[A4] i'm buying a new A4
Rocky Mullin
caliban at sharon.net
Thu Dec 15 01:55:46 EST 2005
i like the subie XT a whole lot. i was ready to get one until my
local audi dealer made me a deal i couldn't refuse. i like those FX cars
as well.
look at BMW for great deals on leases on xdrive cars right now.
also, mercedes has some great lease deals now too.
At 10:46 PM -0800 12/14/05, John Karasaki wrote:
>Aaron,
>
>As they say "Results not typical." Our '99.5 Avant - 2.8 quattro
>automatic with sport package just turned 101k miles. We have owned
>it since 50k. Got the t-belt job at 60k due to leaking cam seals.
>It had the tie rod ends replaced under recall before we bought it.
>Yet, we just had those replaced as they were TOAST. New control
>arms up front, new bilstein shocks. ABS computer has given up the
>ghost. Yeah, terrible gas mileage.
>
>You're lucky to get such amazingly good life out of your car since
>you admit you drive it hard. I WISH we had such good luck.
>
>We've owned Audis -- alot of Audis -- since 1989. My '90 cq has
>240k+ miles and I'd like to replace it. The only Audi in the
>running is a ur-S6 avant. The other cars are Infiniti G35 or FX35,
>Subaru GT limited wagon or sedan spec. B, and Mazdaspeed 6. There's
>a disturbing pattern here. All the $30k+ (new) cars on this list
>are not German!
>
>John
>
>
>
>At 02:10 PM 11/30/2005 -0500, Aaron Azevedo wrote:
>>Nick -
>>
>>For what its worth, I've also got a '00 A4 Avant - 2.8 quattro 5 speed
>>with sport package. I just turned 101k miles last week. Admittedly, I
>>drive the car very hard. I keep all the fluids new and clean. The car
>>has been bulletproof. I just did my first tie rod end. I did the
>>brakes and rotors at 80k and the timing belt/water pump at 90k.
>>
>>My biggest complaint is the fuel mileage - terrible at 20mpg. I'm
>>trying to justify a BMW 545, with the 26mpg it gets. Yeah, right.
>>Pretty bad logic.
>>
>>Isn't the decision part of the fun:)
>>
>>Aaron
>>
>>>>> Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net> 11/30/2005 1:53:41 PM >>>
>>
>>still, lots of second thoughts. talked a lot with the wifey last
>>night. she gave it her stamp of approval, but still. it comes down to
>>spending an extra $300/month. that's $3600/year, for the most part
>>because
>>i want some new features (nav with map screen, i already have first
>>gen
>>nav in my 2000 avant, and leather/wood) and i worry about what repairs
>>might cost because the extended warranty runs out in february. still,
>>it's pretty unlikely that i'd have t0 spend $3600/year for two years.
>>especially since most of the front suspension is new, clutch is new,
>>TB/WP is done, and lots of little seals and boots have been replaced
>>by
>>my dealer who has been finding every last thing with any flaw at all
>>to
>>do before the warranty runs out. oh yeah, the engine was apart 8k
>>miles
>>ago, no sludge. so maybe it's going to cost me a lot LESS than
>>$3600/year
>>to maintain. 67k miles BTW.
>>
>>and, in all honesty, i like the 325xi best, though it costs more
>>than the A4. i believ that has towing capacity, too.
>>
>>At 6:43 AM -0800 11/30/05, Nicholas Stock wrote:
>>>I second that...nice choice, you'll love it (as I am...).
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Nick
>>>
>>>On 11/30/05, Calvyn < Calvyn at stny.rr.com > wrote:
>>>> Honda element awd???????
>>>> Is this like a placebo in your vehicle testing venture?
>>>>
>>>> Good final choice!
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: a4-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] On
>>Behalf Of
>>>> Rocky Mullin
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:53 AM
>>>> To: Nicholas Stock
>>>> Cc: a4 at audifans.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [A4] i'm buying a new A4
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> of course!
>>>>
>>>> 2006 A4 2.0t, loaded. the deposit is down, all pending wifey's
>>>> approval. i've driven and priced:
>>>>
>>>> bmw 325xi and 530xi
>>>> volvo v50 and xc70
>>>> subaru wrx, wrx sti and outback xt
>>>> audi a3 3.2 quattro and 2.0t
>>>> honda element awd
>>>> infiniti fx35 and fx45
>>>>
>>>> all wagon-types except of course the wrx sti.
>>>>
>>>> the 530xi was REALLY close. the lease deal at BMW now for
>> >> that car is sick. $539. the a4 wins because of the current lease
>>>> deals from audi. the only place it doesn't beat the xt is the xt
>>>> has towing capacity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 8:21 PM -0800 11/29/05, Nicholas Stock wrote:
>>>> >Rocky,
>>>> >
>>>> >Are we allowed to ask what you're replacing the A4 with?
>>>> >
>>>> >Nick
>>>> >
>>>> >On 11/29/05, Rocky Mullin < caliban at sharon.net > wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> my 2000 is for sale. i'll also be separately selling my
>>>> >> APR chip *with spare ECU* as well as a GFB F/X blowoff valve.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> the A4 has new clutch, new front suspension, GPS, luxury
>>>> >> package, sport package, winter package.... the list goes on and
>>on.
>>>> >> cactus green. oh, it's an avant. spare ur-quattro rims with
>>nokian
>>>> >> snow tires negotiable.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
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