audi vs. subaru

[George Tur]

On Saturday 25 December 2004 09:01 am, Jon Linkov wrote:

>
> > Depends on what you want- an enthusiast would probably get the Legacy-
> > sheer power corrupts. I found the Volvo V50 to be more entertaining to
> > drive than the A4 during a recent test-drive.
> >
> > Taka
>
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Was the A4 with the 3.0 engine and upgraded suspension? I drove a left over 
2004 model A4 with those options and while it did feel a little slower off 
the line than the V50, once it got over 30 mph it seemed to have just as much 
pep as the V50.  Surprisingly the A4 didn't have as much body lean as the V50 
even though both had the upgraded suspensions. Interior space wise they 
seemed to be the same, adequate for average sized people, I'm 5'9" at 170lbs, 
both front and back.

My experience with the Subarus, only 2.5 engine models, is that they become 
rattle traps after a few years. A lot of road, wind and engine noise, and the 
interiors don't seem to wear as well, but then my friends have kids in theirs 
so that is a very big wear factor..:-), and they're not really into cleaning 
the cars. I guess the kids have tired them out.