I'd far rather have the Audi, but the 1.8 T engine can have timing chain and piston oil ring problems. To have a 1.6 petrol engine, the Qashqai must be the old model Qashqai and this engine wasn't much cop. Low geared and not enough torque for the motorway. Give that a miss. Check them both out at www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/ specially the Good & Bad sections.