sorry dogg, but no.
my 335
xi was $49k before reductions. That included all-wheel drive, upgraded audio, nav, heated seats, moving xenon headlamps, etc. all the good shit other than keyless start and areo. how much is a premium S5 with upgraded audio and nav? About $64k...and I know it because I just priced it out. You can talk that "base price" bullshit if you want to.
going to have to object. sorry.
these are 2 equally-equipped cars, I'd say.
only remaining difference is the size of the wheels (lol @ "nappa leather"). this is just the MSRP, and there's a $5,000 difference. Now then, I know for a fact that this same BMW can be had at a dealership for around $50k. Meanwhile, they rarely discount the Audi's. Now we're talking about a $9,000-$10,000 gap.
Now let's discuss maintenance. BMW covers all mantenance charges for the first 4 years/50,000 miles. Everything but tires. with Audi, the first service is free, after that pay up. Add that on.
Now let's remind ourselves about how much it will cost to up the performance of the car. An ECU flash for an Audi
will run you around $1,400. A BMW add-on
will give you similar performance for <$500. So that's another $1,000 or so. And the more HP you add, the cheaper the BMW becomes in comparison.
Now let's talk about buying a car. You can get in the same BMW I've been talking about with a 5-year lease for about $770/month, if you have decent credit and a decent down-payment. With a similar down-payment on the Audi, it's about $150/month more. I know because I spent a fair amount of time trying to decide which I'd go with and still have the numbers in my inbox somewhere.
So yes, I concede the wheels are bigger if you'll concede that those big wheels aren't worth the $9,000-$15,000 more in ownership costs associated with the first 5 years of the cars, assuming a purchase.
You're move.