Test drove a few Audis this weekend

[JST]

That sucks. I’d source a set of those immediately. They totally transform the car.

[Alan]

I was just looking over the Audi website and the other wheels look really good too … I really like that car … overall I love Audi’s and think you’re going to love it if you get one. They just have a really smooth drive and I really think you can’t go wrong getting one.

[wdc330i]

One of the last solid wagons available here. I’m a fan. And I like their grays.

[equ]

Blue > Gray IMHO, who cares about matching plastic cladding, that's part of the allroad thing for 20 years now

[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by robg

So, I continue to lurch toward buying an A6 Allroad. It's now a 2024 model and will likely arrive by end of year. .

Have you entered a custom order and are just waiting for a build date, or are you looking for one to pop up at a dealer? Just curious how long waiting lists are, etc.

[robg]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

Have you entered a custom order and are just waiting for a build date, or are you looking for one to pop up at a dealer? Just curious how long waiting lists are, etc.

I’ve had an order in since January - still waiting for a build date but finally got an actual allocation . Dealer thinks it will arrive by end of year. So roughly a year. You can find the occasional one in stock but they tend to be base trim in silver. I looked recently and it seemed all the allroads that appeared in inventory were marked as “reserved”.

I do think there’s a bigger appetite here for wagons than these manufacturers realize - apparently the RS6 has exceeded expectations despite costing 120k+!

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[robg]

Originally Posted by JST

That sucks. I’d source a set of those immediately. They totally transform the car.

Yeah maybe I’d use the stock 10 spokes as winter wheels. For fun I asked the dealer how much for a set of the 5 spokes and they quoted me some insane price. Woukd have to do some eBay searches.


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[robg]

Originally Posted by equ

Blue > Gray IMHO, who cares about matching plastic cladding, that's part of the allroad thing for 20 years now

I know..just my ocd


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[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by robg

I’ve had an order in since January - still waiting for a build date but finally got an actual allocation . Dealer thinks it will arrive by end of year. So roughly a year. You can find the occasional one in stock but they tend to be base trim in silver. I looked recently and it seemed all the allroads that appeared in inventory were marked as “reserved”.

I do think there’s a bigger appetite here for wagons than these manufacturers realize - apparently the RS6 has exceeded expectations despite costing 120k+!

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I think the manufacturers (intentioally?) shoot themselves in the foot with wagons. They seem to either bring over the insane e63/rs6/m5 level of wagon, uber-basic underpowered 4cyl a4/3series or jacked up all-road types. I'd love for them to bring back a 540 wagon (or better yet a hybrid 50e drivetrain like JST's x5) that can be spec'ed for sport/touring use. I read the 5 wagon is coming back for the next gen of 5 series, so we'll see if that happens.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

I think the manufacturers (intentioally?) shoot themselves in the foot with wagons. They seem to either bring over the insane e63/rs6/m5 level of wagon, uber-basic underpowered 4cyl a4/3series or jacked up all-road types. I'd love for them to bring back a 540 wagon (or better yet a hybrid 50e drivetrain like JST's x5) that can be spec'ed for sport/touring use. I read the 5 wagon is coming back for the next gen of 5 series, so we'll see if that happens.

I would be very much on board for a plug-in hybrid 5 wagon—if they don’t hobble the handling.