Audi A6 2016 - Positives and Negatives

Thanks for the input.

What I meant that Im driving Mazda for a while I meant that I had different age group (two were 2004 and current one is from 2008). So have bit of a knowledge about them :D

On the other hand, fair point too about getting diesels. There were few A4 Avants in Dublin dealerships, 2.0 Petrol but they were gone quickly so missed my window there.

The average yearly mileage is around 10-12k, which depends on the amount of travels around (work, airports, general usage) so again, petrol would suit me better. I agree that the cost of diesel maintenance could be costly and Im trying to avoid them as much as I could (was looking for Mazda 6 2016 onwards petrol, but that car seems to be impossible to find in Ireland)

I did get few recommendations about getting cars from the Japanise market, saw few nice ones too, the issue was their import here.

For example
Top spec Mazda 6 2.5 Petrol and Estate would cost me around 21K + additional cost with imports, nct, tax etc

And Im not really familiar with the guys or places that actually could bring a car for a decent price with all fees included

As for Hybrids cars, no thanks (no offense there) just not my cup of tea

Went through few cars in recent times and saw few ads, sent few messages etc. I think I could potentially say that narrowing the next car is coming to an end.
With a plethora of them on the market, there are few that id be interested in (few surprises):

Petrol

2018 Mazda 3 2.0L petrol

2019 Opel Insignia 1.5 petrol

Diesel

2018 Kia Optima 1.7L Estate diesel

Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI Estate diesel

Toyota Avensis (Im in between 2016-2017 model) 1.6 Estate/Saloon diesel

Potential interests

2017 Nissan Xtrail 1.6 petrol (might be heavy on the fuel consumption)

2020 Suzuki Vitara 1.4 Boosterjet

2018 Mazda CX3 2L petrol

2015 Audi A6 2L diesel

Sure, there are plenty of varieties with good pricing and low mileage on them.

Mazda - I know their good and bad sides

Opel - As some may say, unfinished product but their latest line up is priced very good. Sure, their pricing goes down faster than the rain in Ireland :D

Kia - Hyndai cooperated engines. Optima and I40, if not mistaken share the same 1.7 diesel engine. There are some issues (as far as you find) with Optima gearbox, clutch and some electrical things but most newer cars are like that. As long as the repair cost is low, im happy. However, one of the mechanics I know locally advised me in the past to stay away from i40 and diesel engines.

Toyota - well known, not much to say beside sit and drive. The models from 2016 (if not mistaken) are fitted with BWM engines. Not familiar with issues of 1.6 diesel engine. The petrol Avensis is almost non existing in Ireland. There are 2, priced ok.

Never had Nissan nor Suzuki. However this 1.4 petrol in Vitara is recommended by many (again, not my words)

And the last (for now) Audi. Nice to have, expensive to repair. Still tempted by its looks and power, but like some of you have said, Octavia and Superb could be an option.

And Skoda - yeah, the unsung hero of the VW group. There are many of them around, with mileage ranging from under 100k to +260k (mostly VRS models). On the other hand, Superb 1.6 diesel is present. Nice looking car, decent engine. Thats about all I could know from their side.

If there is anything Ive missed, please do write it down (I might have forgotten :D)

Like I said, its just an idea due to lack of the petrol (at least of those I'm interested) cars. There are few on the list that are petrol cars and I've tried few of them.

Whole my life I was petrol guy, never considered diesel due to so many issues you could have driving within short distances.

Ive one more to check tomorrow (diesel) and will see what fits the bill.