Yes! Another car thread! Due to a recent mishap, I am on the market for a new car. I'm looking for a mid-level luxury sports sedan and basically narrowed it down to these three. I'm looking at 2013-2014 models of these three. Who has experience with these models? Let me know your experience.
My last car was a 2013 335i M-Sport. I chose it over the Audi (didnt drive the Mercedes CLA, not a fan) Overall great car and I miss it (driving an Infiniti Q50S right now).
I drive a 2011 335i. It's fantastic. That said I don't think you can go wrong with any - freak lemon buying aside. They all have very similar pros and cons. I mean I can see myself driving an S4 and the thinking it is the answer. Or the AMG. Test drive and decide is the only way you'll know. Also find the subreddit for each brand. Always good info there.
I love the look of the Audi and the supercharged engine is better than turbocharged BMW. I have never driven the AMG.
S4 is very expensive to repair. To replace simple wiring you have to remove a large chunk of the front apart. Its like they have no idea how to design things to be taken apart and repaired.
I have a 2012 S5, and I'm having to replace wiring in the camshaft. It's not anything that Audi is responsible for, though. I was forced to park in an unused detached garage for about a month due to renovations at my house, and apparently we had a mouse living in the garage. TIL that mice apparently love the coating used on the wiring of most German cars because it tastes sweet to them. Long story short, my bill is around $3000 and I have the sads.
They're just rehashing an old thread topic. Get a 335xi with a manual tranny and never look back until it's 5 yrs old. Then get rid of it.
Oh ******* it I just realized that CLA is the hangout meme car. I can't tell who's giving a serious response
I have a CLA and I'm being serious.. no SERIOUSLY.. I'd go with the CLA45.. it's just more stylish and exclusive looking than the other two. Also the 45 has a bit more power than the other two on your list as well. Biggest drawback of the CLA is the dual clutch transmission which both Audi and BMW has it beat.
