I wasn't comparing the two cars' price points with each other, but comparing their price points with their US price points. Neither of those cars, actually, wer

I wasn't comparing the two cars' price points with each other, but comparing their price points with their US price points. Neither of those cars, actually, were ones either of us wanted. I just had seen ads for them recently. And trust me, it's not a status symbol to my husband. Nobody is impressed by BMWs in Austria. They're common as dirt. Even all the cabs are Mercedes sedans, or the occasional Prius. I refuse to get a BMW because we'll drive, like I said, maybe 10-15 hours a month. It costs the same to buy a car as to rent one each time, if we get a cheaper but reliable VW. So how nice the car is to drive doesn't really matter.