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I used to be in this position. I have always wanted as much car for as little money as possible. Back then, BMW and MB were perceived by the motoring press as being, IMHO erroneously, a cut above Audi. This meant that Audis depreciated a lot in their first few years, especially the bigger ones with bigger engines, resulting in bargains. However, they traded not just on their stylish looks and 'vorsprung durch technik' but also on their reliability and durability, e.g. their regular wins at Le Mans. I don't know whether that opinion is still valid, but used Audis have served me well over the past thirty years. I've only needed three, the first two bought at four years old and my current sleek A8 (Cd better than a DB9) bought at eight years old. It's now sixteen, made of aluminium and its big unstressed naturally aspirated engine has still only done 72,000 miles so it should still have many years of life left. It has virtually stopped depreciating (I paid 12k for it) and I fully expect it to outlast its rusting steel two wheel drive German contemporaries....and me. I would put an A6 on your list - at the top.
Edited by John F on 08/02/2022 at 09:30
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