Originally Posted by eaalto
You are throwing your money away if you buy a car.
One of the wisest investments you can make, especially with the state of the economy today, is a house. The housing market will rebound, and you can double or even triple your money if you wait it out. With a car, you are going to see an instant depreciation. Even if you can't afford to purchase the place straight up, with a $100,000 down payment, your mortgage payments would be pretty damn low. You could do a 15 year mortgage, saving you that much more in interest, and a lower rate to boot.
Get a house, and a practical car. Don't throw your money away on an Audi. It's Volkswagen garbage, unreliable, and it's styling becomes outdated very quickly. If you read up on Audi's on Consumer Reports - their predicted reliability is awful, and in terms of bang for the buck, you will never see an Audi on one of those lists.