1. Audis are among the very worst automobiles when factoring in maintenance costs, reliability, and fuel consumption. When they say "this is how much the Audi costs," they mean "this is how much it costs to drive it off the lot." What they don't tell you is how much it costs to keep it on the road. If you keep this car for a few years, it's going to be an ongoing expense but I guess maybe it doesn't matter to the targeted audience. But what about the people who buy this car who aren't in the target audience? Well....
2. Audis are also among the most repo'd cars on the market. Way, way too many people are being suckered into buying one of these LookAtMe Mobiles at interest rates soaring above 20%, falling behind on payments, and having their friendly neighborhood Repo guy show up and tow it back to the dealership (or the bank, if you actually had enough credit to avoid dealership financing.) Which is kind of ironic, isn't it- you bought the car to show well for your neighbors, and now your neighbors are watching it being hauled off because you've been exposed as a Pretend-Rich Poser.
--posting as a guy looking at a 2012 Honda Civic with a clean CarFax. A 2012 Civic that has been repossessed twice. Could I afford an Audi? No. Could I afford a brand-new Honda Civic? Yep. But that 2025 Honda Civic isn't built as well as the one manufactured in 2012 and contains bells and whistles that make the insurance on it much, much higher. Nobody will stare at it at a red light, but seriously who cares?
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