RE:318 vs A4

[RELAYER <RELAYER@aol.com>]

<< know this sounds stupid to many of you, but my father is comparing two 
<<new cars to buy.  The A4 1.8t and the '97 318i.  He wants a 4-door car 
<<with decent power and good reliablity.  He likes the quattro and is 
<<actually leaning towards getting a nice pearl white A4.  i test drove a 
<<beautiful Laser Red A4 1.8t Sport w/ him and i was so amazed.  I was just 
<<wondering if there is any advice any one has to put the nail in the 
<<coughin on that WMB.
<<
<<4Mike Robinson

OK Mike, I can help you here also. I have an A4 1.8t and a 318ti.  The ti has
2 less doors than what you dad is looking at, and a slightly different dash,
but for the most part they are the same.  I am also quite familiar with the
318is 4 door because I get one as a loaner car everytime I go in for service
(which has been a lot lately - do to the dealership, not the car's realibity).

The 318 is a good car, but the Audi really shames it.  The Audi is a lot
faster, many more features for the $, and you don't see it at every stoplight
next to you.  I have a Gtech pro, and am measuring 0-6 in 8.1 seconds for the
1.8t, and 9.0 for the BMW.  The Audi has a better interior, such as
tilt/telescoping wheel, more gauges, better looking overall and more modern.
The AUdi has free service and maintenance also, and the BMWs didn't get that
until 1998.  You don't want to know how much a service appointment costs for
the BMW.  The BMW is a great car still, I bought it first and loved it, but
after I got the Audi, it's not as great anymore.  If you dad has any specific
questions, let me know and I will help out any way I can.

       /\        _I    Christian J. Long (& Breeze Heller - soon to be wife!)
     /    \ I_I I_I I  Orlando, Florida, USA
                       University of Central Florida Alumni 1994
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'98 Audi A4 1.8T      looking tough with 225/50-16
'96 BMW 318ti          no mods yet....
'90 Audi 90              Still in the family
Past Audis: '84 CGT, '85CGT, '87.5 CGT, '90 CQ
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