[V8] This may be too far out even for me....

[Ricky Joshi]

http://www.germancarforum.com/threads/prototypes-from-audi-secret-cars-with-four-rings.53496/

Apparently there is one factory wagon - its at the Audi Museum in
Inglostadt.

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> Roger M. Woodbury wrote:
> > I am in LOVE with the idea of a V8 wagon
>
> You are not alone with that feeling.  Long ago I had a 20v 200 Avant
> converted to a 3.6 L V8. It needed more work than I could give it at the
> time.  Lately I had been looking again. The Mercedes E500 also caught my
> eye. [1] Then I looked at a Dodge Magnum wagon; they come with a Hemi V8
> and AWD. [2] They also come with an interior that looks like it came from a
> 1980's K-car.  I’m starting a new venture where a V8 wagon that can tow
> would be very handy. I have a hill down to the barn where good AWD would be
> almost a necessity. After more searching, and research, I found an ’06 Jeep
> Grand Cherokee, 4.7L V8 (not the bad-boy 5.7L V8), Quadra-Drive II [3] with
> limited slip diffs front and rear and a switch for 4WD-Low, and a tow
> package (receiver and a “tow” button on the dash). I got the Limited, which
> includes wood trim, [4] Navigation, heated seats, dual-control auto HVAC
> that pumps out lots of heat. Maybe not as luxurious as a Mercedes, nor does
> it handle as nicely as an Audi, but I like its utility. You can take it on
> a Maine dirt road and not worry about it. 145k miles, $7800 (after lots of
> searching).
>
> [1] http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/cto/5899925964.html
> [2] http://nh.craigslist.org/ctd/5949592115.html
> [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_four-wheel-drive_systems#
> Quadra-Drive_II
> [4] Oddlly, the dash isn’t much different from the Dodge Magnum wagon, but
> the wood trim and dual-control HVAC seems to change it.
>
> -
> Kent McLean
> ’02 VW Beetle TDI and lots of ex-Audis, including Bad Puppy
>
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