10-20-2020, 06:12 PM | #251 |
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I think you and Alan are on very different meanings of fun. It's not fun to drive for you because it doesn't have the feel of well-kept original or better-than-original vintage bmw's. He says 'fun' in the sense that no it's not his R8 or 991S but it's ok to bounce around in crap LI traffic.
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10-20-2020, 06:40 PM | #252 | |
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Tell that to my daughter's LMAO completely kidding, yeah it is a good package
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BTW I can totally appreciate Nick's feel on cars and I would love to drive his collection though I don't know if he would let me One other BTW you know the R8's history but the Cayman that replaced it is a lot of fun !!! |
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10-20-2020, 10:25 PM | #253 |
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10-22-2020, 10:09 AM | #254 |
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Is there any reason to believe the Q5 would be more fun to drive than an A4 Avant? I can't really imagine it.
They are obviously a little cheaper, for some reason.... |
10-22-2020, 10:13 AM | #255 |
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Probably not, although given that the regular A4 isn't *that* much better than the Q5, I wonder how much the allrad treatment hurts it?
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10-22-2020, 10:19 AM | #256 | |
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I have never driven an Audi SUV, but I can't imagine that a higher center of gravity would add anything at all, other than bulk and body roll. More space, I guess... Right now, I'm setting my sights on the A4 wagon, as a new 2021 is headed to the dealership near me. Since I've been building the Macan S and cruising them at local dealers, the wagon is feeling like a bargain now. Reality distortion field! |
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10-22-2020, 10:23 AM | #257 | |
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10-22-2020, 11:17 AM | #258 |
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I prefer the A4 over the Q5 for the only reason I like sedans better than SUV's, both overall are very good cars. The last Gen Q5 was terrible ...
I took the A4 on a couple of Road trips (From NY to Florida (though cheated and used the auto train) and also drove it to my daughters College and back (4 hours each way), it was an excellent car, I think the engine gives it plenty of power and it holds the road beautifully, I never felt any fatigue either. The A3 was a great fun car, I don't know if you remember my son had one so I had a lot of seat time in it, the problem with the A3 is it needs to be updated especially the interior and the car overall feels a little too small. The Macan S my sister had at first I thought was great but after some seat time in it I found it was 'ok', I also had them as loaners and was disappointed by the engine's power (had both a 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder) ... maybe the GTS addresses this I always wanted to love the Macan but just felt it was expensive for what it is, there are other choices out there ... If you don't like the Q5 they make an SQ5, my brother had one, it was a great car with a very good engine and with the air suspension it has a great ride. Lot's of good choices out there WDC ... this is going to be a tough decision on your part. |
10-22-2020, 12:03 PM | #259 | |
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There are indeed lots of options--alas not the ones I would really like: M3 Touring or at least a 340i Touring (maybe with AWD). There is a very well optioned Macan GTS coming to my local dealer. But, wow, that's real money. It's about $30k more asking that the A4 wagon would be. I'm just not sure it's worth that. That delta endows keeping my 2, if I want.... |
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10-22-2020, 07:54 PM | #260 | |
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