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Old 01-28-2012 | 08:47 AM
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Wife is in the market for a new car, narrowed down to two: 535xdrive or Audi A6. Both new and similar priced. I must say I really like the 2012 A6. Which one would you choose and why...I realize this is a BMW forum.
Old 01-28-2012 | 09:04 AM
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If getting adaptive drive / dynamic drive is possible for you the F10 almost hands down, if not I would go back and testdrive both again... and maybe then again.

The rest of the equation comes down to personal taste so no advice there.

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Old 01-28-2012 | 01:11 PM
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I test drove the A6 3.0 Supercharged and I found it quite inferior to the F10. I thought it looked boring and drove boring.
Old 01-28-2012 | 01:20 PM
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Audi is boring to me imo
Old 01-28-2012 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil
Audi is boring to me imo
Don't get me wrong, the A6 was a fine car. Just a total snoozerama to me. Howdy does have some very beautiful and exciting cars like the S5. But to me, the A6 is not one of them.
Old 01-28-2012 | 02:06 PM
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i cant stand the pop-up nav screen on the audi. it looks like an after thought add on.

get the bmw
Old 01-28-2012 | 02:14 PM
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[font="'Comic Sans MS"]Purely based on aesthetics:[/font]
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[/font][font="'Comic Sans MS"]My neighbour just bought a brand new A6. Every time I look out the window, Jeremy Clarkson's famous words automatically comes into my head: "You've bought the wrong caaaar"![/font]
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[font="'Comic Sans MS"]The A6 does look very boring and lazy in my opinion, and this is the S-Line version with bodykit I'm talking about![/font]
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[font="'Comic Sans MS"]The A4 looks miles better than the fat and chunky A6. Even better is the S5, the best looking Audi out there at the moment I reckon.[/font]
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Originally Posted by sdg1871
Don't get me wrong, the A6 was a fine car. Just a total snoozerama to me. Howdy does have some very beautiful and exciting cars like the S5. But to me, the A6 is not one of them.
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This guy knows what I'm talking about!!![/font]
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Originally Posted by lee1224
Wife is in the market for a new car, narrowed down to two: 535xdrive or Audi A6. Both new and similar priced. I must say I really like the 2012 A6. Which one would you choose and why...I realize this is a BMW forum.

this is what we brought home yesterday...
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Old 02-29-2012 | 06:57 AM
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My brother has the new Audi A6...and I hate it, I reckon he does too, but just wont admit it to me......me being a BMW driver


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