[A4] Noob ?s about A4 2.8 "MY 2 CENTS"

[Rocky Mullin]

At 4:56 PM -0500 12/24/04, Brizax at aol.com wrote:
>just my 2 cents,
>
>i have owned a 95 325is and it was horrible, had a lot of problems with  only
>70k miles on the car, maybe it was just a rare lemon?
>

	most certainly.  in fact, i'd put money on an audi being a poorer
car at 70k than a BMW.  if these problems were the rule, and not the exception
these companies would be out of business.

>if you want performance and handling go with a 1.8t quattro, and chip it, 
>the car is a whole different beast chipped, the 2.8 is nose heavy and wont 
>handle as good as the 1.8 and a 1.8 chipped will destroy a v6, and 
>is cheaper to 
>mod,

	yeah them 2.8s are pretty crummy for anything except just buying
and driving around as-is.  that's the nature of an NA v. turbo car.  though
a 1.8 tiptronic, from my experience, is a pretty sucky ride.  way too heavy
with that extra tranny weight.  ditto with power seats, like 300 pounds!

>Was  considering the E36 BMW cars (budget price is up to about $15k or so)
>but  am a bit scared off by potential subframe/shockmount/engine mount
>problems  and thought I'd think about the A4 2.8.  So, a few ?s if you  don't
>mind.
>1)  Lots of torque steer with the FWD 2.8?

	you gotta be crazy to buy a non-quattro audi, IMO.

	want an amazing older used car?  BMW 635csi.

>2)  But, because of no AWD on the 2.8 FWD, is it appreciably faster  0-60
>than the 2.8Q?

	i can't imagine it being much more than fractionally faster.
so with a wee, wee bit more quickness you get crap handling.

>992-1997 Lexus SC 300 (only the ones with 5 speeds, probably too  "soft" a
>KIND OF A HEAVY CAR BUT HAS THE SUPRA ENGINE WHICH IS A GREAT MOTOR TO 
>TURBOCHARGE ETC VERY DURABLE

	i've actually heard some good things about "sterlings".

>car)
>1994-1998 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra (but not the '96 unless  cooling changes met)
>AMERICAN? WHY BOTHER? :)

	i don't like american cars for being american.  just for being
ugly and/or weak.  like any mustang after, say, 1970.  except the new
one, i'd own that car.  it's beautiful.

>1997-2001 Honda Prelude type SH
>GOD NO :)

	unbelievably reliable, those hondas.  and their sporty models are
a hoot to drive.

>
>1999  Mazda Miata (not AE version, I can only count up to 5...)
>DRIVE ONE, THEY ARE WAY UNDERPOWER'D AND THERE IS NOT MUCH LEG ROOM UNLESS 
>YOUR SHORT.  I DROVE A 97? DUNNO WHICH YOUR LOOKING AT, GET IN A WRECK IN  ONE
>OF THESE AND ITS OVER :(

	you can get roll bars for them.  but you still have to deal with
everyone knowing that you're gay.

>
>1995  BMW M3 (if I can afford entry/maintenance costs)
>ONE OF THE BEST HANDELING CARS FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, STILL E36 PLATFORM, BE 
>CAREFULL OF MAINTENANCE

	a good quattro will outhandle an M3.  want to piss off an M3
owner?  put a chipped 20v turbo into an audi 4000 quattro and race.

>MERRY XMAS, OF COURSE YOU NEED TO DECIDE ON YOUR OWN, THESE ARE JUST MY 2 
>CENTS, I MAYBE RIGHT OR WRONG ON SOME THINGS,  DRIVE A COUPLE. A4S 
>DO HAVE  LIL
>PROBS OF THERE OWN AS WELL, BUT FOR WHAT YOU GET ITS WORTH IT IMO. YOU CAN 
>PICK UP A USED 1.8T FROM 96-99 FOR AROUND 12K AVOID THE NEWER 99.5 
>AND 2K THEY 
>HAVE THE THROTTLED CONTROLED BY A ELETRONIC WIRE , YOULL LOOSE PERFORMANCE,
>THE  99 CARS HAVE THE ONE PIECE HEADLIGHTS, OR YOU CAN INSTALL EM WITH LITTLE
>WORK ON  A OLDER, I DID,

	hey, i'm going to sell mine!  maybe he wants it!

	2000 a4 avant 1.8t sport/winter/convenience/GPS/xenon/audio...
not to mention a separate ECU with an APR chip, optional GFB stealth
FX blowoff valve, and two sets of nokian snow tires on rims, one set
being ur-quattro rims.

-- 
  Rocky Mullin 

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