considering defection from Volvo to Audi

[Rattnalle]

I love buying VWs for cheap and feeling like Im driving an AUDI!!

Seen from that end of the scale it's an upside

Even better get a Seat which is even cheaper and looks sportier too!

[RickHaleParker]

That is like buying a Karmann ghia because one cannot afford a Porsche. Which is exactly what I did when I was 16.

[mrbrian200]

VAG had a good thing going in the MK4 era ~'99-'05 models. But the newer ones have gotten too Ford-like (cheap/plasticy/breaky) look and feel. That's what I think of the newer BMWs too. Some automakers don't seem to balance the financial pressures brought about by globalized design-production with regard to overall product quality quite as well as others. Volvo-Geely seems to be doing a much better job than average in this respect. Their newest models are as solidly built and genuinely nicer than their models from 15+ years ago. That scenario is getting sort of rare with regard to US & European car brands when you think about it. Generally it's some of the Asian makes that are bucking that trend.
Toyota/Lexus, Hyundai/Genesis, and Subaru all make some perfectly suitable 'Volvo alternatives'. That you'll probably be much happier with overall than a current VAG car.

[abscate]

Lexii make me giggle as I watch foolish rich people think they aren’t driving a Toyota

[abscate]

That is like buying a Karmann ghia because one cannot afford a Porsche. Which is exactly what I did when I was 16.

My KG was a 72 convertible with that awful 34-pict30 carb, made even worse by my 009 distributor.

Many “firsts” in that car....

[Rattnalle]

But my big thing against Audi is that they make expensive cars and yet every single little button and other stuff inside is the same as on the cheapest VW. Doesn't exactly make for feeling of luxury.

Case in point. This is from a 400+ hp S7 from 2000-something. Wouldn't look out of place in a base model Polo that probably cost a tenth new. That really doesn't work for me.