[Closed] Which of these 2 cars and why ?

The Quattro. 4wd tick, auto tick, working indicators tick 8)

For me....Audi.

Probably bigger boot (not compared though, but the 3-series tourer boot is tiny), Auto would be nice on my commute (40 miles each way) and Quattro like you say would give a bit of re-assurance in winter.

How does fuel economy stack up? Might change things if auto & Quattro make the Audi a lot thirstier.
BMW engines currently seem to break the laws of physics when it comes to power/economy......

Audi, because I like Audis more than BMWs thats the only reason.

Boot size is about the same, as is economy

Comparable emissions for tax reasons?

Cougar - yes, nothing in it space, finance etc. That's partly why it's a hard choice ! ( I currently have the BMW but replacement needs ordered in October)

Audi.

My next car is a a6 avant. Black edition its awesome however quattro really screws the emissions if that causes consideration?

Thanks for feedback so far. Steve, not really a factor due way it is being financed.

BMW for me - I just prefer them.

The Quattro all day long, especially if it's got that fancy sat nav option with the screen replacing the clocks.
I'd have gone for an A4 Quattro Avant but for the emissions and tax, a 330e is on order.

Out of the two the Audi without hesitation.

Im a BMW fan but would much rather an auto box on either of those engines.

I'd take the BMW, if for no other reason than the manual gearbox. Anyway, the Audi competitor to the 5 Series is the A6; the A4 would feel like a downgrade, Shirley?

Also, i like BMWs more than Audis.

These are direct competitors for company car drivers. Space, economy, tax etc are all based around the same targets. In this case I would go with the Avant for 4wd and dsg, which would cost more on the bmw.. Very similar cars.

Audi, tick!..quattro not just for a few days a year, Ive had quattro since 2005 and you are aware of it in the wet and just pulling away from stationary. SE a bit boring so stick some decent rotor alloys on it!

I have had Audis and BMWs and prefer the latter. However if I was doing £20k+ miles per year then the auto would be tempting.

They are both quite big cars so ease of parking would be a factor for me given where I live and work. I know that some 5 series have a really cool radar based parking sensor display which would swing it for me if it was available and the Audi did not have something similar.

Audi for the Quattro. Need to make sure you can get out of those trail centre carparks. 😉

On a more serious note, what's the base of your mileage? Will a more fun car trump a nicer place to sit in on long motorway miles?

BMW

To be fair I have only had one Audi, an A4 avant se technik. It just felt very ordinary. Like a Passat in posh clothes.

Oh good, another of Iainc's what car threads.....

About 20k miles a year with lots of slow commuting on traffic.

Glad to please nobeer 😀 ordering soon so not many to go !

Does it really matter. Both great cars I'm sure. What colour are they?

In that situation - I chose neither...

Was tempted by both, but the Audi salesman in Cardiff was a cock.

Does it really matter ? Not really, in the scale of life decisions, no, but I am in the fortunate situation where my employer will fund one of them, I can't have both, so need to pick one 🙂 it will be a blue one.

Audi, just because....

Does the Audi have the twin clutch auto box? My mate Ed has it in a golf and he says it's great so if it has then I'd go for the Audi as well

Audi, because of the auto box and the quattro.

it will be a blue one

Red ones are faster!!

Both nice cars. You have a BMW so I'd go for a change.

Neither are going to excite you more than the other as they are more luxo barge than sports cars, but the Audi with 4wd and an auto box will be more relaxing to drive and probably a nicer place to be whilst sat in traffic.

A change is as good as a rest and all that.

The F11 cabin is a considerably better place than the current A6.

4WD is irrelevant to me, but the big issue is the 5 series is a manual.

Sod having a manual again. I'll put up with the A6 inside for having an auto.

Test drive both. Take the one you like the most.

Hhhmmm, auto vs manual preference might be the decider...

Personally, auto drives me up the wall. Much rather have a manual

BMW for me. Audi drivers round here are, almost without exceptions, dicks

BMW. Audi A4s and A6s are bloody everywhere - far too common and boring, and almost impossible to tell apart.

Bmw, on the basis that the S5 i driove was quite underwhelming, unless you were buying it to sit on the drive and watch telly in it.

The automatic one. Let the car do that.

Quattro imo. 🙂

I'd want the BM, but I think I'd want the auto more. One of the main reasons I don't drive into work is the traffic and having a manual car (plus the cost) is there no way to get an auto 5 series?

Thanks for all replies. Auto BMW too much money, so not an option. Have test driven Audi and like it, not better, different. Already have BMW and done 70k miles over last nearly 4 yrs and can't fault it, apart from in the snow which is only maybe a week every year. The idea of the auto is appealing..

Audis are to the car world what e-bikes are to mountain biking 😉

The Audi. When it's dark, the weather is filthy, lashing down and blowing a gale, an A6 Quattro is just a lovely place to be.

I commute across rush hour Edinburgh - slow moving stop start traffic for 40+ minutes
There is no way I would go back to a manual gearbox for that sort of journey.

Audi Quattro all day long - OP you'll not be surprised to hear me say that. Miss mine awesome car.

Get parking sensors front and rear if you can (or take it easy in multi-story car parls and tigjt spots till you are used to it)

bugger, didn't realise I was agreeing with jamby. Get the BMW.