Hi everyone,
I'm looking to purchase a new car and am wondering what's the best bang for buck between these cars. Thanks.

1. 2004 BMW 325Ci Coupe
2. 2004 MB C230 Sports Sedan
3. 2004 Lexus ES330
4. 2004 Audi A4 1.8T quattro

04 325ci is a good car with about 190hp, but I personally would go with a 04 330i and get the performance package, and you can either get it with a 6 speed manual tranny or SMG.

04 C230 sport sedan is crap, any C class model is crap, unless you get the C32 AMG which is a kompressed V6 Supercharged Engine packing over 400hp.

04 ES330, its a great practical car, it depends on whether or not you plan on fixing it up, ES330's you really cannot mod too much
04 Audi A4 1.8 is a good car since it is a stock turbo, and modding the car gives good hp.

Nutshell:

BMW-Best handling
MB-lots of horsepower, but not really sporty since the C class sedans DO NOT come in MANUAL tranny
Lexus-more luxury than anything else
Audi-Best all around car, since you are planning on getting the quattro. the quattro system is the best awd system in the world, and the A4 are quick and sick ass looking cars. if you add intake, chip, exhaust from awe-tuning.com it brings up the hp from 165 to about 250. and you can get bigger turbos and a FMIC.