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

[Taka Mizutani]

Wylie-
I take major exception to some of your statements:

Subarus have been consistently rated tops in crash testing the last couple
years- the Impreza and the Legacy are the top or near the top of their
class.

Parts cost for Subaru are way lower- I priced out a bunch of things and the
Subaru stuff is much, much less expensive.

If you prefer the Audi, that's fine, but those statements are just plain
incorrect.

The Audi is definitely a nicer car, no question about it. The Audi feels
like a much more substantial car (a lot more mass definitely).

As for reliability, considering that you're talking about an allroad, I
don't know how you can say that Audis are more reliable.

Taka


On 2/15/06, 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).
>