Klaus, unless your daughter is a better mechanic you are, I wouldn't even say Audi, much less buy one.

My nephew had an A4 1.8T and an extended warranty when the alternator went out. There are only 3 dealers in NC and only one alternator on the east coast. When he was told to bring in his car for the new alternator, it seems that the only one in the east was the wrong one. So the dealer sold him a new battery to get him back home, 90 miles away. What a crock! He finally got the right alternator on his second 180 mile trip to the dealer. Then he sold the A4.

Get her a V8 Explorer AWD They're cheaper, almost as reliable as a Volvo and able to haul anything. Parts are readily available and every mechanic in the US knows Fords. The V8s are real work horses and will outlast the V6s. :)