Passat 4 Motion

[Tiberius Gaius]

I drove  a passat 4motion two months ago at the vw dealer in Santa Rosa, CA.
Nice car, but too pricey at 32k and the car needs a manual transmission as
that audi v6 simply does not have the "oomph" at low revs....too cammy.

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Arbaugh" <sneakers at oz.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: Passat 4 Motion


>
> "Not available until April"???
>
> Really? A local VW dealer down the road here in Seattle has (had) about
six
> wagons all lined up just a month or two ago. I stopped by to see what they
> looked like, and had my choice of colors. can't remember what the final
price
> was on them, and didn't have time at the time to take it for a drive, but
plan
> on going back soon to do just that and compare it to the way the quattro's
> drive. From what I've heard, they won't be as sporty as the A4, VW wanting
to
> capture more of the luxury side of the market, leaving Audi with the
sporting
> side. I do remember the sales drone saying the 4Motion was available only
with
> the v6, not avail with any other motor. He couldn't tell me what the drive
> train was, viscous or torsen or what, so can't help there. Anyway, might
be
> worth checking with other dealers...
>
> steve
> '86 5ktqw
> '86 4kcsq
> kent, wa
>
> >
> >Message: 14
> >To: <a href=mailto:quattro at audifans.com>quattro at audifans.com</a>
> >Cc: <a href=mailto:gbying at juno.com>gbying at juno.com</a>
> >Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:05:44 -0500
> >Subject: Re: Passat 4 Motion
> >From: Lawrence C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
> >
> >Well, after severe scouring of the brochure (it helps to use real light)
> >apparently the publication says that 4-motion will be availible on GLS
> >V-6 models. This makes a whole lot more sense. In either case, it doesn't
> >appear that wagons of any type will be availible until April. Thanks for
> >your input.
> >
> >LL - NY
> >
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