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My A4 vs my old Passat
I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. |
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"JJ" > wrote > I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a > car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? > My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. There is even a huge difference betw. a '99 A4 and an '03 A4, as they're on a different production platform. Cheers, Pete |
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"JJ" > skrev i en meddelelse ... > I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a > car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? > My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. That's the 4 rings! Amazing how they do it! Jens |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" > wrote:
>I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a >car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? >My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. > > 'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q. I tried to de-rationalilze the A4 purchase and couldn't do it. |
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Cam Newton wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" > wrote: > > >>I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a >>car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? >>My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. >> >> > > > 'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q. Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about $3K less than a comparably equipped A4. -- Mike Smith |
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:08:50 -0400, Mike Smith
> wrote: >Cam Newton wrote: > >> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" > wrote: >> >> >>>I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a >>>car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? >>>My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. >>> >>> >> >> >> 'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q. > >Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the >Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about >$3K less than a comparably equipped A4. Can you get the Passat 1.8T with the equivalent of an A4's Sport Package? The 8E A4's suspension is good enough to rival a Bimmer. = = Cesar Borgia = |
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:08:50 -0400, Mike Smith
> wrote: >Cam Newton wrote: > >> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" > wrote: >> >> >>>I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a >>>car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? >>>My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. >>> >>> >> >> >> 'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q. > >Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the >Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about >$3K less than a comparably equipped A4. Smaller trunk for one thing and the kicker was having had 2 Jetta's (19 years for both) and one Golf, I could not look thru that same shiny plastic steering wheel for 10 more years. A nicely fluffed Passat does not equal an A4 1.8q. And I loaded the A4. Mmmm. I love this car; I just need to drive it more than the 240km/wk I am doing now. Maybe I should stay home more. > >-- >Mike Smith > |
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:17:47 GMT, Cesar Borgia >
wrote: >On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:08:50 -0400, Mike Smith > wrote: > >>Cam Newton wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a >>>>car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong? >>>>My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> 'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q. >> >>Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the >>Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about >>$3K less than a comparably equipped A4. > >Can you get the Passat 1.8T with the equivalent of an A4's Sport >Package? The 8E A4's suspension is good enough to rival a Bimmer. >= >= Cesar Borgia >= Go for the A4 1.8q. There is really no comparison. And the Passat 4Motion etc is a consolation prize. BMW's are over priced and a AWD version is $$$$$. |
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Mike Smith wrote:
> Cam Newton wrote: > >> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" > wrote: >> >> >>> I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I >>> got a >>> car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I >>> wrong? >>> My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW. >>> >>> >> >> >> 'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q. > > > Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the > Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about > $3K less than a comparably equipped A4. > As I understand it, no climate control, at least not w/ a 4Motion 1.8T manual. The A4 has nicer bits inside. -- -------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lugo LC Unit #260 TINLC Have you hugged your firewall today? No spam, thanks. -------------------------------------------------------- Are you the police? . . . . No ma'am, we're sysadmins. |
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