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I am a VW Fanatic and in general German Car lover. I have a B7 A4 and a MK5 GTI right now. Both of which are awesome cars. I agree with you about the handling, and really just the sporty feel they give while driving.
But I will warn you DO YOUR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE!!
If you don't you will probably find out why people have so much hate towards these cars. They are expensive to repair, hell even the services are a little pricey.
Great read and thanks for sharing. Good to know there are other VAG lovers out there! (Volkswagen Auto Group)
EDIT: I also run a German Car Club in this area, we have just over 900 members as I type this. ;)
I almost got the mk5 gti but the audi just felt like a straight mobster car with an attitude. Yeah I'm actually do for a scheduled maintenance right now, or you know the warning 2k from the actual limit.