Whew that was close...crisis avoided

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland) 01/10/2014 at 10:50 • Filed to: avant, automatchbait, Audi, wagon

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Thank goodness !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! doesn't have the sport package and the paddle shifters...because it has low miles and is close by.

Party-vi > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 10:52

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2.No engine. Gimme a V6.

Chris Clarke > Party-vi 01/10/2014 at 10:54

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or a V8.

Tom McParland > Party-vi 01/10/2014 at 10:56

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I'd be perfectly happy with the 2.0T, 258 tq and rear biased AWD is plenty fun.

anothermiatafanboy > Party-vi 01/10/2014 at 10:56

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Give me the 2.0 and its major torque advantage, please.

nauyop > Chris Clarke 01/10/2014 at 10:58

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or a V10 if possible.

Hooker > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:03

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The only thing holding me back from buying one of these (I really like the color too!) is the money. Someday.

Chris Clarke > nauyop 01/10/2014 at 11:03

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Not in the US. And probably a little over budget.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Chris Clarke 01/10/2014 at 11:03

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Ahem

Tom McParland > Hooker 01/10/2014 at 11:05

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Me too man....me too.

Chris Clarke > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/10/2014 at 11:06

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Pretty sure that's a lambo.

hangus77 > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:09

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I'll just leave this here.

$700 and you get ~60HP and a SHIT load more torques. Do it. My A5 gets almost 40 MPG with this tune on the highway.

Hooker > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:12

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If I hit the lottery, I will holler at you. Maybe yours can have an R and an S in it's name too.

Tom McParland > hangus77 01/10/2014 at 11:13

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But where you the dude that got his A5 messed up and warranty voided from that tune?

Tom McParland > Hooker 01/10/2014 at 11:14

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Appreciate that...unfortunately Audi wont sell me one in the US even if I had the monies. :)

Party-vi > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:17

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Huh. I thought the 4-banger Audi's got a FWD-biased AWD system that only kicked in the rear wheels when traction loss was present. Is this not the case anymore?

Party-vi > anothermiatafanboy 01/10/2014 at 11:18

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Keep your torque - I'll take the extra 60hp :D

Party-vi > Chris Clarke 01/10/2014 at 11:19

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4.2L FSI please!

hangus77 > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:20

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Yes, but of course you need to realize that there is a chance that you could void the warranty. Usually, you can flash to stock and not have any issues, but my case was "special" and neither APR nor the shop that did the tune had ever seen anything like this before. Cost me $3000. I probably should have waited until my warranty was completely done before trying it, but you live and learn. I had a problem and I paid for it. Moving on...

Chris Clarke > Party-vi 01/10/2014 at 11:21

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This is the correct answer.

deekster_caddy > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:22

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I love the 2.0T in our '08 Passat Wagon. If they had offered AWD with the 2.0 I probably would have gotten it, but at the time it AWD was only offered with the V6. Also no 6 spd stick on the V6 models (or AWD?).

BKRM3 > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:34

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That's right up the street from me. Let me know if you're ever over here in the western burbs/main line. We can grab a beer and talk German cars!

Tom McParland > Party-vi 01/10/2014 at 11:41

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B6 A4 yes...B7 was 60% rear biased unit that is why it has a longitudinally mounted engine.

Tom McParland > hangus77 01/10/2014 at 11:42

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Sorry man...I didn't mean to be that way about it. Just wasn't sure if it was you or someone else. And honestly stock power would be plenty fine for me.

Hooker > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:47

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Then we will move!!! :) Yes, I have a solution for everything!

Tom McParland > Hooker 01/10/2014 at 11:47

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The wife does like Europe... :D

Hooker > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 11:54

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And now we're on the same page! I'll get on the lottery thing. You'll be the first one notified if I win!

Tom McParland > Hooker 01/10/2014 at 11:57

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I play as well on occasion...when it is really big like 100M+ I figure what the hell.

hangus77 > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:06

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Oh, I didn't take it in any way! I'm still a little salty about it is all... No one likes parting with $3000 for something that is a clearly a manufacturing defect and your warranty gets voided because of something that was attributed to swamp gas and cow farts. lol

Everyone be careful out there!

