[s-cars] Allroad info needed..... Wife wants one

[Robert Rossato]

> 1. Is the Automatic tranny in the 2.7 TT Allroad a weak tranny?
Don't know about the automatic, but the manual should be plenty beefy ;-)

> 2. Sounds like the suspension is a weak point, or is that just a
> theory?
I haven't heard of any failures of the system, but because it is more complicated than a traditional suspension people assume it will fail.  This may very well be.  I always wondered if the pickup points were the same as they are on a traditional suspension A6 avant, in which case, if it did fail you could always replace it with ordinary struts.  Given that I've seen coil-over upgrades for it, I believe this is the case.

> 3. Are there any MUST DO type upgrades for the Allroad?
Well, there is the slam it to the ground upgrade via VAG-COM.  After that, I suppose anything that is applicable to the S4TT would be applicable to the allroad

> 4. Are any particular model years worse/better than others?
No clue, though the 2005 models had the option to have the fender flares painted body color, which I like much better.


Bob