Something's burning, and I think it's ...

Kent McLean kentmclean at comcast.net
Sun Dec 9 07:42:01 PST 2007


Grant Lenahan wrote:
> On Dec 9, 2007, at 8:02 AM, Kent McLean wrote:
> > I could go totally insane and search for a cheap A8.
> >
> They (D1/D2 A8s) can be horrors to maintain, and the trannys have  
> some, uh, issues.  Of course, my S6 has the same motor and tranny....
> 
> My experience is that C4s are cheaper to keep than B5s, having had  
> both. But the B5 handles much better.
> 
> If you want the spiritual successor to your 200, how abotu a c5 2.7t?

I don't know. Twice as many turbos, twice as many hoses to leak. ;)
But, there is one local to me for sale for <$10K.

Anyone want to chime in on the pros and cons of the C5 2.7T? (According
to AudiWorld, that would be the 2000-2001 A6 with 2.7L twin turbo V6.)

Math is hard. Let's go Audi shopping.

-- 
Kent McLean
'91 200 TQA #1, not for sale (not yet)
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody" becoming "Old Faithful"
'91 200 TQA #2, up in smoke 2
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", up in smoke



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