Audi - thoughts

IS350. There ya go.

Or three words: Eye Ess Eff.

I've had a VW for 5 years.  The only thing I have to complain about is that the electrical system sucks.  I've had a few recalls on electrical components and have had to replace a lot of fuses. 

Other than that, I love the car.  Very sturdy.  My car has kept resale really well, but it's a diesel so that's part of it. 

Yep.  Good gas mileage, too.  Used to drive the Integra.  Love Acura. 

Down side is have to feed the VTec engines Premium gas.

Two words?

Anyway, two letters: R8

A friend found one in the wild the other day: http://www.joereger.com/mediaouthtml.log?imageid=15399  That looks like a beast!  One more shot: http://www.joereger.com/mediaouthtml.log?imageid=15400 - exposed rear-mount engine, similar to Ford's GT..."What did you say!??!"

Another friend (who's also a triathlete) works for Audi/VW and, of course, has nothing but good things to say about Audi...he also acknowledges the problems they've had in the past and says their QC/engineering has improved dramatically over the past 5-10 years.

You mean: Arrrgh Ate.

I saw one just the other day. Nice growl.

I had a '87 5000S for a long time and loved it. Not a speck of rust, by the way, but it needed too much work in the end. US garages charge through the nose for work on Audis.

My dad and sister in Germany both have Audis too (A6 and A4) and love them. I think my dad is on his 4th in a row now. Every other car in Germany is either an Audi or VW. Lots of station wagons.

If I wasn't working up the mental effort to sell my car and be without a personal car (still have my company car) I'd be drooling over an Audi Allroad. 

http://foto.autozone.be/fotoseurotax/450/audi-allroad-quattro-2006-5309.jpg

For some reason I really want my next car to be a station wagon of some variety. 

I always thought they looked kinda weird. But I have an innie, myself.

My coworker sold his 2002 TT and bought a Honda Accord... he called it a reverse mid-life crisis. He was tired of paying to get it fixed every other month (repairs are expensive on them).

My old boss had a 2006 A4 and loved it though. He had it leased, so the dealer took care of any work it needed.  

That's what I've heard.

Normally I would be loathe to purchase a car in the last year of a body style, but I'm hoping that the deals and incentives make it worth it.

I heard yesterday they just came out with a 0.9% financing deal fo the '08 A4s.

All I know if that I better be able to lug some good Tri gear and get a bike rack on it, otherwise it is of no use to me.  Plus that whole Quattro thing so I don't almost die driving in the hills around here - as I have to get myself to the pool.