€251 tax for the clio and €539 for the a4! That's well made back in fuel prices! And personally Id rather drive the a4 than a clio any day. Much better to drive and has a hell of alot more power, And still lighter on fuel. So to me the few quid extra on the a4 is worth it. The insurance to me makes no difference anyway, it's €1000 a year and no matter what I seem to drive. Depreciation is a point doing higher mileage, But again I buy 2nd hand. And the A4 will go for many more miles than the clio! The clio is crap with 84k miles the a4 drives perfect with 106,500k miles! + the clio has spent a long time off the road! And has cost my sister alot more in car rental! Maybe renaults are best avoid, or maybe every car has it's gremlins, and maybe she was just the unlucky one!