quattro Digest, Vol 42, Issue 37

Grant Lenahan glenahan at vfemail.net
Tue Apr 17 20:23:08 EDT 2007


AB5, biturbo, 2.7L, S4 avant 6-sp is sweet.

Grant
On Apr 17, 2007, at 5:14 PM, thejimrose wrote:

> i think thats a great suggestion. the b5 a4's have [unfortunately for 
> some
> of us] really dropped in price.
>
> fyi the b5 rear seats fold down which RADICALLY effects useability of 
> the
> car - i can fit 2 mountian bikes [front wheels off] and tons of gear in
> mine. not sure what is driving the need for a wagon but the a4's 
> "trunk" is
> far more useful than a 90, 4k, even 5k trunk [as big as it is] is. i 
> can
> also fit 3 people + boards and skii's in the car - no racks to fuss 
> with,
> kill gas mileage or, more importantly, look dorky. =)
>
> the a4 does have lots of upgrade options, a 1.8t avant with tip and ecu
> chips would be much more fun and have plenty of zip for a daily driver.
> there are also lots of parts on the used market, which helps making 
> them fun
> on the cheap.
>
> the downside is that the a4 avant is small - much smaller than the a6, 
> hence
> my question about the need for a wagon.
>
> gl
> jim
>
>
>
>> Regardless, you may consider an A4 wagon, with the automatic. These 
>> are
>> pretty readily available on the used market, particularly in Colorado,
>> where
>> I'm starting to see nice examples for around $8k. Maybe you can find 
>> one
>> of
>> the 1.8 turbo engines that has been well maintained and do some simple
>> mods,
>> thus approach something like the driving experience you are enjoying 
>> with
>> your 5000.
>>
>>
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