used audi vs new (insert something else) Re: [acna_pcc] Audi dropsfree maintenance in '07

[SAM LETZRING]

Well- I have both a Subie and an old AUDI 4KCSQ- and in a couple of weeks I
too will pick up a used ALLROAD- after all the problems I have had with the
97 OB- I will appreciate the AUDI.

Sam


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wylie Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
To: "Jon Linkov" <jon at audiclubna.org>; "Jim Griffin" <JGriff at JGriff.com>;
"Audifans" <quattro at audifans.com>; "PCC list" <acna_pcc at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 7:25 PM
Subject: used audi vs new (insert something else) Re: [acna_pcc] Audi
dropsfree maintenance in '07


> 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-)
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