well contiued doing research on the a4 and it seems the tie rod ends need to be replace annually and that the timing chain tends to go easily(especially probaly with me driving),which is like a 4k repair. So i am lookin at alternatives. I need everday reliability and fun...so i am thinkin like a dare i say...2000ish 5spd accord....but there wont be any v-tech or honda stickers on it.