Looking for a New Ride

[Dan DiBiase]

Maybe with the insurance money for the A8, Vincent, if it doesn't turn up....

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA



________________________________
 From: Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com>
To: Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com> 
Cc: mkb <mkb125 at yahoo.com>; "quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: Looking for a New Ride
 
I drive about 35-45k a year, so I'm hankering for a TDi! lol....

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com> wrote:

> Timing belt job is a bit $$, and quite honestly if you aren't driving a lot
> of miles (probably in the 20K+ range) a TDI has a hard time paying for
> itself on just fuel savings. THey are more $$ to buy than a comparable 2.0,
> more $$ in maint.
>
> If you want low maintenance and good fuel economy, a Corolla is honestly
> hard to beat <ducks>
>
> On the A6's, you know what to look for on teh 2.8's. Similar on the 3.0's,
> but no camchain tensioners to leak. However, they do have head gasket
> issues on occasion. Also, other oil leaks. But, what VAG engine doesn't?
>
> Tony
>
> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM, mkb <mkb125 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey Folks,
> >
> > So a couple weeks ago, I was involved in a four car pile up a couple
> miles
> > from home.  A couple 16 year old kids driving home from school rear ended
> > the car behind me, which rear ended me, and then I rear ended the car in
> > front.  Luckily, everyone was OK, but felt bad for the kids.  They
> > genuinely looked upset and apologized to everyone.  Alas, seems like one
> of
> > life's lessons is getting involved in auto accidents.
> >
> > Anyway, the A6 had rear end damage and very little front end damage and
> > was still very drivable.  The insurance folks decided to write it off so
> > I've a nice little check of $5300 to go car shopping with again.
> >
> > As much as I really liked the A6 and my previous A4, the premium gas and
> > mileage in the low 20's was hurting my pocket.  At this point I'm leaning
> > towards getting a used TDI.  It's going to be my daily driver and I ain't
> > hauling a whole lotta stuff.  I may even consider a different VW product
> > such as a Passat or Jetta but I think I'm going 2WD this time.  I even
> > considered looking at Subaru's and other makes, but somehow I just can't
> > see my self in anything other than a VAG product and I've owned an Audi
> of
> > one sort or another for the past 15 years.  Having become familiar with
> the
> > in's and out's and having a number of the Bentley's I reckon I may as
> well
> > stick with VW Audi group.
> >
> > Everyday though, craigslist does tempt me with nice A6's from the early
> > 2000's within my budget, but I have to say, I've remained strong and
> > resisted...so far.  Well, wish me luck in finding my next ride, and
> > hopefully it might end up being a TDI with mileage in the mid 100K range.
> > And if anyone has any advice on what to look for in a TDI, I'd love to
> > hear.  I'll also hit up the TDI forum.
> >
> > Oh BTW, the Mitsubishi Crapant rental really sucks.  The build and ride
> > quality of my wrecked A6 is far superior.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for listening as always.
> >
> > --
> > mohammed
> > 2008 A4 2.0tqa S-Line
> > 1999 A6 2.8qa avant - accident took her
> >
> > 1997 A4 1.8tqa - traded in for the 2K8 A4
> > 1988 80qa - my first signs of madness
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