Actually, all of these cars are quite affordable with price ranging from 10-15gs. I get what you’re saying with the maintenance though. Cars with aluminum control arms like the M3 and S4 require the whole control arm to be replaced when a ball joint goes lol. And the damn Audi has 8 ball joints in the front alone! Thats probably why we’re leaning towards the Mini. It will still be fun to drive yet cheaper on maintenance and gas. I really want the M3 though but it doesn’t seem like a practical choice…