My 99.5 A4 has been flawless. I might be selling it because funds are low - so drop me a note if you are interested.
Larry 91 GTI 16V -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hauptmann, Eric Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 10:38 AM To: 'patrick austin'; 16V Group Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] OT: New cars What about Audi A4's? you could check out the audi dealerships and see if anyone has traded in theirs for the new models. If so, it's possible to get the Audi Assured Warranty which is 2 years, 100K miles. My wife has a 99 A4 1.8T with the warranty, which has been great and she only paid 21k for it with 9K miles! (yes, 9,000 miles). also, you can join the quattro club in your area and go to tech sessions to work on your car. if you can't do something yourself, the mechanics will help you out. not to mention if you got a 3 year old A4, you would have 180 HP, all wheel drive and a comfortable ride. Just my thoughts. -----Original Message----- From: patrick austin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:01 AM To: 16V Group Subject: [a2-16v-list] OT: New cars I'm starting a 2 year graduate program next year, and will probably be going from a 5 mile commute every day to a 3-day a week 100 mile round trip commute. My '95 GLX has 110K miles on it right now, on the original transmission, clutch, timing chain/tensioners, head gasket, and all major ancillary components. I'm thinking it may be time to switch to something with repairs that'll be a bit more predictable over the next couple of years, so I've been looking at $18K-$25K cars. (I _will_ keep the A2 GTI around as a weekend toy, don't worry) Over the weekend I test drove a 1.8T and VR6 GTI, a Civic SI, WRX, Acura RSX and RSX-S, Sentra SE-R Spec V, Focus SVT, etc. Anyone else been looking at cars lately? Any strong opinions about these cars and the rest of the cars in this price range? As fun as one would be, I will NOT but an SRT Neon. It'd probably be a pile of garbage by the time my lease/loan payments end. It'd be hard to buy a VW, too, as they're not exactly the best handling cars on earth these days. The car won't be out on a track with other cars, but it will see a fair amount of autocrossing...I'd give more points to nimble handling and fun-to-drive than to outright speed. -Pat
