Audi vs. Subaru sales

[Robert Smith]

Just for the record, my otherwise good '96 Subaru Outback suffers from
chronic problems with dash lights burning out, needed to have the CD player
repaired then replaced, and had a broken rear anti-sway bar (caused, I
think, by the fact that they forgot to install the second bolt on the right
side mount). When the 3 year warranty expired, this stuff got extra
annoying.


Bob Smith
rdsmith3 at worldnet.att.net


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Andrew Duane USG
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 7:43 AM
To: Quattro List
Subject: Re: Audi vs. Subaru sales


Hairy green toads from Mars made Joiner say:

> This seems to have been an interesting thread and some may even argue, why
> compare Subaru with Audi at all. Well, I have both cars and I will say a
> couple of things. The 00' Outback Wagon that I have is well put together,
> nary a thing wrong. Trips to the dealer consist of oil changes only. Audi
> should take a page from Subaru. The Outback is solid, dependable and good
> looking to boot. People come up to me in parking lots to ask about the
> Outback.

Well, we own two cars: a '00 Outback Limited, and a '95 A6QW.

The A6 is "mine", the Outback is "my wifes".

Although the Outback has come a long way in trim level, comfort,
styling, and amenities, and I'm sure will FAR outpace my A6 in
reliability, there is still no comparison. In fact, my wife commented
about a month after buying the Outback (and trading in a '90 90Q20V)
that her next car will likely be another Audi.

The Audi drives/handles far better, and I find the controls much
better layed out, with a better user interface. But mostly thanks
to the handling issues, I would never own an Outback.

Does it piss me off that Audi can't seem to build a $40,000 car
with dashboard lights that don't burn out, trim that doesn't snap
off, rearview mirrors that don't fall off, or the myriad other
stupid problems that are reported on this list daily?

Of course it does. And, in my opinion, *THAT* is what Audi needs
to work on to keep other makers from eating their lunch.

Time for my coffee, I feel much better now :-) Can you tell it
was a frustrating weekend?

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