Good-Bye, A4....

[Dan DiBiase]

Fortunately, the MINI is a 6-speed manual. And I have 2 MGB's, one of which
will be running again this summer, so I will have some shifting joy. At one
time, we had my A4, my oldest son's 2013 WRX, my younger son's 2003 Jetta
Wolfsburg and the MINI for my daughter, all stick shifts. Son #1 still has
the WRX, the Jetta was replaced with an Xterra and the MINI replaced with a
Jeep Grand Cherokee.

It made sense to keep the MINI over the A4, as it has 20k less mileage, the
clutch has been replaced and it has a timing chain vs belt. The A4 was on
the original clutch and was due for a TB change in about 25k miles. Also
had a P/S leak.

Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 4:35 PM Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:

> Starting with the 2019 model year, there is no more manual trans Audi for
> America.  There’s the auto-shifting DSG, but not a regular manual shift.
>
> This is why I am keeping my B5 S4.  Six manual gears, twin turbo V6 and
> quattro.  Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.
>
> -Ti
> --
> Sent from my commlock
>
>
> > On Feb 2, 2019, at 1:17 PM, Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well, after 15 1/2 years of driving enjoyment, the time came today to
> part
> > with my '04 A4 quattro sedan... My daughter purchased a new car, and it
> > made sense to keep her 2009 MINI Cooper and retire the A4. It's been
> passed
> > along to it's 2nd owner, who hopefully will get as much enjoyment out of
> > the car as I did.
> >
> > I'm going to continue to subscribe to the list even though I suspect I
> may
> > never own an Audi again. New ones are too expensive and only the high-end
> > models are available with a manual trans, which is kind of a deal breaker
> > for me. But maybe not forever!
> >
> > Thanks for all the assistance in the past, even though I think I had one
> of
> > the newer cars on the list!
> >
> > Dan D
> > '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 - gone but never forgotten
> > Central NJ USA
> > http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
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