[s-cars] Looking for a good S6 avant to buy

[docwyte at comcast.net]

Yes, I'm thinking about getting a '95.5 S6 Avant, although I'm also looking at allroads.  The '01 S4 avant I have now has decent space for front passengers and actually good cargo room in the hatch, but the back seat is a bit small, esp with a baby seat.

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From: matt ludwig <matt.ludwig2 at verizon.net> 

> i am not 100% sure here, but i think Josh was referring to a 1995 or 
> 1995.5 S6 Avant, not a B5-chassis'd 02-03 S6 Avant. Josh, correct me 
> if i am wrong here. 
> 
> in any event, w/ regard to the "newer" avants, they are significantly 
> different. the tailgate volume alone is a huge increase (don't have 
> figures available in front of me) but the real gain is in the rear- 
> seat leg room. it is the same for the sedan body types as well- just 
> look at an A6 sedan vs. an A4 sedan rear seats the next time you are 
> in *any* CO parking lot. i am sure there are even all the model/year 
> combos there to compare as well. ;) 
> 
> HTH. 
> 
> sincerely, 
> 
> matt ludwig. 
> 1995.5 S6 Avant 
> Lima, Peru 
> 
> 
> On 22Jan , 2006, at 1:50 PM, MATTHEW RUSSELL wrote: 
> 
> > I apologize for my silly question, but I didn't realize there was 
> > that big of a difference in the size of the newer (02-03) s6 avant, 
> > vs the s4 avant (01-02). 
> > 
> > Can you elaborate? I'm just filing away info here for the future 
> > purchase... 
> > 
> > -Matt, CO 
> > 92 s4, with an avant in the future... 
> > 
> > Message: 5 
> > Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:23:11 +0000 
> > From: docwyte at comcast.net 
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Looking for a good S6 avant to buy 
> > To: Kent McLean 
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com 
> > Message-ID: 
> > 
> > <012220061623.4717.43D3B16F000517BE0000126D22007348400A9B97990C010B at co 
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> > 
> > I am willing to travel for the right car, but I would prefer to 
> > stay locally. 
> > It's not really the flight that's the expense, it's the time away 
> > from home to 
> > look at the car and then drive it back, or pay for a car carrier to 
> > do it for 
> > me... 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: Kent McLean 
> > 
> >> docwyte at comcast.net wrote: > So I thought if I could find a good 
> >> clean S6 Avant, ... > Willing to travel, but would prefer a car 
> >> within a few > hundred miles of Denver, CO. 
> >> 
> >> Given how rare S6 Avants are, I wouldn't limit my search to CO. 
> >> For $99 I can fly Southwest one-way from Providence RI to San 
> >> Diego. Certainly you can find a cheap rate to wherever you find 
> >> the perfect car. Ask the list and you can probably find a 
> >> volunteer locally to check it out before you buy. 
> >> 
> >> Just my 2 cents. 
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Kent McLean '94 100 S Avant, "Moody" '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in 
> >> smoke 
> > 
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