Re: Audi wagons

[Jeff.McMeekin@Corp.Sun.COM (Jeff McMeekin - WWFO Training)]

> Help!  We are interested in a car with more seating capacity, and
> Michael says he'll get me an Audi turbo quattro wagon.  (I had
> temporarily succumbed to the lure of a minivan commercial.  Forgive
> me).  But the very thought of any wagon gives me the heebie-jeebies.
> Will someone whose primary mode of transportation is a wagon confirm or
> soothe my fears?  

The wagons and sedans are pretty similar.  The A6 wagon is maybe 100 pounds
heavier than similarly equiped sedan.  Not sure of the previous generation.
Fundamentally these are 2 ton cars.  I love the sophisticated feel
of our wagon and how it cruises at 110 feeling like you are doing
80.  But it's still a big car and lacks any feeling of nimbleness.
I've got a 95 quattro and a friend has a 95 non-turbo Volvo and I
have to admit his car feels more nimble (it also lacks the quality
of the Audi though, with a interior more Ford than Mercedes).

> And how many will a wagon seat? 

The Turbo wagons don't have a 3rd seat so they have the same capacity
as the sedan. The A6 wagons have a 3rd seat but I doubt if a child over
12 would fit there.  I think the seat is rated at 75 lbs per
occupant (will hold two).  Works fine for small kids who don't mind
sitting on a bench (quite literally a bench with flat bottom and flat
sides).

> My current car is
> the gray one of the signature line.  I may be fixin' to have my third
> child, but I still want to look cool and be able to teach some of these
> boy racers to respect Audis.

You can't be cool in an wagon, sorry.  Even if you have an S6, it's still
a wagon.  I suppose you could out drag some, but there are too many
cars out there that weigh less and have high-output engines.