Victorious Secret > Party-vi 01/10/2014 at 12:07

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B7 and up will prefer the rear until you encounter slip.

B8 and up with the crown differentials and sport diffs will do the torque vectoring dance.

Victorious Secret > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:08

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Since I'm not that big a child, nor do I want to piss off Audi of America with a tune and void my warranty (we all know what Germans can be like off warranty to boot) I would pick the V6 and slap a nice exhaust on it.

Don't need the speed, just need nice sounds and a large boot.

Tom McParland > Victorious Secret 01/10/2014 at 12:09

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But no V6 in an B7 Avant :(

Hooker > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:09

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Same. I figure it's only worth my hard earned $1 when it's over 100 mil. That way, I can help as many people in my life as possible. It's all about giving. Well, that and an island getaway here or there.

Victorious Secret > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:12

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B8!

Actually if I'm honest, I'd take an Allroad right now. Don't know where the money would come from, but I'd take it to RPI to replace the dodgy manufacturer air system with something better.

And then perhaps get European tail lights, because I despise American all red taillights.

Tom McParland > Victorious Secret 01/10/2014 at 12:14

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I could forgive the Allroad, I love the fender flares...if they would just offer a damn "Sport" suspension package that is lowered from the factory.

Victorious Secret > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:15

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You can vagcom the thing to lower the minimum suspension setting. Its what my friend did on his older Allroad. So his new low setting is lower than factory, and his new high setting is higher than factory.

Tom McParland > Victorious Secret 01/10/2014 at 12:16

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Call me crazy but I just don't want to spend aftermarket money on a new or lightly used car. I just want to buy it and be done.

Victorious Secret > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:18

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Anything that has Audi and air suspension practically requires it.

The OEM systems aren't bad so much as inconsistent, which is bad when you have to deal with a broken one.

The 3rd party replacements effectively do the reliable, consistent job that the originals should have been doing

Tom McParland > Victorious Secret 01/10/2014 at 12:18

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Does the new Allroad have air-suspension, thought it was just a raised Avant suspension.

Victorious Secret > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:20

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Yup, its riding on airbags.

efme > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 12:49

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you're totally right... those poopoo seats look awful

Textured Soy Protein > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 13:20

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Just sayin ...

Tom McParland > Textured Soy Protein 01/10/2014 at 13:22

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Would prefer some warranty coverage because zeGermans. And I'm not real keen on the styling of he A6 even though it does have the 3.0T

Textured Soy Protein > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 13:24

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It doesn't look that different from the A4. Come on....3.0T!

There's always an aftermarket extended warranty. Or since it's at an Audi dealer you could ask them to put it thru the CPO process. But Audi's CPO warranty isn't the greatest, it's got a deductible.

Tom McParland > Textured Soy Protein 01/10/2014 at 13:27

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Sad bubble face

Awesome face-

And the handling is much sharper on the A4. Sorry I'm picky about these things...but yeah 3.0T is awesome

Textured Soy Protein > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 13:30

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Slightly sharpened up, LED-ified '09-'10 face.

Vs. what you posted...

Tom McParland > Textured Soy Protein 01/10/2014 at 13:31

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Just can't get down with that grille...I know weird.

gabdere > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 18:47

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Thats not a 09 with sport package? They didn't come with these wheels in Canada after 09

Tom McParland > gabdere 01/10/2014 at 18:51

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Right it's a CPO '12 as the listing in the link says.

gabdere > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 19:26

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right, didn't see it. I have paddle shifters on my GTI, I love to drive the car in manual mode, but i'm using the stick rather than the paddles. Theres a bit of a delay and you can't use them when turning the wheel. If its the only thing that keeps you from buying it, I'm sure you can go over it! It's the same paddle format as mine and it's not DSG, it's going to be cool the first month...

Tom McParland > gabdere 01/10/2014 at 19:29

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As much as I love these I'm holding out for a CPO V60 R with 325hp and flappy-paddles!

anothermiatafanboy > Party-vi 01/12/2014 at 22:08

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Until I invest in a tune :)