now alot of you have mentioned the service aspects of the car... outside of the 8 year warranty, what are people spending on average per year? My audi in the past 3 years has cost me about $3K, and thats including new brakes.
Your main expense, if everything goes fine - is the annual service and tires.
Annual service runs you at an average $500ish a year.
Tires, the 19" are not bad, comparable in cost to most other cars.
Go to tirerack.com and price out the tires, 19's will last you conservatively 30-35K miles, 21's 15K miles - some people have done better, some have done worse. You could always get a nail.
Now the wildcard - if unexpected stuff happens,
- You hit a pothole in your 21's and damage the rim ~ 500 - 2000
- you hit a pothole and blow a 21" tire ~ 400ish
- door handle gives out ~ 1000 (happens quite a bit)
- windshield breaks - $2k-$3k (for the new ones)
- you were opening a bottle and your hand slips and you break the 17" .. thousands
- someone hits you, insurance doesn't cover - many thousands.
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Here is what I'd suggest,
Step #1: Ask yourself can you afford it without being hella poor? Yes - go to step #2, else go to step #3
Step #2: Go for a test drive, I'd be surprised if you don't end up buying it.
Step #3: DO NOT test drive this car, or you'll end up buying it.