Which is a better car- Audi A4 or Volvo S 40 or Saab 9-3? Safety and mileage point of view.?

Q: planning on buying Audi A4 either 2005 or 2006 model. with reasonable mileage. 1) how is the mileage for 2 wheel drive A4 1.8 t. ? 2) Which is a better car? in the above three. thanks.

A: all three are very safe. Audi A4 and Saab 9-3 both get top safety picks. while the S40 is very safe it is not on the top pick list. as for mileage the A4 gets the best but only by a mile or two highway. The A4 is far superior in build quality and driving dynamics to the Volvo and Saab. The Audi actualy has the losest depreciation of the three cars and the lowest Operating Cost ("out of pocket" costs, Financing, Insurance, Taxes & Fees, Fuel, Maintenance, and Repairs). the saab has an extreemly hig depreciation rate (it tops the chart) while the volvo is average and the Audi is well below average depreciation. Being that you are buying used the high depreciation may actually favor the Saab as you will taking advantage of someone elses depreciation but keep in mind it will continue to depreciate quickly, if you were buying new the Saabs depreciation is so much worse than the Audi's it would be enough to take the car right out of your consideration set. If you go with a 1.8T form 2004 or earlier the gas mileage is about the same as the saabs while th e 2.0T gets slightly better. In this compairison i would go with the Audi its safest has the best gas mileage cheapest operating cost and lowest depreciation. plus the AUdi compairs with the MB c class and the BMW 3 series both in build quality and driving dynamics while the Volvo and saab rest happily at the back of the pack in just about every compairison (although the volvo does come at a ceaper price)

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