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New car for mom

Mom needs a new car. Her's is just about out of warranty, so she's ready to trade it in.

A few necessities:
  1. Wants a good handling, powerful car
  2. Needs AWD/4WD
  3. Up to $50k
  4. Reliable
She would prefer a convertible, but it's not a must. Any thoughts?

btw, she's trading in an '04 225hp Quattro TT

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a few cars come to mind, I'm excluding SUV's here: G35X, 330Xi, Legacy GT, A4 3.0
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Legacy GT or an S4 (less reliable)
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audi a4 3.0 is a nice car
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i say.......stick with the audi family
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
i say.......stick with the audi family
That's the thing. She loves her car, and wouldn't mind another TT, but wants to explore her options.
I know the new TT is coming out next year, so that might be an choice, but I'm not sure when it comes out.
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warrenty is alsmost up? doesnt Audi have a 4 year, 50k miles bumper-bumper warrenty?

upto 50k..... this is a little over but i would say go for an M3. if i could afford a 50k car i would dish out a little extra and get an M3 convertable.

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Some great input so far. Thanks
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Originally Posted by hustlelikem0fo
warrenty is alsmost up? doesnt Audi have a 4 year, 50k miles bumper-bumper warrenty?

upto 50k..... this is a little over but i would say go for an M3. if i could afford a 50k car i would dish out a little extra and get an M3 convertable.

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Yeah, the warranty is 4yr/50k. She's at 44K, since she drives a lot.
She likes the M3, but it's not AWD
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another audi, a legacy gt, new lexus gs (comes in awd too), new rl (might be too big), but mostly a subaru or audi. they are the kings of awd, basically because they implement it in almost (if not all) of their cars.
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what about lexus GS400?
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volvo s40, or s60.. nice cars both availible in AWD
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Yeah, I showed her the evo and sti, but she didn't like the look. I'm going to have to get her to drive them
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Volvo S40, cant go wrong with a Volvoin crash test ratings, and a Acura RL. both all wheel drive, but i'd go with a Volvo S40 T since more power less size tho.
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Originally Posted by PlasmaGT
Yeah, the warranty is 4yr/50k. She's at 44K, since she drives a lot.
She likes the M3, but it's not AWD
whoops, missed that she needs AWD.
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Convertible and AWD? Thats tough, I think only the TT and A4 has AWD.
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s2000.. IS300.. 350z roadster.. m3 not sure on price for it though.. sts
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Originally Posted by Cocky
s2000.. IS300.. 350z roadster.. m3 not sure on price for it though.. sts
All great cars, but none are awd
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i say s2000 for her. The s2000 is cheaper and would outperform a audi tt. Use the 20k you saved and get a downpayment on a evo for you. There you go. She trades in one car and get two cars. Two for one is always a good deal....lol. AWD isn't that important. Unless she really drives her car too the limits.
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porche 911 turbo cabriolet...its AWD turbo and its a convertable...heh...too bad its a $130,000 car...eclipse spider GSX 1999...its a little old but its awd turbo...my neighbor has a really nice condition one with no yellowing of headlights reverse lights and clean emaqulate body...also a porche carrera 4/4s...its a little over 50k...well maybe about 30k over but its another option...or u can go with a lamborghini diablo VT AWD with no top...heh...i cant really say other than the s40/audi's...try the legacy to like it was previously mentioned
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Acura RL no questions asked! damn thats a beautiful luxury car!
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Originally Posted by TemjinX2
i say s2000 for her. The s2000 is cheaper and would outperform a audi tt. Use the 20k you saved and get a downpayment on a evo for you. There you go. She trades in one car and get two cars. Two for one is always a good deal....lol. AWD isn't that important. Unless she really drives her car too the limits.
Sound like a plan But really awd is important since she drives all over the northeast for business. I took the TT out in a few snow storms, and had no problems getting through what most cars were getting stuck in. Especially after we added snow tires.
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Originally Posted by diskreet
Acura RL no questions asked! damn thats a beautiful luxury car!
Beautiful car, but I think its a little big for what she needs.
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my sister has s60 it nice volvo
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saab 9-2x... not convertible but its an option. i always had a thing for saabs


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