[A4] New car considerations

Wed Aug 31 16:23:42 EDT 2005

Sorry - 

I wasn't clear.  My '00 A4 is a 2.8 30v.  I bought it with 80k on it,
and its never gotten more that 22mpg.   I do all of my driving on route
95 north of boston with cruise set at 78mph in 5th gear.

What do others get with their 30v A4s?

Aaron

>>> Nicholas Stock <nickstock at gmail.com> 8/31/2005 4:15:32 PM >>>
Aaron, how come you're only getting 20 mpg in the 00 A4? My '00 A4
1.8TAvant(chipped) has 94K on it and I still get far better gas
mileage than
that...I'd check your filters, plugs etc...you should be getting more
than 
that...
The 2.0T is a really smooth engine, and a lot quieter than the old
1.8T, 
especially at higher revs. There is very little if any cabin vibration
and 
you'll be pleasantly surprised at the low end torque....
I also thought about the A3, but Audi in their infintie wisdom, decided
not 
to bring the quattro here...so what's the point?
The Avant has loads on cargo space, especially with the back seats 
down....if you're looking for storage, go with the wagon (or
estate...if 
you're from the UK!!)
Nick

On 8/31/05, Scott DeWitt < sdewitt at stx.rr.com > wrote: 
> 
> You have a conundrum, both vehicles you mentioned the Allroad and S4
will
> probably get worse mileage than the A4. In fact the Allroad gets
downright
> disgusting fuel economy. Mileage in the low teens has been reported
with 
> the
> allroad. Too bad you can't import an A4 TDI to the states.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Azevedo" < Aaron.Azevedo at saucony.com >
> To: < ericnmn at aol.com >; < A4 at audifans.com >
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [A4] New car considerations
> 
> 
> > I'm in the same boat too. I've got a '00 A4 avant with 99k on it.
Bad
> > thing is that I'm getting 20 mpg. and my commute is going to 45
miles
> > one way.
> >
> > Here's my dilemma - I want better gas mileage, want AWD, and don't
want
> > to drive Japanese. And I'm pissed at Audi for the A3, as it is
smaller
> > than an A4 and more expensive than the A4 used to be. To me is such
an
> > obvious scam to raise the price of the A4.
> >
> > I think I may end up with a CPO allroad, or S4 - used of course,
as
> > audis just don't maintain their value. The other end of the
spectrum
> > has me driving my A4 into the ground and keeping my money.
> >
> > Aaron
> > '00 A4 Avant 5sp, sport pkg - 99k
> > '95 993 6sp, sport pkg - 62k
> >
> >>>> < ericnmn at aol.com > 8/31/2005 3:41:09 PM >>>
> > I'm in the same boat - have a '96 A4 with 150k. I have two kids now
and
> > need a bit more room, but the trunk looks smaller. I'm thinking
about
> > the avant, but need to convince my wife. I'd be dropping two
cylinders,
> > but adding 28 hp, which might be more than an even trade. I did
some
> > research and found that 17" tires are fairly reasonable now. I
think a
> > lot of the 17" size on the 06 A4 costs the same as the 205-55/16's
on my
> > car.
> >
> > For those of you who have driven the 4 cyl turbo and the V6, how
do
> > they compare vibration-wise? (low revs and high)
> >
> > How useful is the Avant storage (whatever that area is called?)
versus
> > the sedan?
> >
> > Eric Schumacher
> > '86 4kcsq (deceased)
> > '96 A4 V6q
> >
> >
> > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:59:42 -0600
> > From: "Glenn Ackerson" < gsackerson at comcast.net >
> > Subject: [A4] New car considerations
> > To: < a4 at audifans.com >
> > Message-ID: < 20050831035943.524BB702602 at audifans.com >
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> >
> > Hi folks,
> > It's time for me to put the current A4 on the market and look at a
new
> > one. And, concerning that purchase, I'd be interested in your
feedback
> > on
> > two options I'm considering:
> >
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