  it came down to the audi A4 quattro and this car.i almost got the audi, save for reliability issues that i had heard about.at first, i wasn't that warm to the idea of the 320i, being that it was a detuned, stripped-down 328i.but after a test drive, i was reasonably impressed and decided to go that route.handling is nimble, car is quick enough, and it handles like a BMW, though softer than my old manual-transmission E46 325ci.mine is a base model with basically only the moonroof and the power front seats with memory as the only options.stripped-down and basic, but that's all i needed for a commute that was four miles to/from work each way with no freeways.