used audi vs new (insert something else)

[Jon Linkov]

IIHS Top Safety Picks for 2006
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx

Subary Legacy -- Gold
Audi A6 -- silver
Audi A4 -- silver

I'll take my chances with the Subaru.

Jon


On 2/15/06 9:25 PM, "Wylie Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> Friday I'm picking up a 2001 allroad for my wife in KC.  No it's not
> new, and yes it has 49K miles, but for $19K, with a years' worth of
> Audi Assured warranty still left on it, it's cheaper and safer than a
> new(ish) subie, and will haul more and look better doing it
> (subjective opinion inserted in case you hadn't figured that out!).  I
> know having sold the two cars side-by-side, that i'd rather have an(y
> audi) allroad over a subie most any day.....if i'm paying for the
> maintenance anyway (which I won't since I can do most of it myself on
> the Audi) the labor rates are not terribly different at my dealer
> locally which sells both brands.  Parts costs are not that different
> either, and subies do break now and again, (and squeak and rattle
> too).
> 
> 
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 Cq
> 99.5 A4 Avant 1.8Tq
> (soon to be '01 allroad)
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Linkov" <jon at audiclubna.org>
> To: "Jim Griffin" <JGriff at JGriff.com>; "Wylie Bean"
> <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>; "Audifans" <quattro at audifans.com>; "PCC
> list" <acna_pcc at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [acna_pcc] Audi drops free maintenance in '07
> 
> 
>> It's one of the main reasons I just bought a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT
> sedan for
>> my wife. Yes, I got an amazing deal because I bought the car through
> work,
>> but there really is not one 2005, 5,000-mile Audi I could touch for
> $21,500.
>> So, I bought the Subey.
>> 
>> Jon
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/15/06 7:50 PM, "Jim Griffin" <JGriff at JGriff.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Customer service at Audi dealers is horrible, especially the
> service
>>> departments. Getting free maintenance makes the "experience"
>>> tolerable. If these same people know that for their next Audi they
>>> will have to pay for such poor treatment/service, that will
>>> definitely discourage them from buying a new Audi. It certainly
> would
>>> factor into my decision.
>>> 
>>> At 10:53 PM 2/13/2006, Wylie Bean wrote:
>>>> from today's "Automotive News"
>>>> 
>>>> Audi drops free maintenance
>>>> 
>>>> ----------
>>> 
>>>     Jim Griffin
>>> JGriff at JGriff.com
>>>        8-)
>>> 
>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>> 
>>> 
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