Re: 1990's I5 vs v6 motors

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

John Stanton wrote:

> I don't want to start any raves but am in the serious buy mode and
> wanted some opinions regarding the q 90 5 cylinder and 6 cylinder cars.
> The usual power, performance, reliability etc.  I have had two I5
> motored cars and have found it to be bullet proof.

Well, I have the 12valve V6 and it has over 100K on it and it's still
running strong. I regularly use the higher rpms when entering freeways
here in Minneapolis, especially when using the A/C and I can pull away
from most traffic fairly easily. Oil consumption is on the order of 1 to
1.5 quarts per 3-5K miles. The major drawback to the V6 is the lack of
performance mods available.

That said, I'd rather have an early S4/S6 with the 20valve I5 Turbo. There
is much more potential with that motor. If I were in the market for an
even newer Audi, an A4 1.8Turbo Qship would be the car of preference.
Again, due to the proliferation of aftermarket performance mods for that
engine.

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