Audi vs. Subaru?

[Drew Boyd]

as a hardcore vw/audi guy...my g/f traded her 01 cabrio for an 05
subaru 2.5RS sportwagon and she loves it.  my opinion, look elsewhere
for interior quality but mechanically, shes had only a license plate
bulb go out in almost 4k miles so seems ok so far...

Also have a friend who has a VR6 Corrado thats a 3.1L w/ VW Motorsport
VSR intake and his 'other car' is a 2.5 RS sedan that he did a WRX
motor swap into (which is aparently pretty involved)...

take that for what you will... me, Ill stick to my VW/Audis


On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:32:48 -0500, Jon Linkov <jon at audiclubna.org> wrote:
> New Legacy wagon or an '04/earlier model? Makes a difference to an extent.
> 
> '05 Legacy/Outback is all new. Great car, some definite shortcomings
> compared to a similarly-priced Audi (A4 or used A6), but some advantages
> too. It's not the tin can-like experience of the older Subeys. The interior
> is very nice, it's a bit tail-happy (seriously), especially the GT with the
> 250hp turbo four-cylinder engine.
> 
> Things I disliked in the Outback Limited wagon in the tests my magazine did:
> power seats didn't adjust as much as Audi power seats do; steering wheel
> didn't telescope, it would only tilt; some materials still cheap feeling.
> But the $$ is nice, the car is a lot roomier than an A4, and they are pretty
> reliable.
> 
> Jon
> 
> On 12/22/04 8:05 PM, "quattro-request at audifans.com"
> <quattro-request at audifans.com> wrote:
> 
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:19:35 -0700
> > From: John Cassidy <JCassidy at DiamondConstruction.com>
> > Subject: Audi vs. Subaru?
> > To: "'quattro at audifans.com'" <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Message-ID:
> > <E3B67663A390FB4EA8085FAAF04DE87E2F2FB0 at mail.diamondconstruction.com>
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> >
> > Yikes!
> >
> > The boss (non car guy) asked me whether he should buy his wife a late model
> > A4 quattro or Subaru Legacy wagon.  If it were me, I wouldn't consider the
> > Suby, but on the otherhand, I'm not sure I can recomend the A4.  I'm not
> > sure I want to hear the "you won't believe how bad the dealer screwed me on
> > the busted whatsit" every month!
> >
> >> From my experiences with Audis (7, and looking for #8), you really have to
> > want one...as some lister is saying, "it's not just a car, it's and
> > adventure!"
> >
> > John Cassidy
> 
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