[s-cars] In Search of a 6-Speed Allroad / now MMmmmwaaaaaaa...

[P. Dooley]

Ah, this list is always so helpful and entertaining at the same time.  
It's been a day with lots of information, suggestions, a few leads, and 
a strange turn of events with my SUV.

Bruce Mendel found a 2001 6-speed that is going through his local 
auction place tomorrow morning.  I'm reviewing some information he 
forwarded to me so there's a possible car for sure.
I've unearth a handful of 6-speeds on craigslist and out of those a 
couple have potential - am getting more information on them.

The 2002 S6 option is interesting but the manual transmission is not 
negotiable.  Remember, my girlfriend will be the primary driver 5 months 
of the year and it will sit for the rest of it except for weekends and 
towing my sailboat.  She's not into the full-on high performance 
S-flavor cars - she always tells me I go too fast in mine and knows how 
much time I spend tinkering with it part for necessity and part for 
enjoyment.  The ride height is an issue - she's coming down from a full 
size SUV Trooper which does ride rather high from the drivers seat.  We 
both enjoy driving manuals as all our vehicles are 5-speeds right now 
(my S6, her e36 328i, and even the Trooper).  Stop and go traffic is a 
rarity and snow covered mountain roads is a regular occurrence in the 
winter and a mile long entrance to the barn is a multi-times a day 
happening.

The Allroad is a temporary compromise for her as we are ultimately after 
a VW Touareg with the V10TT TDI as a tow vehicle for horses.  They are 
out of my price range this year and maybe next year too so in the mean 
time we'll still have a SUVish car for light duty hauling and towing 
that is still in the 4-rings line and that I have lots of other insane 
knuckleheads to help my keep it on the road and upgrade anything that 
wears out - guess that's how I ended up with my RS2ed S6 - damn all 
you!  Yea, the Touareg is only an automatic but what else has nearly 
600ft lbs of torque and style?  Sorry - we don't fit the typical horse 
people mold - just can't do a big pickup truck on a regular basis and 
there aren't many SUV's out there with a 7,000 lb towing capacity and 
can get in the mid 20s mpg.  But that's a year or more off down the road.

Now the Trooper that I was giving up for dead had a bit of a 
resurrection today - I finally found a replacement engine at a decent 
price too.  So, now I'm in the process of getting it shipped here and 
plan to bring it back to life.  That will take a few weeks for sure so 
the Allroad will fill the void and probably become her car of choice 
during the winter and I'll get  it in the summer for my towing needs 
which I'd like better than the Trooper anyway.

So, keep those leads and entertainment coming.  I'll let you all know 
which Allroad we end up with.

Paul Dooley
95 S6 RS2ed
2001 Isuzu Trooper (dead but only for a little while)
98 328i
200x Allroad 6-Speed in the near future



On 2/9/2011 10:13 AM, pkrasusky at ups.com wrote:
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> Paul saught and Schteever aptly noted and Pizzo aptly retorted and 
> Jeff aptly supported:
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> <Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 07:51:07 -0500
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> From: "Jeff LaBombard" <jefflabombard at madriver.com>
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> I concur, the C5 S6 should be on your list.I did the search for the 6
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> speed allroad but after driving one wanted another S6.As noted, the
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> suspension on the allroad needs an upgrade to be at the level of an S car
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> and its expensive to maintain.
>
> Three months ago I sold my tired C4 S6 with 280K miles to my mechanic 
> and I
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> don't miss the Manual.I really thought I would, but I have to say that
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> Audi did a great job upgrading the C4.Tiptronic, especially in Sport mode
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> gives great control and power when you need it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Joe Pizzimenti
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> The C5 S6 is perfect without a 6 speed manual gearbox.If it was a little
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> lighter, I may agree with you.
>
> The thing is a battleship.You have to drive one for an extended period of
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> time to get it.187k & I wouldn't have it any other way.
>
> Joe, that oughta get the troops riled up today, Pizzo
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> On Feb 8, 2011 11:45 PM, "Steve Mills" <s.b.mills at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Plan B: buy an S6 Avant with a bad tranny and do a six speed swap. Fully
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> documented on multiple sites, parts readily available.It will be cheaper
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> than the AR, and there's less to go wrong.
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> On Feb 7, 2011, at 11:05 PM, "P. Dooley" <weski at verizon.net> wrote:
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> > S-Heads,
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> >
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> > Our SUV bit th...>
>
> Love the idea Steve, but see both sides of 'that'.I'd prob lean toward 
> K04s 'n coilovers to the Smallroad to replace the maintenance concern 
> ("replace" is more like "displace" heh heh).
>
> Joeynutz / Jeff...there are many, mannnnnnny daze I'm rather grateful 
> and appreciate Alumibitch's Tip'dom.Yep.Fersure.But there are a few 
> scattered daze of yearn for AAN / 6spd.Should I think it like the 
> Reeses commercials tho mebbe?I figure when I Baloney It (she blows up 
> in a firey blaze of WOT fury), that's the consideration.Hmmmm.Oh Scott 
> Dewittttttttttt.I really could get good coinage for my rebuilt tip, 
> and/and/and.........
>
>
> Tho the auto is nice, s'pecially when you have a stick car or two (or 
> 5 for Baloney) riding pine ready for game.And wifely likes to be able 
> to switch cars -- shoot, there's reason alone to swap eh?
>
> pinch
>
>
> Back to reality (where?), Paul I asked Brian to keep an eye out for 
> ya.Rossato scored one last year, mebbe he'll chime in on his 
> experience (of owning it from 3k miles away).
>
> Further reality -- Pizzo, shouldn't you not be typing... rather... 
> sitting Johnny Benchesque w/ mit waiting for Alice to pop?TO THE MOON, 
> Alice.Mmmmmwaaaaa, mmmmmwaaaaaa...
>
>
> Go ask Alice, when she's...............
>
> -Paul NPR K.
>
> Ps.I cannot shut the stoopid spellcheck off on my new email (Windows 
> 7) and my entire screen is blindingly redink...d'oh
>