ISH Help: Need to buy a new car

[Black and White]

I'm switching jobs, start on the 20th of Feb so I have a bit of time, but I will no longer have a company car, the new job will have a car allowance (18k per year on top of my salary + fuel card)

It needs to be professional, but the catch is it cannot be above 3 litres in engine size (due to the fuel card)

Any suggestions? I live in New Zealand so won't have as much access to certain cars.

Ones that im thinking of are the Mazda 6 or the Audi A4

[fiddy]

Brand new Audi A4? If yes, i would take the audi in a heartbeat

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

I know nothing of Cars but Audi is generally used by professionals more.

[Black and White]

Brand new Audi A4? If yes, i would take the audi in a heartbeat

Yea whatever car I get will be brand new, I've also been tossing up the Ford Falcon v6

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

Yea whatever car I get will be brand new, I've also been tossing up the Ford Falcon v6

What type of Job do you have?

[Black and White]

What type of Job do you have?

Next year I'll be a business development manager for DHL

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

Next year I'll be a business development manager for DHL


cool

[Black and White]

cool

Thanks man :cheers:

[Cocaine80s]

Bmw 328i

[fsvr54]

I'd get the Mazda over the Audi.

[Black and White]

I'd get the Mazda over the Audi.

The Mazda comes with a good care package, Audi is the standard 3 year service deal.

[fiddy]

The Mazda comes with a good care package, Audi is the standard 3 year service deal.
The Audi is:
-Better looking
-More comfortable/superior interior
-More practical
-Probably better safety

If quattro is within your price range, its an absolute no brainer

BTW, have you taken test drives yet?

[Giaodollo]

The Audi is:
-Better looking
-More comfortable/superior interior
-More practical
-Probably better safety

If quattro is within your price range, its an absolute no brainer

BTW, have you taken test drives yet?
Audi is a Volkswagen with makeup. Totalt sucks nowadays.. If you aiming for a premium car rather go with a bmw.

[Lebowsky]

I currently have a Volvo S80 and I like it a lot. My company gave me a 40k EUR budget and I got this for around 36k with lots of optional equipment. It's a good looking car, comfortable and with really good performance. Mine's the D4 version (180ish hp diesel, automatic, AWD, good fuel economy), but there are several engine options to choose from. It's comparable to Audi while more affordable (than an Audi of similar specs, that is), you might want to look into it.

[fiddy]

Audi is a Volkswagen with makeup. Totalt sucks nowadays.. If you aiming for a premium car rather go with a bmw.
You mean the luxury form of VW. And no, Audi has been blowing out BMW for several years.

[UK2K]

Next year I'll be a business development manager for DHL

Maybe you can get them to stop ****ing up our shipments.

Congrats on the job though!

But... watch your cornhole, man.



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[Pushxx]

I'm partial to Mazda because it's what I've driven mostly. I have an unreasonable love for Mazda.

The Mazda 6 is a nice car, though nobody in here will tell you to get it over the other cars mentioned.

There's a reason why all my car-crazy friends tout Audi. I'd listen to the car nuts.

[Draz]

If it was my car, the Mazda. But since it isn't, get the audi A4

[Nanners]

18k a year car allowance? that seems like a lot.

[Black and White]

I currently have a Volvo S80 and I like it a lot. My company gave me a 40k EUR budget and I got this for around 36k with lots of optional equipment. It's a good looking car, comfortable and with really good performance. Mine's the D4 version (180ish hp diesel, automatic, AWD, good fuel economy), but there are several engine options to choose from. It's comparable to Audi while more affordable (than an Audi of similar specs, that is), you might want to look into it.

I might check this out when I start test driving

[Black and White]

The Audi is:
-Better looking
-More comfortable/superior interior
-More practical
-Probably better safety

If quattro is within your price range, its an absolute no brainer

BTW, have you taken test drives yet?

Nah, no test drives yet, I'll start test driving in Jan

[Black and White]

Maybe you can get them to stop ****ing up our shipments.

Congrats on the job though!

But... watch your cornhole, man.

Hahaha, I should point out im in the Global Forwarding Division, not parcels.

[dazzer87]

18k a year car allowance? that seems like a lot.
is not alot outside the US.....Taxes on these cars are ridiculous in foreign countries.

[outbreak]

18k a year car allowance? that seems like a lot.
guessing it's 18k in nz dollars?

I thought audi's were more expensive to get serviced?

[Black and White]

guessing it's 18k in nz dollars?

I thought audi's were more expensive to get serviced?

Yea 18k NZ on top of my salary.

First 3 years on the Audi are covered.

[Marv_Albert]

I'm switching jobs, start on the 20th of Feb so I have a bit of time, but I will no longer have a company car, the new job will have a car allowance (18k per year on top of my salary + fuel card)

It needs to be professional, but the catch is it cannot be above 3 litres in engine size (due to the fuel card)

Any suggestions? I live in New Zealand so won't have as much access to certain cars.

Ones that im thinking of are the Mazda 6 or the Audi A4

Brah where in New Zealand you at man? I'm here also, in taranaki. What are you looking at spending? not interested in newer utes at all?

[Black and White]

Brah where in New Zealand you at man? I'm here also, in taranaki. What are you looking at spending? not interested in newer utes at all?

Up in Auckland bro, and nah, looking at sedans only, looking to spend to a max of 65k

[waseem780]

I'd get the Audi since its with the companies money. A few questions about your job though. What degree(s) do you have? How difficult was getting that job? How difficult is the actual job?

[Marv_Albert]

Up in Auckland bro, and nah, looking at sedans only, looking to spend to a max of 65k

Dammmm 65k to spend they must be paying you well up there bro!!! You get a niiiiice Holden or ford for that?

[fiddy]

Up in Auckland bro, and nah, looking at sedans only, looking to spend to a max of 65k
Have no idea about NZ audi dealers, but is Quattro within your price range?

[West-Side]

The Mazda comes with a good care package, Audi is the standard 3 year service deal.

Is the maintenance covered?
Audi's have high maintenance cost, as do BMW's.

So after your 3 year has expired, you could be looking at a high expense.

[Marv_Albert]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/audi/auction-998817351.htm

Soooooooooooo F'n Tuff Bro!!!!!