You need to provide some context about what you like/want/need in a car. Do you want horsepower, handling, interior luxury, technological doodads, room for a f

You need to provide some context about what you like/want/need in a car. Do you want horsepower, handling, interior luxury, technological doodads, room for a family, three dogs, do you drive in the snow, do you race, is gas milage a big deal, what kind of styling are you into, do you like doing your own maintenance, do you want to mod it, how reliable does it need to be, etc... I moved from a modified '99 Mitsubishi Eclipse to a '00 Audi S4 (which I LOVE). My criteria were: I didn't want to spend of $20k, I wanted something over 300hp (used a chip to achieve this), I wanted it to handle/perform very well but to be more comfy/quiet/solid than the Eclipse, I didn't care about gas milage, I wanted something that had understated looks and didn't draw cop-eyes or look like a penis-surrogate, I wanted something with a strong modification community and vendors, I wanted something with bigger back seats than the Eclipse, I need all-wheel drive for snow, I wanted something I could track a few times a year. The S4 is perfect for me (my next move will be to a 2009-2010 S4, S6 or RS4).