comments on 2008 a4 3.2q

[Henry A Harper III]

I had similar thoughts as Steve - depends on what your priorities are (do
you care about the price of gas). I've had a (stock) 2.0T manual avant for 6
months now and I wouldn't say it was anemic. Maybe not as powerful on the
top end as the chipped 200q20v I had for 14 years but really no complaints,
it does feel like it gets off the line better - throttle calibration/direct
injection maybe. And this morning, 34mpg (reported by trip computer anyway)
on a 65-mile round trip 20 minutes in town/30 minutes freeway per leg, calm
winds, flat roads, no traffic to interfere with cruise at/slightly above
speed limit.

>
> 2.0t with APR Stage 1.  No more anemia and better mileage.
>
> On 4/23/2011 9:23 AM, Jeffrey Brown wrote:
> > considering a change and saw a nice look 2008 a4 3.2q for sale.
>  i am not so
> > familiar with the 3.2 so I was wondering if you all had an
> opinion in terms
> > of reliability or known problems, or if this is an engine to avoid.
> >
> > i find the 2.0tq a bit anemic in terms of acceleration hence
> looking at the
> > 3.2's
> >
> > Thanks as always for your collective wisdom