[A4] new / used a4

Fri Jul 7 14:48:37 EDT 2006

cool... but i bet with a set of stasis coilovers it would really trransform
it.  ive heard that it rips with the air suspension gutted. bars would no
doubt make a huge diff.

right, obviously not an exact clone.  body wise the allraod and the s6 are
the same with the big fenders. v8's are bullsh!t, id MUCH rather have a
warmed up 2.7tt than an 8. i thnk that'd be the business.

fenders and bumers are taste - i really dont like the look of the unpained
bumpers. reminds me of a element. no offense =) theres a guy in marin with
one with wheels, low, painted up and it looks so hot. as you say - as close
as you can get to an rs6 6spd avant.

i wonder if the rs's aluminum hood and bumers bolt up? i bet they do.. =)

as for the suspension, ive heard its really problematic. a buddy with one
has had aoll kinda of issues with it. ive also heard that it's very heavy.
heavy and complicated - i'm not a fan. id throw a good set of coilovers on
it and be done. it also seemed to me to be very tuned toward the soccermom
set [typical audi]. i imagine with slightly more aggressive suspension
tuning  it would make the car feel 900lbs lighter.

the 18's will look SICK! im jealous. if only gas here wasnt so painful.

fun stuff.

> Yeah..it's a big car.   And with a relatively soft suspension.....a
> HUGE cure for that dynamics issue is lowering the car a bit with the
> 420 mod, adding H-sport anti-sway bars at the hard setting, and
> removing the silly Servotronic relay for the power steering.    I've
> removed the Servotronic relay....and I may do H-sports someday.  But
> I won't do the 420 mod.
>
> The 420 mod lowers the Allroad even further than the setting 1 on the
> adjustable suspension.  Basically, you tell the computer that the car
> is higher than it really is (via VAG-COM) and the car compensates by
> lowering a bit more.   A rather popular mod in the Allroad crowd.  (A
> 'free' lowering kit! )
>
>
> At 11:07 2006-07-07, docwyte at comcast.net wrote:
> >I recently got a '01 silver allroad 6 speed with 84k miles on it for
> >$15,800.  Nice enough car, very large, doesn't do well on gas.  I
> >sold it shortly after buying it and got out clean.  Dynamically it
> >wasn't what I was looking for.
> >
> >-------------- Original message --------------
> >From: thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com>
> >
> > > yeah ive been looking at 6spd allroads too. paint the fenders +
> > bumpers and
> > > lose the stupid lowrider suspension and you have a budget s6 clone.
> > >
> > > whered you find the allroad? how is it on gas?
> > >
> > >
> > > On 7/7/06, Brian J White wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yeah..he got a tiptronic. He certainly didn't know any better.
> > > >
> > > > I paid $21000 for my 1998 BMW 540i 6-speed in March of 05. Had
> > > > 54000 miles on it and was beautiful, complete, and a local car
> > > > always. The original window sticker on the car was $57000. For
> > > > my purposes, it has been like a brand new $57k car for the price of
> a
> > > > new WhatDaYaCallItEconomyCar.
> > > >
> > > &g!
> >t; I pa id $24500 for my 2001 Allroad 2.7T 6-speed (w/3rd row seat,
> > > > rare). Also had 54000 miles on it and was beautiful and
> > > > complete. Atlas grey 6-speeds with 3rd row seat is a pretty rare
> > > > car, so I was lucky enough to find it. But compare that to the $58k
> > > > sticker price. (IIRC anyway...)
> > > >
> > > > At 09:50 2006-07-07, thejimrose wrote:
> > > > >i have to say i totally agree that leasing is akin to setting your
> cash
> > > > on
> > > > >fire. i also HATE spending $$ on cars. it's SUCH a massive
> > disinvestment
> > > > [i
> > > > >prefer booze, women, and carbon fiber motorcycle parts.. =]
> > > > >
> > > > >ive always had great luck buying cheap cars, well maintained,
> > with around
> > > > >100k and dealing with the occasional hassle of repairs. im also a
> > > > mod-nut,
> > > > >so that works out well. if you can afford to lose $20k o! ver
> > the course
> > > > >of 3-4 years on a car, go for it.
> > > > >
> > > > >i bought my 98 a4 for 7grand with 100k about 1.5 yrs ago. it's been
> > > > >fantastic. i always get the 'ooooh, fancy car' bit from people
> > [not that
> > > > i
> > > > >care - they dont have to crawl around under it]. it broke down
> > thje first
> > > > >week i had it [the common downpipe split] and has been awesome
> since. i
> > > > put
> > > > >a ton of miles on my cars too and i live and work in SF - either
> bus or
> > > > >moto to work.
> > > > >
> > > > >all that said the new a4 is superpimp. a good buddy of mine who
> doesnt
> > > > know
> > > > >any better just got a new 07 a4 3.2 tip, nav, loaded for 43
> > grand. OUCH.
> > > > >
> > > > >can you say "used m5" ?
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