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I had a couple of Honda Civics from 1994 to 2000. I loved them both and they were faultless. But I hit a certain age and income and wanted something more desirable.
So i bought a VW Golf V5 very well built, reasonably reliable but a dull car to drive and despite its bhp and wonderful 5 cylinder engine soon ran out of puff though the engine was free running.
I how have an Audi Quattro 2.0T FSI, build, fit, finish etc is about as good as it gets before you spend ££££, engine is a peach and the 4WD is great fun. It had been faultless, not even a blip in 6 years.
But I put a lot of value on the feeling of quality in terms of interior finishing, the weight of the doors etc, probably more so than how it drives, but I expect it to be mechanically and electrically sound. Yes some cars drive better than others, but I can't recall driving a really bad car for 20 years or so, but perhaps a manual 4 cylinder BMW 320i came close
Rightly or wrongly I have bought into the idea that Audi, VWs and BMWs etc are better than all other cars and find it hard to believe any other manufacturer will be able to convince me to think otherwise and be prepared to spend my money elsewhere.
FFS I have just ordered a VW Up for commuting !!
So to answer the question VW for me.
im running a 96 honda civic with 80k on it. Its class
If you go Honda, avoid Town and County bunch of
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VW if you are over 50, Honda if you are over 80
VW/Audi/BMW if you feel you have a point to prove, or have issues with your image.
Honda if you couldnt give a shit but you drive like some one whos old.
Depends on the person and the driving though doesn't it? I got my Passat because I wanted to eat up motorway miles in comfort and in a nice place. It's pretty much perfect for that. It's too big to throw around and it rolls to much. Piston heads would call it 'boring' but so what? The M4 is never going to thrill me is it? I grew up in the countryside near Mid Wales so I fully appreciate the pleasure of driving a great country road, but I'm not going to find it between Cardiff and Staines so I'm going to seek a different kind of pleasure instead. Involving soft springs, a nice interior and a good stereo. And regular Starbuckses.
If I had a long motorway commute it'd be seats first, low decibels and cushioning/suspension over steering any day as well.