Acura vs VW?
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- erokcom
Who makes a better car, Acura or VW?
I am looking at buying but have heard scary stories about VW issues.. (I am a long time Honda, Acura owner)
Please advise..
:-)
- DagHammarskjold0
I think Acura is a lot more dependable
- vb_0
well i heard honda is more dependable then VW in the US.
In the EU VW's are more known to be durable then on your side of the pond..
is it because they are manufactured over there?
- superbaka0
nobody builds cars like the germans.
- kld0
acura is pretty nice but if you looking the compare I would audi a4(4wd) vs. acura tsx,
- kld0
the=to
- jox0
You got one, ronaldo?
- moveinspace0
end of argument
http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/M…
- 2cents0
check out the 2006 BMW 3 series... soo nice.
we're gonna get one once we sell the landrover, no need for it anymore now that we're gonna be in the city.
- moveinspace0
http://www.caranddriver.com/arti…
if you can find one only 5000 made and it's VW
- jox0
Yeah, and only 175 WHP. (was a big deal when they benched it) Piece of crap if you ask me.
- moveinspace0
My R32 and M3 would disagree with you
- mogwai0
are you looking for dependability?
consumer reports gives VW least reliable vehicle in just about every category, including SUV's.
followed closely by Land Rover, Mercedes, volvo, etc.
at the top of those charts you will find japanese automakers, Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus/Scion, Subaru, etc.
just do your research, so you know what to expect.
- uberdesigner0
acura's are better
- ronaldo0
jox, ya.. i have a 2002, but I didn't tint the windows and my wheels aren't as cool as those. love it though.. I think I'm getting another one when the lease is up next year.
- jox0
Nice, I got the same color S4, ronaldo :)
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Back in the day, the R32 got a firm beating by a stock A6 2.7T. Four car lenghts, 1/4 mile. That's 1 Hp to the VW's advantage and aobut 30% more weight on the 2.7. I even have it on videotape somewhere. *digs through computer
- jox0
*correction : 11 hp advantage.
- Boz0
Dude..you asked the right question. Jox knows my dilemma. I was looking at Acura TL for 2 months. I test drove Acura RL, Acura TL, Infiniti M35 Sport, G35s both coupe and sedan, Mercedes E320 and C320, BMW 530i, M3 and Audis. Let me tell you very objective opinion.
Although RL and TL are very nice cars ($49k / $36k respectively), the quality of the build on them is questionable. I'm not talking about the engine, I'm talking about the type of leather, the interior features and the unavoidable rattle you will get from them even after 1 week of driving.
RL is truly a techy car simply because it doesn't have any options and comes with everything standard. Pretty much the same goes for TL (you get to add Navi or not), so from that side Acura is definitely the best bang for the buck. But listen, best bang for the buck rarely means luxury and soul. In Phoenix, every 3rd car these days is TL and every other car is Accord. They are reliable, but God forbid that something goes wrong, service with Acura is more then questionable.
I've had a very bad experience with all 3 Acura dealerships in the valley. I gave them $5k downpayment, waited for a month just to get a response when I can expect my TL at that point and when I was sick and tired of waiting for them to communicate with me, I took my money back and went to get something else. That's not what I call luxury car brand customer service. If this happens when I'm buying a car, I can only imagine what I would have to deal with if something goes wrong. Actually I know, I read bad stories from Acurazine forum with Acura Corporate Services not doing shit when problems rise.
Now, after looking hard at other cars, I've decided to go back to my VW heritage and got myself a car with real soul. When I say soul, I say that you'll be breaking people's necks on the street, you'll see another model of that car on the street once in few months if even that. I'm telling you, it's a great feeling. It's a feeling of "Never follow".
People can say whatever they want, but BMWs are all over the place, everybody who makes a little bit more money goes and buys BMW. Now, we don't want to blend with the crowd do we.To cut the story short, there's nothing better with technology, luxury, safety, and warranty like Audi. Everything is covered except tires. Which means all maintenance issues as well. And you will be definitely unique.
Just look at my baby:
Oh btw, the inside is heavenly. Leather top notch quality, interior ergonomics at it's finest. There's a reason why it was named "World Car of The Year".
Good luck, but I say Audi all the way.
- vb_0
you people make way too much money
- moveinspace0
designers get paid well