RE: Buy A4 or wait for Synchro Release in the US?

[Tom Haapanen <tomh@metrics.com>]

I agree about the sporting character -- a major reason why I now have a
'97 A4 1.8T quattro instead of waiting for a new Passat to replace my
previous '93 Passat VR6.  The Passat will also not have AWD available
except on the fully loaded V6 model.

That said, the new Passat is a major leap in terms of build quality and
chassis/body integrity from the previous generation, and is now very
close to the Audi build quality.  Some of the materials and details are
still not quite on par, but the differences are much smaller than in the
past.  And if you need a bigger back seat, the Passat does provide more
room for less money ...

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Tom Haapanen -- Software Metrics Inc. -- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
A Microsoft Solution Provider Partner -- http://www.metrics.com/

> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 97 07:52:59 UT
> From: "PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@msn.com>
> Subject: RE: Buy A4 or wait for Synchro Release in the US?
> 
> We just had this discussion.  Just because they share the same pan and
> some 
> other mechanicals they are not the same car.  Drive them side by side
> and I am 
> sure you will see MAJOR differences in the way they handle and the
> quality of 
> the cars.  Probably the biggest difference is going to be a more
> sporting 
> character as well as a more refined overall package.  It just depends
> on what 
> you are after.
>