Audi, or not?

[ShnOmac]

If I was going to roll in a Audi it would be a S5....

[Steve Dallas]

Originally Posted by Sapper12b

Don't get me wrong Steve, bewteen all your chouces I would take the Audi in a heart beat. Just been impressed by the Tesla recently and not many people know about them.

I still want to do a little more investigation into the Tesla, to be honest. I've posted about them a lot in other areas of this forum because I love the concept. And, the Tesla Model X is coming soon...and I believe that is supposed to be an AWD crossover/SUV type vehicle.

In 2014/2015, the Seattle area is supposed to get the Supercharging stations for Tesla.

The thing I don't know about the Tesla is what kind of AWD system it might have for rain/snowy conditions. I'd say AWD/4WD is my main "want" out of whatever daily driver I get.

I did find out the Q5 has a towing capacity of 4400 (according to the salesman), yet elsewhere I had seen it as 6600 like the Q7.

[Steve Dallas]

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

If I was going to role in a Audi it would be a S5....

I love the S5 Cabriolet...

[camarowa]

I drove an A6 for almost 2 years. Well I should rephrase that, I owned an A6 for almost 2 years. If I take out all the time the car spend at the dealer for warranty work it comes to about 1.5 years of driving an A6. Every time it was something else, so not a candidate for lemon laws (plenty of electrical issues). Now I do have to state, that when and if the car drove it was absolutely fabulous. Only advise I have is to either buy new or get a good extended warranty.

[Steve Dallas]

Originally Posted by camarowa

I drove an A6 for almost 2 years. Well I should rephrase that, I owned an A6 for almost 2 years. If I take out all the time the car spend at the dealer for warranty work it comes to about 1.5 years of driving an A6. Every time it was something else, so not a candidate for lemon laws (plenty of electrical issues). Now I do have to state, that when and if the car drove it was absolutely fabulous. Only advise I have is to either buy new or get a good extended warranty.

Yeah, assuming I get an Audi...it's going to be new (probably from factory), with Audicare. Decision isn't made yet because I'm not even 100% I'd want to go with a SUV/Crossover type vehicle or not...and there are vehicles like the Tesla that I'm still researching.

I do have to say that the Hybrid I drove today was surprisingly nice to drive, though disconcerting to have no engine noise when I pressed the start button. Same thing would go with the Tesla...might take some getting used to.

[Sapper12b]

If you can wait, I say hold off to see what the Tesla Model X is all about.

[mikeyg36]

The RS5 an R8 are on my top 10 list of favorite cars. Beautiful machines.

[TOBY J]

my rank of the german vehicles i've owned.
take it for what it's worth
this from an overall owners experience

1. mercedes
2. porsche
3. bmw
4. audi

FYI if you're evening considering an S5
get the newer version with the V-6
the v-8 was an under performer-heavy-and thirsty
the V-6 performs better

For what you're looking 4 a used AUDI A7 or Porsche Panamera 4S might fit the bill for all needs
good luck

[derklug]

I like Audi's...their owners pay for my Boss. MB or domestic for SUV if you are going to do any towing. I would lean toward domestic. Avoid Land Rover if you hate driving loaners. Don't see many Toyotas in the shop, so take that as you will.

[Blk-Ice]

Audi!

[Rice makes muscle]

I would also say a acura tl sh awd fully loaded came in at 40k 305 horse awd tq vectoring... manaul. 5 series bmw interior room. Honda quality.... its a sweet car. A buddy of mine has one. Basically same speed as a v6 pony car but rides much nicer and prob quicker in the twisties seriously just give it consideration

[PeeBee]

Originally Posted by derklug

I like Audi's...their owners pay for my Boss. MB or domestic for SUV if you are going to do any towing. I would lean toward domestic. Avoid Land Rover if you hate driving loaners. Don't see many Toyotas in the shop, so take that as you will.

I beg to differ, my Range Rover Sport had 160k miles before the EGR valves went belly up, leaving me stranded with a trailer behind me, and 263k miles before it even developed the slightest hint of "mechanical" problems. Which turned out to be the water/oil temperature sensor sending wrong values to the ECU. Other than that, it never missed a beat, and I towed 6 tonnes with it at one point (3.5t officially allowed).

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by PeeBee

I beg to differ, my Range Rover Sport had 160k miles before the EGR valves went belly up, leaving me stranded with a trailer behind me, and 263k miles before it even developed the slightest hint of "mechanical" problems. Which turned out to be the water/oil temperature sensor sending wrong values to the ECU. Other than that, it never missed a beat, and I towed 6 tonnes with it at one point (3.5t officially allowed).

Land Rovers do have a reputation for being unreliable though.

[Steve Dallas]

I've been looking into the S6 and what features are available also. I haven't had a chance to see the HUD or the night vision in use...just sounds like such a cool technology to detect pedestrians at night.