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With turbodiesels now {the best|one of the best|the most effective|the perfect|the very best} sellers {it will be|it is going to be|it will likely be|will probably be} {ownership|possession} {costs|prices} {and personal|and private} taxation that hit {home|dwelling|house|residence} {harder|more durable|tougher}. Plus {style|fashion|model|type} and what {your friends|your folks|your mates|your pals} {think|assume|suppose}. The A4 will do {well|effectively|nicely|properly} in all these areas, sitting comfortably alongside the 3-{series|collection|sequence} and Mercedes C-class, and making Jaguar抯 X-{type|kind|sort} look {even more|much more} dated. The A4 3.2 SE quattro has {performance|efficiency} that, on paper, is {virtually|just about|nearly} {identical|an identical|equivalent|similar} to BMW抯 330i SE and there抯 {only a few|just a few|only some} pounds in {the price|the value|the worth}. Mercedes can抰 {really|actually} {provide|present} {a decent|a good|an honest} match to this {particular|explicit|specific} {model|mannequin}. The C280 is cheaper {but|however} {significantly|considerably} slower, {while|whereas} the C350, with its unappealing CO2 figures, is ?4k, {compared to|in comparison with} the A4抯 ?9,680. So the A4 {looks|appears|appears to be like|seems|seems to be} like {the best|one of the best|the most effective|the perfect|the very best} {value|worth}? One {thing|factor} {you can|you may|you possibly can|you'll be able to} {never|by no means} do with {cars|automobiles|vehicles} {in this|on this} class is make any rational judgments about {value|worth}. That抯 {because|as a result of} Audi (and BMW, and Mercedes) has this {whole|complete|entire} {book|e book|e-book|ebook|guide} of {options|choices} that {you know|you already know|you realize|you recognize|you understand} {you need to|it is advisable|it is advisable to|it's essential|it's essential to|it's good to|it's worthwhile to|that you must|you could|you have to|you might want to|you must|you should|you want to|you'll want to} dip into.
{A decent|A good|An honest} wheel and tyre {package|bundle|package deal}, metallic paint, {leather|leather-based}, sat-nav, Audi Drive Select, {those|these} driving lights and the B&O, will add {another|one other} ?k, and there抯 {plenty of|loads of} room left for {further|additional} amusement. But that抯 par for the course with compact execs. On a {more|extra} {positive|constructive|optimistic} {note|be aware|notice|observe|word}, the residual values are predicted to be {much better|a lot better|significantly better} than the BMW and Mercedes. But then the A4 is {the new|the brand new} {kid|child} on the block, and {the future|the long run|the longer term} RVs do wax and wane {depending|relying} on the state of the market. The A4 doesn抰 {quite|fairly} {deliver|ship} the killer blow we {might have|may need|might need} hoped for. There抯 {still|nonetheless} some ingrained Audi stubbornness that prevents it from accepting that others who do {things|issues} {rather|fairly|moderately|quite|reasonably|relatively|slightly|somewhat} {differently|in a different way|in another way|otherwise} with their chassis {might have|may need|might need} {something|one thing} {valuable|beneficial|helpful|invaluable|precious|priceless|useful|worthwhile} {to offer|to supply}. But it抯 not a {serious|critical|severe} weakness and in {other|different} areas the 2008 A4 is {a much more|a way more} {enticing|attractive|engaging} proposition than the outgoing {model|mannequin}, with the {visual|visible} presence to {tackle|deal with|sort out} rivals with one hand tied behind its {back|again}.
