91 200 20v Avant or B5 1.8T Avant?

[Grant Lenahan]

C4 series cars certainly have a reputation for reliability that exceeds 
Audi's (low) standards.
My '95 a6q is both reliable and affordable to fix when, on occasion, it 
isnt.

Somehow I assume the S-turbo cars are less cheap to keep :-)

Grant
On Dec 23, 2006, at 8:02 AM, Kent McLean wrote:

> Adam A. Luy wrote:
>> Just wanted to throw it out there and see what all y'all had to say 
>> about it.
>
> What Taka and Jim Rose said.  My '89 200 TQ was a great car, but
> reliable it wasn't. I bought it for $2900, and put another $4K into
> it over 2 years to bring it up to snuff -- regular maintenance plus
> non-maintenance things like Euro headlights, oil cooler, and a gas
> tank. My '94 100 S Avant, FWD and automatic, has been a model of
> reliability in comparison. I paid $2800 for it, and in 2 years have
> replaced the ignition switch, a control arm, front brake pads, and
> tires.
>
> So, I'd recommend a 1995.5 S6 Avant.  It won't be cheap, but it
> will be more reliable than a 200. It will also have the I-5 turbo
> that takes power upgrades like a politician. A B5 Avant will not
> have the power you want, and it won't have the collectible charisma
> of the S6.
>
> -- 
> Kent McLean
> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
>
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