$20,000 to spend.. What car to buy?

[stinkyattic]

Audi are from the same makers of VW, no?

From what I've heard, they're as reliable as Japanese automakers.

Yup, same maker; IMO a VW is a much better value than an Audi and the stuff that comes stock on them is nice. Like I believe the stock stereo is make by Blaupunkt, anyway, I've owned 2 Jettas. And once you find a mechanic who is one of those weird VW fanatic/wizard/obsessive guys, upkeep is really reasonable. Just the dealerships DO charge a lot in my experience.

[tekneeqs]

Yup, same maker; IMO a VW is a much better value than an Audi and the stuff that comes stock on them is nice. Like I believe the stock stereo is make by Blaupunkt, anyway, I've owned 2 Jettas. And once you find a mechanic who is one of those weird VW fanatic/wizard/obsessive guys, upkeep is really reasonable. Just the dealerships DO charge a lot in my experience.

To be quite honest, I hate the way VW's exterior look--it's too damn square for my taste. The interior, now that's a different story... :thumbsup:

Yay, so the Celica is out of the picture now. I asked a couple of my girl friends and they all suggested the RSX because the Celica is played out and apparantly its a girl's ride (I'd agree only if this was the Celica GT we're talking about, the GTS and TRD is a man's ride no doubt). I'm still contemplating wether to spend less money and get the RSX (approx. $16,000 for the 02-03 Type S in Canada) and spend the rest of my money on a nice set of 18's and a sound system OR spend a little more cash for a A4 1.8T or G35 (approx. $18,000-20,000).

I appreciate the community's inputs, very informative =D