Others considered... was: How The Dealer treats us... was: Start of a silly season

[LL - NY]

It's a much more refined and practical vehicle than my GD chassis car. The
interior almost looks Toyota-ish in quality. Most definitely not in the VAG
rhelm, but at least now no longer a bunch of pieces of hard plastic. A
wider, flat load floor. And the new 'rex has (from what I've read) totally
accessible power (mine's more akin to a rubber band). And I can
almoststomach the look.

On 12/2/08, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I dunno, I kinda like the new WRX 5-door. I've always liked hatchbacks for
> their practicality, and with the 2009 WRX being
> given a pretty significant bump in hp - up 20 or so to 265 - and under $30k
> with navigation and satellite radio doesn't seem
> like a bad deal. I even kind of like the new look.
>
>   Dan D
> Central NJ USA
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> ________________________________
> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:50:50 AM
> Subject: Others considered... was: How The Dealer treats us... was: Start
> of a silly season
>
>
> I'm stuck on all wheel drive.  I haven't seriously considered anything
> without it for a long time.  Mercedes showed me how to think German.  VW
> was
> my gateway to other makes.  The original Audi Coupe became the monkey on my
> back.  I've had nothing but Audis since 1990.
>
> These days the only non Audis cars I ever sit and wonder about owning have
> all wheel drive of some sort.  Doesn't happen much with Subaru
> anymore.  For
> the last couple of years it's been the Acura whatever with SH-AWD, the
> sedan, not the SUV.
>
> But do any of the other AWD systems work as well as Quattro?  Even modern
> Quattro is electronically aided.  And that's usually where I draw the line.
> The system must help you GO, not help you stay safe buy impeding your
> progress with brakes in some way.  That's my criteria.  Not many do that
> these days, I think, even most Audis.  I thinks it's a purity of purpose
> thing; emphasis on the "Drive" part of AWD.
>
> So I usually read with more interest articles about Volvo XC whatever,
> Saab's new AWD thingie, Ford's forays into the territory with the Fusion
> (right?) and the 500/Taurus/Freestyle/and that other new box on
> wheels.  The
> Acura one was just updated and the styling is odd at best, but I've just
> read some info about SH-AWD again and am intrigued enough to look at the
> pictures longer thinking how I could minimize the effects of the styling
> "updates" with color choice or clever "accent" painting of trim and grill.
>
> Not that it will ever actually happen.
>
> What's been catching your interest lately?
>
> Ed
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Grant Lenahan
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 5:54 AM
> > To: cobram at juno.com
> > Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: How The Dealer treats us...was Start of a silly season
> >
> >
> > Oh there's lots. And I agree, the Subaru's are solid, honest AWD
> > vehicles.  And mostly have been for a long time.
> > Not nearly the level of refinement of audis though. So most buyers,
> > maybe this list excepted, dont compare them.
> >
> >   I dont put "boy racers" in competition with audi though...
> > The others were a6, a4, s4, a3 competitors.
> >
> > Grant
> >
> > On Dec 1, 2008, at 9:38 PM, cobram at juno.com wrote:
> >
> > >  Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> writes:
> > >
> > >> Today, that doesn't carry the same weight.  Hmmm Pontiac
> > G8 GT? Caddy
> > >> CTS-V?  Next Year's Saturn, ne Opel, Omega? Great cars with vastly
> > >> better service records.
> > >
> > > Maybe Screwbaru too?
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-jAImScms
> > >
> > >
> > > BCNU,
> > > http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> > > "God's a kid with an ant farm, lady. He's not planning anything."
> >
> > Grant Lenahan
> > glenahan at vfemail.net
> > (201) 602-4702 mobile
> >
> >
> >
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