RE: passat vs. a4

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> Of interest from this month's "Car & Driver" long term test of a VW 
> Passat stripper:
> 
> With an aftermarket chip installed, it became a real smoker.  Thus, 
> being a platic-wheel-cover stripper model, a venerable Q-ship that can 
> match a 328i's 0-60 (or there'bouts).  So for those of you who want the 
> a4 but can't muster the cash...
> 
... a coworker of mine has a Passat 1.8t with the TAP chip.  He is _very_
satisfied with it and it sounds like his 0-60 as timed by G-tech Pro is
about the same as I see with the V8 ... 6.5-6.7 seconds ...

Hmmm ... let's see, the chipped Passat is over $20K and V8 5-speeds can be
obtained for a bit more than half that ... and come with AWD ... ;-)

IUD!

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)