Re: Auto Q Wagon

[DRANCHAK@commgate.kirtland.af.mil (DRANCHAK)]

     >The only problem is that my wife wants an automatic.  That eliminates
     >the '91 and older TQWs and possibly the 100CSQWs with the V6.  Does 
     >Audi make a automatic quattro wagon ( I think the A6 is available in 
     >an auto) and at what year was that option available?  I was hoping to 
     >buy used, since the price of new is out of my league, but maybe I 
     >need to considera front drive.  Any thoughts and suggestions would be 
     >appreciated.
     
     My wife had the same requirement.  Since 1992 in the USA, all 100 and 
     subsequently A6 Q Wagons have been automatics.  I know that sedans 
     were offered with 5-speeds some years, but Q wagons were autos.  I 
     wish someone could dispute that, because I would really prefer the 
     5-speed and would like to know if there are any out there. We've had 
     our 92 100 CSQW (with auto) almost two years now and we love it.  The 
     off the line performance is, shall we say, leisurely, but it is a 
     fantastic long distance vehicle.  My advice is to go for a used Q, but 
     settling for a front driver is not the end of the world.  We use our 
     92 100 S as our daily driver and it has actually been more reliable 
     than the wagon.  (See my next post on Audi automatic transmissions.)  
     Finding a good Q wagon may be difficult, depending on where you are 
     located.  I've seen exactly three other 92+ 100/A6/S6 wagons here in 
     Albuquerque in the past two years.  One was the S6 wagon that sat at 
     the local dealer for a few months.  I would periodically stop by just 
     to drool.   
     
     Steve,
     Albuquerque, NM, USA
     92 100 CSQW
     92 100 S