Frank Puck wrote:
> Rear-wheel drive is fine as long as you don't want to drive turns,
> especially on wet or snowy roads.
>

If you know how to drive RWD, nothing could be more fun.

Jone T.

 

Frank Puck wrote:
> Rear-wheel drive is fine as long as you don't want to drive turns,
> especially on wet or snowy roads.
>

If you know how to drive RWD, nothing could be more fun.

Jone T.

 

Frank Puck wrote:
> Rear-wheel drive is fine as long as you don't want to drive turns,
> especially on wet or snowy roads.
>

If you know how to drive RWD, nothing could be more fun.

Jone T.

 

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:15:49 GMT, "matty" <matty@nohome.com> wrote:

>How do you rate the quality of a modern Audi compared with a modern BMW
>(that's interior/exterior finish, engine, gearbox)? Comparable, better? I'm
>thinking specifically of the A3 and A4 here, so whether they are different
>quality to the A6s A8s?

I've been driving Quattros since 1984 and wouldn't buy anything else.
My wife drives a Lexus SUV, but when the new Q7 comes to the states,
that will be her next car.

In over 20 years of Audis I have had very few issues with their
quality or reliability. I replaced a heater core on a 1990 Turbo Q
wagon, and a transmission seal on a 2000 A6 4.2. With five Quattros
in more than 20 years, the above is the only problems I have
encountered, except for normal wear/tear like shocks, brakes, tires.
My first three Qs all had manual transmissions that performed
flawlessly, and I never replaced a clutch (more than 100K miles on
each of them.) In 22 years of Audis, I have never replaced a muffler
(and I live in New England with lots of salt on the roads in winter
months).

BMW is also a great car, and it's rwd makes it so. It handles
differently than any Audi, much less understeer and is much easier to
"toss" around. I believe the new BMW M5 would eat my RS6 on a road
course, but throw in rain or snow and the RS6 would win.

Dave
1984 4000 Q
1984 Porsche 944 (oooops, forgot that one)
1990 5000 Turbo Q. wagon
1994 S4
2000 A6 4.2
2003 RS6 (Current ride until the new RS6 comes ashore)

 

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:15:49 GMT, "matty" <matty@nohome.com> wrote:

>How do you rate the quality of a modern Audi compared with a modern BMW
>(that's interior/exterior finish, engine, gearbox)? Comparable, better? I'm
>thinking specifically of the A3 and A4 here, so whether they are different
>quality to the A6s A8s?

I've been driving Quattros since 1984 and wouldn't buy anything else.
My wife drives a Lexus SUV, but when the new Q7 comes to the states,
that will be her next car.

In over 20 years of Audis I have had very few issues with their
quality or reliability. I replaced a heater core on a 1990 Turbo Q
wagon, and a transmission seal on a 2000 A6 4.2. With five Quattros
in more than 20 years, the above is the only problems I have
encountered, except for normal wear/tear like shocks, brakes, tires.
My first three Qs all had manual transmissions that performed
flawlessly, and I never replaced a clutch (more than 100K miles on
each of them.) In 22 years of Audis, I have never replaced a muffler
(and I live in New England with lots of salt on the roads in winter
months).

BMW is also a great car, and it's rwd makes it so. It handles
differently than any Audi, much less understeer and is much easier to
"toss" around. I believe the new BMW M5 would eat my RS6 on a road
course, but throw in rain or snow and the RS6 would win.

Dave
1984 4000 Q
1984 Porsche 944 (oooops, forgot that one)
1990 5000 Turbo Q. wagon
1994 S4
2000 A6 4.2
2003 RS6 (Current ride until the new RS6 comes ashore)

 

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:15:49 GMT, "matty" <matty@nohome.com> wrote:

>How do you rate the quality of a modern Audi compared with a modern BMW
>(that's interior/exterior finish, engine, gearbox)? Comparable, better? I'm
>thinking specifically of the A3 and A4 here, so whether they are different
>quality to the A6s A8s?

I've been driving Quattros since 1984 and wouldn't buy anything else.
My wife drives a Lexus SUV, but when the new Q7 comes to the states,
that will be her next car.

In over 20 years of Audis I have had very few issues with their
quality or reliability. I replaced a heater core on a 1990 Turbo Q
wagon, and a transmission seal on a 2000 A6 4.2. With five Quattros
in more than 20 years, the above is the only problems I have
encountered, except for normal wear/tear like shocks, brakes, tires.
My first three Qs all had manual transmissions that performed
flawlessly, and I never replaced a clutch (more than 100K miles on
each of them.) In 22 years of Audis, I have never replaced a muffler
(and I live in New England with lots of salt on the roads in winter
months).

BMW is also a great car, and it's rwd makes it so. It handles
differently than any Audi, much less understeer and is much easier to
"toss" around. I believe the new BMW M5 would eat my RS6 on a road
course, but throw in rain or snow and the RS6 would win.

Dave
1984 4000 Q
1984 Porsche 944 (oooops, forgot that one)
1990 5000 Turbo Q. wagon
1994 S4
2000 A6 4.2
2003 RS6 (Current ride until the new RS6 comes ashore)