Longroof Love

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/18/2019 at 15:15 • Filed to: Audi, Avant, Wagon Love

I went to a go kart event at K1 Speed in Torrance thanks to a ticket from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (that report coming soon). SO naturally I took the new beater wagon to see how she’d do.

I wasn’t worried about her making it down and back since the previous owner basically just long hauled it most of the time. Overall the things that are broken are not critical and the rest is just dirty. I am really really enjoying this car. I am super suprised about how much I like driving it.

I love this car for this reason. I would have never parked my GTO this close to the asshole parked 3 feet from the truck and way over my line, but because this car is so small I could still fit and fully block their door.

Sunday morning I did some decent Svending on the exterior. Clay bar, cutting wax (had to use some boat cutting wax on the hood to get all the fallout off, waxed, and trim detailed. She came out looking fairly good for just 2 hours of work. Do that a few more times with a bit more energy and motivation and everything but the roof because of the clear burn will look pretty damn good. I was going to do the interior more than just a quick surface wipedown, but it was getting hot and I just didn’t want to.

Instead my friend that went down with me and I tried to find out why the radio was not functioning . As far as I read and confirmed with TFritch was that the amp is in the trunk and sometimes water gets in the D piller and wets them.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

As you c an see that is exactly what happened and we tried cleaning it up and reconnecting it, but the connector on the amp side had 2 broken teeth so it was done for. Thankfully used working ones aren’t too expensive on eBay so that will be fixed eventually . For now I just play music on my phone. Frustratingly these early Bose Symfony stereos use fiber optics soI can’t just use better aftermarket parts because of course not.

Bonus beautiful aluminum bracket for the dash

BONUS 25B00B

I really am liking this wagon overall. The MPG is only slightly better than the GTO, but that wasn’t too much a worry for me. At least the tank is a bit bigger so more range. It is by far SO SO SO much more comfortable on the road, but in a wafting sort of way. The seats I find to be less comfortable than the GTO, but that might be because they are more worn out.I am thinking of trying to find some Audi seats that will fit and I can include the seat heating. Not sure though and not on the top of my list of expenditures . I am really suprised about how much space there is inside while honestly being a small car. It is an A6 Avant on the C5 chassis and I feel close to the ground and have plenty of sporty feel and room inside for me, 3-4 friends, and all their cra p while still being smaller than a CRV.I will never understand having a minivan over a wagon unless you have more than 2-3 kids (which to me is far too many).

My friends keep calling this the mom mobile, but my friend’s C6 Passat i s nicknamed the “ Mom my Wagon” so I have to make this the Dad Wagon or something. One of my favorite things is how stealth this wagon is. No one looks at me. I can just drive along with negative attention. I saw a handful of cops and I think they literally could not see the wagon. God I am going to enjoy this machine. Now just to cheaply make all the horrible beige interior black.

This A6 definitely makes me want my dream RS6 C6 Avant because nothing says perfect Dad car like a twin turbo V10 wagon with slight box flares

DISCUSSION (21)

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 15:21

Something something air suspension

CaptDale - is secretly British > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/18/2019 at 15:23

It isn’t an Allroad!

Future Heap Owner > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 15:28

I am really pleased you got this thing, and that it’s working out so well. I love the look of almost all European wagons , especially this vintage of VW/Audi wagons .

Have you taken it on any twisties? How does it corner?

Please keep updating us on how it’s doing!

#OppoOutOfWarrantyEuroWagonClub

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 15:35

i wAs tAlKinG AbOuT tHe S-ClAsS tHo -me and rallywrench lol

Ash78, voting early and often > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 15:40

I have the Passat version of this (not directly related, but same suspension and a lot of the same drivetrain; very similar interior specs ). I still really like it a lot...but to you minivan comment, there’s no comparison. When we take both kids on a weeklong vacation, it’s so nice to not have to use a roof bag/box, or stack everything so tightly you can’t see out the back. A van is easily 4-5x the usable interior space, which goes a long way towards your sanity after several hours.

If I trusted mine to leave town with the whole family inside, we’d still try to take it more often. Even with a worn out, floaty suspension it’s still really enjoyable and comfy.

CaptDale - is secretly British > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/18/2019 at 16:38

*eye roll so huge I see my own brain*

CaptDale - is secretly British > Ash78, voting early and often
03/18/2019 at 16:39

I have a predisposition to hating vans.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Future Heap Owner
03/18/2019 at 16:41

I did take a sort of twist road and while it has no comparison to my GTO, it did pretty well for needing some front suspension work. I am attributing the understeer it has to that lol.

Oh I might be doing Sunchaser levels of posts on this thing. So you will see more. I really am enjoying it.

Also best hashtag!

Future Heap Owner > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 16:45

Yessss bring it

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 17:16

That would be the case if you had a brain

Ash78, voting early and often > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 17:17

That’s fair. They could do SO much more with them, but all of them are tuned and optioned for people who are cross-shopping with SUVs and large crossovers. I see no reason why they can’t be more carlike (in a good way). But practical people with families don’t spend Q7 money on a minivan. But cut the space in half and make it look sporty ? Yes, they’ll buy a Q7. Even if it’s the same weight and inefficiency of a van.

CaptDale - is secretly British > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/18/2019 at 17:22

Rude #InEeDaSaFeSpAcE!!

CaptDale - is secretly British > Ash78, voting early and often
03/18/2019 at 17:25

No I don’t want just sporty looks, but also sporty. The wagon is surprisingly fun in the twisties. But I guess from a family view I see your point . I don’t plan on having more of a family than a dog and my ranch animals.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 17:25

iM sOrRy I oFfEnDeD yOu I aM gReA tLy aShAmEd I fEeL sO bAaAaAAaD

CaptDale - is secretly British > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/18/2019 at 17:28

Kinja'd!!!

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 17:50

Lol I laughed

CaptDale - is secretly British > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/18/2019 at 17:55

I’m glad

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 18:06

I’m glad that you’re glad

CaptDale - is secretly British > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/18/2019 at 18:12

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CaptDale - is secretly British
03/18/2019 at 20:33

You win for having the Avatar reference, 10/10

CaptDale - is secretly British > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
03/19/2019 at 11:38

Woo Hoo