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[Tony Hoffman]

I'll jump on that bandwagen. From a daily driver perspective, the A4's
are far nicer cars, especially the interior. However, they are also
very americanized, and therefor have lost much of that "german car
character" that makes them special, adn therefore worth all the
headaches.

Also, I, along with Cody and probably several others on this list,
work on these cars (professionally) every day. I'll second the "No
thank you". Ever done a TB on a 30V? How about the cam chain tensioner
seals? I could damn near rebuild a 4000Q in the time it takes to
replace an automatic trans in an A4 Quattro. OK, not quite, but you
get the point. And the $$ to maintain one is rediculous also!

But, to each their own,
Tony Hoffman

On Dec 28, 2007 5:48 PM, Michael McLaughlin <mcloffs at mac.com> wrote:
> I own an A4, and am not so quick to agree. While having the more modern car is nice in a lot of ways, it certainly doesn't have the same feel as the older cars -- my 1990 100 and 1995 90 Quattro had their issues, but they had that old German indestructible feel. My wife often suggests we sell the A4 and find another 90; it's tempting.
>
> -Mike in Snoqualmie, Wash.