[s-cars] WAS gas prices, now racist subaru's

[Taka Mizutani]

Rolf-
I guess you've seen a high-mileage '05 Legacy so you can substantiate your 
statement that the car
is a rattletrap?

I've seen so many VWs and Audis that rattle that your contention that the 
Audi is so much better
just makes me wonder if you're so biased that you simply will not even 
evaluate one with an open
mind.

You can't really compare the Legacy to the allroad because the Legacy is a 
$32k car fully loaded
versus a $48k car loaded for the allroad 2.7T. IMO, the 2.5GT is a better 
car- in terms of fun-to-drive
factor, handling, value for your money, reliability- than the A4 2.0T, for 
about $4k less money.

That extra $16k difference versus an allroad would allow me to put in a 
FMIC, FP Green, injectors,
turboback exhaust, coilover suspension, STI Brembos, improve the 
soundproofing of the entire interior,
nice set of wheels/tires, dyno tuning, etc. that would blow the allroad out 
of the water in every aspect
of performance. Of course, you can be content in knowing that your allroad 
is "superior" just because
it is made in Neckarsulm, Germany and has the 4 rings on the grille.

Audi has been going downhill since they axed the C4 chassis S6. The D3 
chassis cars and the A5 chassis
A3 quattro are the only cars that are really interesting to me (although the 
A3q is going to be way too
expensive to sell well- 3.2 DSG as the only configuration really limits the 
appeal, as well as the 100/0
Haldex system).

If I had the money for the upkeep, I'm much rather have something like Phil 
Ackley's 20v UrQ. That car was
f'ing sweet.

Taka

On 9/3/05, R. Mair <waves at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> "You can't compare a '05 Subaru to a '72 Firebird. :rolleyes:"
> Sure you can, they are both rattle-traps! ;-) However, you can't compare
> an A6 to the 2.5GT. Two totally different cars. Further from the comparo 
> would
> be my wifes Allroad against any legacy wagon. I've been in both, again, no 
> comparison.
>  Rolf
>