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

[LL - NY]

Having one of each (okay, mine's a Saabaru, but whom are we
kidding!) I would have to say that I'd have to agree on most points
with Taka. Parts (and yes, I've simply priced them as I'm trying to
set up the car for Solo2 D-stock, I haven't had to buy anything yet)
are definitely cheaper if they are common to the Subie and the Saab,
and safety is probably (other than the mass related issue, which only
matters in the less common (according to NHTSA!) vehicle to vehicle
confrontation the equal to (gasp!) the UrS, better in side impacts. Thats
supportable in crash test data by both NHTSA and IHI.

Not saying the car is problem free (tomorrow I get my seat driver's seatbelt
retractor, one cooling hose, and my rear hatch struts replaced under
warrantee,
and the car is 6 mo and 10K miles old!) and it's most definitely NO Audi in
terms of appointments (even in Saab guise), but to each their own. Since I
have
one of each, I can choose, anytime I feel the urge to turn an ignition key.

LL - NY

On 2/16/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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).
> >
> _______________________________________________
> quattro mailing list
> quattro at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
>