What would be a good college car for wisconsin? 1999-2003 saab 9-3, 98-01 audi a4, 02 mercedes c-class coupe,?

1999-2003 volvo s40 or s60. I want a car good for winter, under 10,000 (I found all these cars under 10) Most reliable? don't suggest asian cras ( I don't like them) Please stick with european cars. saab? volvo? awd? premium gas? reliability?

What would be a good college car for wisconsin? 1999-2003 saab 9-3, 98-01 audi a4, 02 mercedes c-class coupe,?
in terms of saftey for the winter the A4 would be the best pick concidering their AWD systems, however you must be very carefull with Audi's at higher miles, they tend to have electrical issues, and are expensive to repair. Mercedes would be the worst because of RWD is horrible in winter conditions, + also very expensive to fix.





As Volvo's go S60 AWD would be the best choice. Most reliable of the recent year Volvo's (coming from talking to volvo mechanics, I work for Volvo.) doesnt require premium gas while audi and mercedes do.





just make sure that where ever you get the car from you get a clean car fax report and what recalls or services have been done to the vehicle, to make sure you wont have to put money into it right after you bought it!





(i.e. brakes, tires, tune up, maintenance scheduled service, any issues and where they fixed.)
Reply:Honestly you should buy a Subaru. They have stock AWD and have great reliability. Other than that, always stick with german engineering. The passat comes in AWD and is a very good car. I wouldn't buy any Volvo or SAAB, they both have crap service records and are so expensive to repair (that is if you can find a mechanic in WI that can/will repair either car.)
Reply:awd cars are expensive if want something fairly new... my 04 volvo xc90 put a £25k whole in my parents pocket....


but i wud go for the audi
Reply:im all for imports but if you need something for the snow i would look into american like a ford or gmc. i had a marquis and a sierra when i lived in wisconsin and they never let me down ever at high milage they lasted well. after i moved down here to wisconsin i went into jap nothing but honda civics. have had 3 already but from the performance they wont last in the winter up north so id say under 10g a marquis or a crown victoria will do good.
Reply:I think the Audi A4!!
Reply:I would say an audi.
Reply:they all suck they r imports