Originally Posted by
travelmad478
+1. I hope someone in the auto business is reading this and decides to put something suitable into production before my Passat dies.
I agree with you about Volvos and their quality issues. Fifteen years ago they were on my short list, but not now. And Saab was too, but again, no longer. The company seems like it is teetering on the edge of dissolution.
My wife and I bought our 2009 A4 Avant (Loaded to the gills with options, no less...) as a demonstrator with only 7500 miles on it for right around $30k USD, so it was very, very inexpensive (I think list was $45k). All wheel drive, 29mpg, handles very well, and damn sexy (If you like wagons...).
I only wish we could've purchased the diesel here, as the long term A3 TDI rental I had in the UK was utterly brilliant. A stick would've been nice as well.