Hey people the following problem: I’m in front of my first car purchase. So far I’ve only driven the Toyota Yaris and the Lexus is 250 (V6 engine) from my parents. Now I want to get a car of my own time… I’ve been looking in the direction of Audi because I like the cars there very much. Unfortunately you hear a lot of bad things about the engines and partly also about the technology in the interior like soud system etc. Nen acquaintance of me drives a B7 3.0TDI and has only problems. The engines are supposed to be better than those at Audi but not even more durable. Then go to Mercedes. They are not as chic now as the others are supposed to be qualitatively better. Unfortunately, the almost only electric hand brakes have to be installed. t. I am absolutely no fan of them. Now I need your help. I want to drive one of the three above mentioned brands. Place 1 is Audi; place 2 BMW; place 3 mercedes… I would like to know from people who drive cars from the years between 2002 and 2008 how they can cope with their cars. So there are many repairs or recalls? Quality and durability of the engines?? I am particularly interested in the experience of middle class drivers so A4, 3, C-Class You would t really help me if you could tell me how the reliability and the above mentioned points can be found in the individual brands. mfg