quattro Digest, Vol 3, Issue 4: new recall

[Tom Nas]

"Larry C. Leung" <l.leung at juno.com> wrote:

>Not to start a thread, but different strokes for different folks, right?
>(and yes, I still drive a 5sp, and haven't found a slushy I"ve liked
>yet. But I don't necessarily slam those who prefer them!)

I drive a manual but would probably prefer an automatic for my daily 
commute- though the increased fuel consumption would probably be a negative 
factor. I live in The Netherlands, where due to the incredible traffic 
density the autobox is gaining in popularity. You probably wouldn't be able 
to resell an A6 with a manual transmission here, that category of cars 
(6-cyl and upwards) is an automatic by default.

An A4 4-cyl on the other hand would be difficult to sell as an automatic, I 
can pick up automatic Audi 80s ('86-'91) for next to nothing and they're 
generally in better shape than the manual cars. Those are considered 
grandad's cars here.

For an enjoyable drive on quiet country roads I prefer a manual. For the 
daily traffic light rodeo give me an autobox anytime.

Tom