[A4] i'm buying a new A4

[Rocky Mullin]

	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TB/WP is done, and lots of little seals and boots have been replaced by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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