from your list of manufacturers would be from BMW. My 2nd choice would be Benz. But this is mostly because I prefer RWD. Audi would only be on my list for a lease.

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simpilot1

Date: Feb 06, 2008
Time: 05:17 PM

Although not on your list I'd suggest at least looking at a Cadillac CTS. This link contains a video of the Consumer Reports Test.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/video...

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simpilot1

Date: Feb 06, 2008
Time: 05:19 PM

Although not on your list I'd suggest at least looking at a Cadillac CTS. This link contains a video of the Consumer Reports Test.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/video... This post may come out double but the link also has BMW, Mercedes and others as well.

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kiawah

Date: Feb 06, 2008
Time: 10:05 PM

I think you should buy a camry or honda, and invest 60K.

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nrms3

Date: Oct 19, 2008
Time: 07:29 PM

The question is sort of vague... But as for brands that are reliable, have good performance and are comfortable, these would be my first picks.


1. Acura
2. Infiniti
3. BMW
4. Lexus

Lexus and Acura have outstanding reliablity, and Lexus, of course, wins in comfort, but pails in the Zoom-Zoom factor. Acura, along with having involving driving dynamics, the greatest technology and good comfort, is among the best in durability.

Most of the Infinity vehicles have great dependability, but BMW's aren't up there with the other three in terms of reliability. If performance is everything to you, I suppose you won't mind this. Infinitis also have great performance, and cost far less.

My first choice of a car, once again, is an Acura. It is the best well-rounded luxury brand, in my opinion. I would steer away from Mercedes simply because of its reliability horror stories/ratings.

Also, since this will be your first car, I don't recommend going up to the 80k end of the spectrum (Maybe you could buy a new Accord or Maxima...?). You may be sick of hearing this, but used is probably the more economical choice...

BUT! As for new cars, don't overlook either Acura or Infiniti. They're both excellent brands.

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motorstreet

Date: Mar 15, 2009
Time: 12:42 AM

You should get an Acura RL. The RL is great to drive, fast, comfortable, relaible, and ver advanced. Everybody I know who has a RL loves it and finds all the features very easy to use.

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