Re: 4k(q) upkeep

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199909111835.SAA37490@out2.ibm.net> "Andrew Buc" writes:

> As I inch closer to getting an Audi, it occurs to me that I should get
> some info on relative costs of routine maintenance (as opposed to
> fixing things that break) on a 4k vs. a 4kq.

Well, I can't provide the detail.

It seems to me that the cost equation is pretty much a wash.  There are
more moving parts on a q, but Audi compensated by making 'em tougher.

On a FWD, the front tyres see much more wear than the rear - so rotating
is frequent.  On a q, it's sometimes so evenly spread that you _never_
need to rotate them.

OTOH - there seems little doubt that 4kqs depreciate at a slower rate
than FWDs ...

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