[A4] New car considerations

Wed Aug 31 18:10:21 EDT 2005

Same as my 98 A4 2.8Q, about 21-23 on Houston roads -
mine's an auto, FWIW.  The only reason I recommended
the A3 is the price - the A4s are just too much now. 
But if you really need the cargo room, I don't know
what to say (perhaps "Sportwagon"??).  But mileage
will be the same with this - they don't have a four
available over at BMW.

-B

--- Aaron Azevedo <Aaron.Azevedo at saucony.com> wrote:

> 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 >
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> > >
> > > 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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