95 Honda civic VS. 96 Audi A4 Quattro?

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hi i live in in the north east were it snows in the winter. and want to know which car is better for a first car? i have 2 that im seeing tomorrow. the civic is an EX it is black has intake, rims and exhaust. the Audi A4 Quattro is silver has tinted windows and i think its stock. they are both manual and have 130,000-160,000 miles on them the civic has less miles. which in your opinion is better? speed wise and reliable?
also the civic is for $3200 and the audi is for $2500
 
The A4 will be a little faster (not too much) because it has a V6 unlike the civic with the 4 cylinder. But in terms of reliability, the honda will probably have that beat, unless the audi was taken care of well (oil changes and other maintenance).I like the styling of the audi a little more and the price is a little lower on it too. But, have them both checked out in person and you decide what fits you best. Oh and the Audi will definitely be better in snow and stuff.
 
Stay away from the audi, it's too old. Repairs will be outrageously expensive because it's a luxury vehicle and you'll have lots of very expensive additional breakdowns because of the four wheel drive system.

The Civic should be much more reliable and repairs will be cheaper when you need them. But, with the performance mods, it scares me a little. That's a sure sign that it was driven hard--FYI, mods like that add exactly $0.00 to the resale value. Most buyers would consider it a detractor that would decrease the value, don't let him tell you "but it's got this $800 exhaust and a $300 intake." Take Kelly Blue Book private party and deduct a little, say 10-20%, you can tell him the factory exhaust that he removed was well over a thousand dollars, so you'd like to get the $200 deduction off the price.

You might want to consider a different Civic that doesn't have those mods. If you want mods, do 'em yourself. When buying used, you want grandma's car that just went to church and back, not something that was an extra in the fast and the furious.
 
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