(SemiAC) Audi vs. Volvo

[Mark J. Besso]

Tihol,

You're considering a '97 Volvo w/136K and a '99 Audi w/100K.  For the same 
price you can probably buy a 2003+ Subaru Legacy GT wagon with less than 
half the miles.

Just a thought.....

~Mark



On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:48:39 -0500
  Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
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  Tihol Tiholov wrote:
> Gents, hope you'd forgive the semi-on/off-topic thread and might 
>reply off
> list, if you wish, to avoid a possible war and spreading distress.
> Looking for a larg-ish wagon and am pondering btwn a 1997 850 AWD 
>manual,
> 136K km and a 1999 A6 (auto) 100K km, both say maintained.  Asking 
>prices
> are close enough around $13K Can.  
  
  A Volvo? Are you kidding me?!?!?
  
  Seriously, I think you're comparing similar cars, like Chevys and
Fords. And
  that is more true if both were new.  But since they aren't, you're
really
  comparing two old cars with lots of miles on them. My belief is that
you'll have
  to look at them both and decide which is the better *used* car.  My
guess is
  that the Audi, 2 years newer and with fewer miles on it, might be the
better of
  the two.
  
  We know the pitfalls of the Audi; here are some web pages about the
Volvo, found
  through Google:
  
  http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/volvo_850.php#repairlist
  http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1993-to-1997-volvo-850.htm
  http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1993-to-1997-volvo-850-2.htm
  
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