I feel old and insulted

[LL - NY]

I'll say, my (soon to be, pick up later this month) Saabaru doesn't
have NEAR the class of even a A3 (which I'd have to say are pretty
nice, even if it is a Golf). Then again, due to the deals GM had on
the thing, it's nowhere near the price of an A3 either. I would say
of the two "Swedes" (yeah, neither one is truely Swedish anymore,
right? There's more Sweden in Ikea than the cars), the Volvos are
getting much closer to the Germans, but they're still behind the 
Japanese, particularly on a percieved quality basis, Lexus. 

LL - NY

On 6/16/05, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> Style? I don't know.
> 
> The technical features such as quattro and FSI definitely help sell
> the cars, although the bottom line seems to be that Audi is perceived
> as a better value than BMW or Mercedes, being quite a bit less money
> for the same class car.
> 
> People often take that a bit too far and start comparing Audi to Saab
> and Volvo, as well as Acura, Infiniti and Lexus. The Saab and Volvo
> comparison is silly- in terms of build quality, materials, etc.,
> they're nowhere near the level of the Audi/BMW/Mercedes. Lexus and
> Infiniti are the two most difficult competitors- they're definitely
> getting there.
> 
> Taka
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