My A4 vs my old Passat

#1

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

#2

"JJ" <jakervik (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I
got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I
wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

There is even a huge difference betw. a '99 A4 and an '03 A4, as they're
on a different production platform.

Cheers,

Pete

#3

"JJ" <jakervik (AT) comcast (DOT) net> skrev i en meddelelse
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Quote:

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I
wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

That's the 4 rings!
Amazing how they do it!

Jens

#4

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" <jakervik (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q. I tried to de-rationalilze the
A4 purchase and couldn't do it.

#5

Cam Newton wrote:

Quote:

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" <jakervik (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q.

Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the
Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about
$3K less than a comparably equipped A4.

--
Mike Smith

#6

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:08:50 -0400, Mike Smith
<mike_UNDERSCORE_smith (AT) acm (DOT) DOT.org> wrote:

Quote:

Cam Newton wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" <jakervik (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q.

Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the
Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about
$3K less than a comparably equipped A4.

Can you get the Passat 1.8T with the equivalent of an A4's Sport
Package? The 8E A4's suspension is good enough to rival a Bimmer.
=
= Cesar Borgia
=

#7

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:08:50 -0400, Mike Smith
<mike_UNDERSCORE_smith (AT) acm (DOT) DOT.org> wrote:

Quote:

Cam Newton wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" <jakervik (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q.

Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the
Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about
$3K less than a comparably equipped A4.

Smaller trunk for one thing and the kicker was having had 2 Jetta's
(19 years for both) and one Golf, I could not look thru that same
shiny plastic steering wheel for 10 more years. A nicely fluffed
Passat does not equal an A4 1.8q. And I loaded the A4. Mmmm. I love
this car; I just need to drive it more than the 240km/wk I am doing
now. Maybe I should stay home more.

Quote:

--
Mike Smith

#8

Mike Smith wrote:

Quote:

Cam Newton wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:20 -0500, "JJ" <jakervik (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I had a 99 Passat 1.8 turbo 5 speed. I always rationalized it that I
got a
car that was the same as the A4 without paying for the 4 rings. Am I
wrong?
My 2003 Audi A4 seems to be soooo much more vehicle than my old VW.

'high end' VW does not equal 1.8T A4q.

Then again, a Passat w/ 1.8T and Quattro (called 4Motion, but the
Passat's 4Motion is the same as Quattro, rather than Haldex) costs about
$3K less than a comparably equipped A4.

As I understand it, no climate control, at least not w/ a 4Motion 1.8T
manual. The A4 has nicer bits inside.

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