I previously owned Japanese cars - Toyota or Honda - that were progressively higher end trim as I got older and had more disposable income, but they were never luxury cars. I personally subscribe to the belief that if you're going to buy a luxury car, wait until you truly can afford it then get the higher end, where you notice and can enjoy the engine performance, higher end tech, interior quality etc. I still love driving my A6 almost a year into owning it. In this case with the 3.0T Prestige plus options, it was close to $70k, no doubt a high cost, but again, I waited quite some time and took care of other financial priorities first. In owning the A6 Prestige 3.0T plus options, I notice the drastic difference between my beautiful, powerful A6 and the less powerful, pedestrian quality materials on lesser A6 versions when I use a dealer loaner. BTW, there is an important warranty option - 10 years, 120,000 miles. At this cost, meaning the high relative cost of a fully decked out A6, compared with a few thousand more for this extensive warranty, I am surprised some choose not to buy this. It seemed like a no brainer to me.

The A4 is an absolute joy to drive! It is agile, quick, sexy and also elegant...with an attitude. The summer tires are sticky, and you can feel the car hugging the road on high speed turns. Every stop light becomes a starting line, and I cannot resist passing every Prius I see. Handles beautifully in any kind of weather, in traffic and the on the open road. The Bose speakers transform my commute into a concert (although, my hearing is suffering! LOL). Unfortunately, shortly after I leased this car, I got a new job 70 miles from my home. My only regret is the mileage that I am putting on this beautiful car. However, now that I have experience driving it, I could never settle for anything less.