Josh (PA)
05-01-2005, 08:23 AM
Due to some recent pee-stick discoveries, the wagon is going to become a major family topic of discussion much sooner than I planned. I'm just kicking this idea around and wondered if anyone had an order of magnitude cost on a transmission swap? What problems could this swap lead to?
I looked at, but didn't drive, a legacy (list price $31,9xx?) and Mazda 6 wagon yesterday. The Subie was well put together, but seemed expensive and I didn't like the Mazda all that much. I like the idea of the used b5 s4 avant, but all the audi dealerships I've dealt with in my area are horrible, and I'd expect maintenance to be a mess. I think I'd miss the performance stepdown from the m3 to a 3 or 525iT too much. To me a 540iT w/ a manual would be perfect (actually the Rogue M3T would be perfect, but that seems way too complicated).
I looked at, but didn't drive, a legacy (list price $31,9xx?) and Mazda 6 wagon yesterday. The Subie was well put together, but seemed expensive and I didn't like the Mazda all that much. I like the idea of the used b5 s4 avant, but all the audi dealerships I've dealt with in my area are horrible, and I'd expect maintenance to be a mess. I think I'd miss the performance stepdown from the m3 to a 3 or 525iT too much. To me a 540iT w/ a manual would be perfect (actually the Rogue M3T would be perfect, but that seems way too complicated).