[s-cars] Sedan --> Avant question

[serge]

on 9/27/03 6:37 PM, Varon H. Fugman at vfugman at globaldialog.com wrote:

> This is directed to those folks that went from an S4/S6 sedan to an S6 Avant
> (or have or have had both):
>
> I've been contemplating getting an Avant to replace my '95 S6 sedan, and I'm
> just wondering if those that have made such a switch have been satisfied
> with the results.  I would like the extra cargo capability of the Avant (and
> a place for the dog to ride), but I don't want to give up too much in the
> handling and performance department.
>
> Is driving my sedan (stock suspension, TAP stage 1 chip) with 200 pounds in
> the trunk a reasonable approximation of the handling and performance I
> should expect from a similarly equipped wagon?
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback I can get!
>
> Varon
> vfugman at globaldialog.com
> '95 S6 non-Avant at this time
>
>
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Varon, yes you get all the benefits of utility, but you also get a bigger
front anti-roll bar, as well as a rear anti-roll bar. I took my RS2
equipped, stock suspended avant (117,XXX miles) with stock wheels and all
season tires (225/50 Brigestone 9xx Costco specials) to Lime Rock and it
throttle-steered very nicely. This was my first time on a track, and I'm
quite certain I was driving like an a$$, but it was a great deal of fun.

Cops don't give you a second look (unless you're in Ohio doing a buck-two).


Serge Filanovsky

95 S6 Avant