[A4] i'm buying a new A4
John Karasaki
johkar at teleport.com
Thu Dec 15 02:48:07 EST 2005
Rocky,
We've always paid for our cars. Is it a better deal to lease?
John
At 10:56 PM 12/14/2005 -0800, Rocky Mullin wrote:
> 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.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> >> Rocky Mullin
>>>>> >>
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
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