[s-cars] items wanted

[Richard Hoffman]

I've been in an accident in a C4 Avant (97 A6q).  I was hit by a speeding 
Dodge Ram and it took out pretty much everything down the driver's side. The 
car handled the impact very well and I was able to keep it under control. 
No injuries - the Dodge driver was a bit sore but I was fine.

Yes, it was quite the love wagon for me in high school, but that's all part 
of being young, eh?

As for utility - I hauled a complete 7A engine in the back on a pallet from 
LA to Seattle with no trouble.

I'd say go for it - its slow, safe, and handles well. Yeah, it could lead to 
some R-rated encounters, but I can tell you that you can't prevent that.

Richard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LL - NY" <larrycleung at gmail.com>
To: <djdawson2 at aol.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] items wanted


> FWIW, my friends C4 100CSQA is WAY slower than even an autobox
> Golf/Jetta/NewBeetle
> A4 chassis VW. And, while I don't think the C4 is up to the later car's 
> side
> impact standards,
> it is not without actual door impact beams (heck, even the type 44 has
> rudimentary ones, located within the exterior rubber side moldings, they
> were simple metal strips that distributed impact loads
> across the face of the doors, so not actual beams, but better than 
> nothing).
>
>
> As for the "visibility" thing, I find that wagons have hindered rear view
> compared to sedans, particularly comparing my Saabaru to my //S6. Heck,
> comparing my friends 100CSQA to the //S6. So, I, like, like djdawson, 
> smell
> a rat.
>
> I can see it now...A6 wagon 4sale. Shag carpeting and custom interior
> lighting. Sale force by father....
>
> LL - NY
>
> On 1/8/07, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hmmm...
>> Teen son wants a wagon for "improved visibility and utility."  I smell a
>> skunk.  Putting myself back about 26 years, I'm thinking that "utility"
>> equals "love machine."
>>
>> Just humor...
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lee at wheelman.com
>> To: t44tqtro at gmail.com
>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
>> Sent: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 7:52 AM
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] items wanted
>>
>>
>>
>> Taka,
>>
>> I'm generally in agreement with you regarding the manual
>> transmission. If he was interested in sedans, we would have gone
>> that route. However, he really wanted a wagon, both for the
>> utility and the slightly better rearward visibility.
>>
>> And I wanted a slow, safe, relatively large car for him. I don't
>> have much fact behind this, but my gut tells me that the C4 A6 may
>> handle accidents better than later model VWs...
>>
>> He's a teenager and he has ADD. The latter drives his likelihood
>> of accidents up by a factor of 200-300%, and a sporty car with a
>> manual would only accentuate this...
>>
>> If a Volvo 240 were available with AWD... :)
>>
>> Lee
>>
>> On Mon Jan 08 06:36:34 PST 2007, Taka Mizutani
>> <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I'm a little disappointed- I would have hoped that you would
>> > teach your
>> > son to drive manual transmission and have him get a manual
>> > transmission
>> > car!
>> >
>> > I feel that this is a useful skill that a lot of people are
>> > lacking these
>> > days.
>> >
>> > I would have gotten an A4 chassis Golf/Jetta 2.slow if you're
>> > sticking w/
>> > VAG- safe car, relatively easy to work on and fairly simple,
>> > compatible with
>> > VAG-COM that I'm sure you already have and also relatively new.
>> > With a
>> > manual
>> > transmission, they're not totally bad, they have great brakes and
>> > available
>> > ESP on the later cars. Not reliable but a lot simpler than an
>> > S-car. :-)
>> >
>> > Taka
>> >
>>
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