Used Car buyer question

HTH - hope this helps.

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Phil Robyn
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VW/Audi are related. They share some technology and even their finance company is shared.

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Max

I would agree, Nissan is good but not excellent in reliability. If you like the BMW size, comfort, price, etc, it would be a superior pick. Audi has too many concerns surrounding its reliability. It would have to be a give away in price in order for me to buy one.

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Max

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Ken Freeman

Hmmmm....if enrolling in graduate school I assume you are broke so unless you DIY a lot of the work the BMW will be costly running it to the dealer for every little thing.

I have a 99 323is (E36) and it has been very reliable. This is the last year model that they made for the E36 and BMW had worked most all the bugs out by then. In mid 99 they switched to the E46 and reliability went way down as most cars do when they go to an entirely new design.

The 99 323 is right in your price range. You could get one with low miles. Also do not underestimate the 97/98 328's. They are good cars as well with a little more power than the 323. If you are real adventurous you could get an M3 with a little higher miles. I decided against the M3 cause the insurance was a lot higher.

Here is a pic of mine.

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Good luck.

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Greg Gentry

The last year of production for the E36 was modelyear 1998 the E46 came out in 1998 model year runs from summer to summer eg. a 98 model is produced from summer

97 to summer 98

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ENN

And, if you're following that advice, make it a *long* shovel; because shoveling snow from around the wheels doesn't help. You've gotta get it out from under the *bellypan* of the car to get it unstuck.

Don't ask me how I know. >:^[

-- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that)

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C.R. Krieger

Greg;

If you want to "enjoy" driving the 100 mi Rt each day go for the A4 or,BMW. Get them checked by a competent mechanic who knows those cars. If you want relaibility go Japanese- Maxima or Acura.

I have a 98 Q A4, 90k mi. bought new.Love the drive. Starting at 50k, I've put in well over $3.5k in repairs. My wife drives a 98 Acura CL bought new. So far she has spent "0" on repairs.

Good luck,

Bob

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Bob Libutti

IMO - the Max or BMW would be far better options than the overpriced Volkswagen.

You might look into a '99 Maxima, as those models are more reliable than the newer ones.

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419-Buster

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