Re: Décision time

[LL - NY]

Sad to say Geriant, but stateside, we've never had the pleasure of a B4(?)
Passat TDi, nor
do we have Octavia's, Seat's or the like. The only VAG product lines we get
are VW and
Audi, and the only TDi's we've gotten are A4 Golf/Jetta's and B3 Passats.,

On 1/12/09, Geraint Lloyd <geraintlloyd_qc at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> So if it's not a GTI, then it sounds like you need a 97-05 TDI passat
> wagon.
>
> Nice ride, quiet, quick enough, comfy, like the beast that you know (a4),
> trunk big enough that you can put the seats down and have a kip in it if
> the
> worst comes to the worst and you have to wait for the AAA/CAA/AA (delete as
> geographically applicable)
>
> I'm pretty dedicated to german stuff, but really something like a 160bhp 6
> speed Octavia 4wd wagon would also be good. Audi's premium for leather
> seats, touchy feely dashes and damped grab handles is great, but Essential?
> That's another question. There's plenty of other VAG products that go just
> as well for less $$$.
>
> Anyway, i think that we've (or at least, i've) done this one to death, so
> that's all from me and good luck with the hunt for a replacement
>
> Geraint
>
>
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> Behalf Of Grant Lenahan
> Sent: 12 January 2009 20:30
> To: Max Baker
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Décision time
>
> C4 A6.
>
> Comfy.
>
> Quiet.
>
> Easy to fix.
>
> reasnable economy.
>
> Slow.  Who cares?
>
> Grant
> On Jan 12, 2009, at 8:20 PM, Max Baker wrote:
>
> > LL - NY wrote:
> >> I agree. Driven several, including some suitably modded ones. They
> >> drive
> >> like pigs.
> >>
> >> On 1/12/09, Geraint Lloyd <geraintlloyd_qc at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >>> And I hate Mk3s.......
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> > I think you guys have a far different idea of "Daily Driver" than I
> > do.   Roll cage? 3 Mile Commute?   Tossability?    Auto-X Performance?
> >
> > For my daily driver I'm weighing in comfort and distance.  120 miles a
> > day driven, mostly at 75mph+, but with 10-20 minutes of bumper-to-
> > bumper
> > and at least one "slow down from 75 to 15 in a hurry" a day.   The MK2
> > was fun to drive as a toy (which seems to be what you guys are talking
> > about), I loved it for the two or three cloverleaves I could find a
> > day,
> > but then the droning, rattling, wind noise, and broken interior
> > everything sucked for the flat long high way stretches.    Note that I
> > did not recommend a MK3,  but having owned both at the same time (last
> > year), I *would* recommend a MK3 over a MK2 as a Daily Driver.
> >
> > I myself have it all a little backwards and have a MK3 as a street
> > +track
> > car and my CQ as my DD  :)
> >
> >
> > -m
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