Re: Quattro vs. Subaru AWD

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

ummm i do believe that he said legacy sport not outback.  There is a difference
Mike
85 Coupe GT



>Let me see:
>   - A4Q is approx. $30,000
>   - Sube Outie-back wagons w/ 2.5 and 5-speed advertised for
>     approx. $20,000
>
>Difference = $2000?????  Is this the new math, or did someone flunk
>6th grade algebra?
>
>Ray Calvo (porsray@aol.com)
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>In a message dated 96-10-10 12:54:05 EDT, you write:
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> > I'm about to receive my 97A4Q. My friend owns a Subaru legacy AWD. He was
> > saying that the AWD on the subaru was just as good if not better than the
> > quattro system. I told him that I didn't think that was the case but I
> > couldn't explain why. I'm sure the two systems are not the same, what is
> >  the
> > difference and why is quattro better?
> >
> quattro is better because for $2k (difference between a4q and legacy sport
> w/2.5) you get german vs. japan engineering. no contest there. i