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mikilla
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Re: help me decide what car to get

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Or a Audi tt?

If anyone has owned any of these cars or knows a lot about em let me now the goods and the bads

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Audis are notoriously unreliable as are most German cars.

I thought you wanted a 4 door anyway?
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I know how to wrench and I wouldn't touch an Audi. Ever.

If you set your budget about $4k higher you could get into one of the v8 Chrysler lx cars, but it sounds like you arent considering any domestics.
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I want a 2 door but if a car happens to be 4 door and nice I'll take it. I really like the merc c230 sport coupe I like it cause its different and you don't see a hole lot of em. From what I've read they get pretty good gas millage and handle and ride good but I can't find stuff like how hard are repairs to do myself n stuff. I Don't now why but people seem to think that because its a Mercedes only the dealer can fix it.

I can't believe I'm asking this but what do you guys think of the scion tc? I don't now why but I hate those cars but thought i'd ask

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mikilla wrote:How do the s40 t5 compare to the 4 banger? Power wise and gas? And do the come in standard trans? I like the body style of the s40's:
Yeah, you can pick up an s40 t5 with a 6 speed manual. I think they came in both AWD and FWD options, correct me if I'm wrong. They look to be a blast to drive.
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