Re: Audi vs BMW vs Volvo
On May 16, 2:23 am, Dano58 <dan.dibi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 15, 2:15 am, kou...@yahoo.com wrote: > > > I'm short and retired. I polish my cars frequently. So, when > > looking for a low (I can polish it without having to get up on a > > ladder), short, functional car, I've narrowed my shopping to three > > wagons - the Audi A4 2.0T, the BMW 325i and the Volvo V50 2.4i or T5. > > I don't have the reactions any more for sporty driving. And I > > lean away from harsh suspensions. Alhough I like the Audi and Volvo > > turbos, But I doubt they're low maintenance nor long lived. I had a > > regularly aspirated Volvo before for 8 years, but a friend who bought > > a Volvo turbo at the same time only got three trouble free years out > > of his car. > > Any insights about the suspensions or the turbos would be welcome > > in helping me decide. > > > BOB > > Why wouldn't you consider something like the Mazda6 wagon? It's got a > nice V6 and being Japanese, should give you many years of trouble-free > motoring. It's a great-looking car as well, and certainly less > expensive than the ones you list. > > Dan D > '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 > Central NJ USA Thanks for the suggestion. The Mazda6's are a bit long. Unfortunately, I live in Hawaii, where the garages are absurdly small (most people park on the street and use their tiny garages for storage). I can barely shoe-horn in my two cars. |
Re: Audi vs BMW vs Volvo
G-man uk wrote:
> koumer@yahoo.com wrote: >> I'm short and retired. I polish my cars frequently. So, when >> looking for a low (I can polish it without having to get up on a >> ladder), short, functional car, I've narrowed my shopping to three >> wagons - the Audi A4 2.0T, the BMW 325i and the Volvo V50 2.4i or T5. >> I don't have the reactions any more for sporty driving. And I >> lean away from harsh suspensions. Alhough I like the Audi and Volvo >> turbos, But I doubt they're low maintenance nor long lived. I had a >> regularly aspirated Volvo before for 8 years, but a friend who bought >> a Volvo turbo at the same time only got three trouble free years out >> of his car. > > Perhaps your friend was not aware of how to let the turbo cool down > correctly? Or maybe he just got a bad 'un. My TT's turbo cools itself when you shutdown the motor. At least I think that's what the manual says. I had a 2001 1.8T Jetta for 5 years and I didn't have any turbo problems (other than the speeding tickets). -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Audi vs BMW vs Volvo
G-man uk wrote:
> koumer@yahoo.com wrote: >> I'm short and retired. I polish my cars frequently. So, when >> looking for a low (I can polish it without having to get up on a >> ladder), short, functional car, I've narrowed my shopping to three >> wagons - the Audi A4 2.0T, the BMW 325i and the Volvo V50 2.4i or T5. >> I don't have the reactions any more for sporty driving. And I >> lean away from harsh suspensions. Alhough I like the Audi and Volvo >> turbos, But I doubt they're low maintenance nor long lived. I had a >> regularly aspirated Volvo before for 8 years, but a friend who bought >> a Volvo turbo at the same time only got three trouble free years out >> of his car. > > Perhaps your friend was not aware of how to let the turbo cool down > correctly? Or maybe he just got a bad 'un. My TT's turbo cools itself when you shutdown the motor. At least I think that's what the manual says. I had a 2001 1.8T Jetta for 5 years and I didn't have any turbo problems (other than the speeding tickets). -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Audi vs BMW vs Volvo
G-man uk wrote:
> koumer@yahoo.com wrote: >> I'm short and retired. I polish my cars frequently. So, when >> looking for a low (I can polish it without having to get up on a >> ladder), short, functional car, I've narrowed my shopping to three >> wagons - the Audi A4 2.0T, the BMW 325i and the Volvo V50 2.4i or T5. >> I don't have the reactions any more for sporty driving. And I >> lean away from harsh suspensions. Alhough I like the Audi and Volvo >> turbos, But I doubt they're low maintenance nor long lived. I had a >> regularly aspirated Volvo before for 8 years, but a friend who bought >> a Volvo turbo at the same time only got three trouble free years out >> of his car. > > Perhaps your friend was not aware of how to let the turbo cool down > correctly? Or maybe he just got a bad 'un. My TT's turbo cools itself when you shutdown the motor. At least I think that's what the manual says. I had a 2001 1.8T Jetta for 5 years and I didn't have any turbo problems (other than the speeding tickets). -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Audi vs BMW vs Volvo
G-man uk wrote:
> koumer@yahoo.com wrote: >> I'm short and retired. I polish my cars frequently. So, when >> looking for a low (I can polish it without having to get up on a >> ladder), short, functional car, I've narrowed my shopping to three >> wagons - the Audi A4 2.0T, the BMW 325i and the Volvo V50 2.4i or T5. >> I don't have the reactions any more for sporty driving. And I >> lean away from harsh suspensions. Alhough I like the Audi and Volvo >> turbos, But I doubt they're low maintenance nor long lived. I had a >> regularly aspirated Volvo before for 8 years, but a friend who bought >> a Volvo turbo at the same time only got three trouble free years out >> of his car. > > Perhaps your friend was not aware of how to let the turbo cool down > correctly? Or maybe he just got a bad 'un. My TT's turbo cools itself when you shutdown the motor. At least I think that's what the manual says. I had a 2001 1.8T Jetta for 5 years and I didn't have any turbo problems (other than the speeding tickets). -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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