[V8] 4.2 litre V8....not interested?

[jpb3]

For utility the Avant would be hard to beat.   Once you get use to the
wonderful 20V I-5 turbo it is easier to forget about the V8, this I speak
from experience owning a S6 that is now the daily driver.  Knock on wood it
is also a more reliable motor and much easier to diagnose than the V8.

Anyhow, I was just bit surprised to hear that you now seem to be over your
V8 addiction after many of your long and eloquent posts regarding it's
virtues!

john b


On 7/26/06, Roger M. Woodbury <rmwoodbury at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> Well....not interested is a bit strong.
>
> What has happened is that since I have been driving the 20-Valve Avant, I
> have found that the basic utility of the car, coupled with its enormous
> performance (compared to my 89 200Avant), fits my needs exactly.  Thus,
> while I can feel the thought of a beautiful V8 Quattro plucking at my
> heart
> strings, the reality is that the Avant is a better vehicle for me at this
> point.
>
> If you recall my original musings when I sold my '93 V8, the issue was
> that
> the vast majority of the time I needed to be either in a pickup truck, or
> perhaps a station wagon, which is why the 20-Valve was bought to begin
> with.
>
>
> The Avant is a success, and although so was the V8, the V8 is a lousy car
> to
> carry ten bags of fertilizer in, or an office chair, for example....
>
> Roger
>
>