??'s about newer A6 wagons

[Gary Erickson]

Hey all,

A friend of mine who's looking to purchase a wagon sent me an email
knowing that I enjoy my Audi's.  Unfortunately, I'm just not familiar
with anything newer than about '92.  She's also considering a Passat, so
throw all the ammunition you've got to steer her towards the Audi!

If you've got anything you can contribute, please send it to me and I'll
compile it all into one response to give to her.  (I can also CC anyone
else who happens to be interested.)

Thanks!

-Gary


> > I'm looking at a '99Avant wagon.  I thought if I get one that is 2 model
> > years old, I'd get a nicer car with not quite the highest pricetag.  The one
> > I've seen has the Tiptronic transmission.  I'm wondering if you know if '99
> > is the first year they had those, and if so, have there been substantial
> > changes to it since?  It drives very nicely, so I have no complaints about
> > it in this particular instance.
> > 
> > I've always had a manual transmission, so this is a bit of a compromise.
> > But it seems like a decent one, particularly if looking at resale later.
> > I'm not sure that those cars are even available with the manual tranny.  Not
> > to worry.  Are there any other things that I might want to ask before I make
> > an offer to purchase one of these?