Project: B7 A4 Avant

[.RJ]

The check arrived for the audi, so I went and drove some golf alltracks last night*. Fit & finish was nice, better than I'd expect in a car thats $23k OTD. Plenty of space. It drove and handled ok, about the same as our old TDI wagon that got the viking funeral. But, I was sort of hoping that it was, or maybe could be, a taller, longer, softer around the edges GTI long roof... and I'm definitely wrong about that. Its slow... really slow. The throttle response is sort of a vague request for some fuel, please, and worse than the old diesel. Pulling onto the highway in the wrong gear is a liability. I dont know if its because these were 0 mile cars and the ECU pulls power until they're driven a while, but, its slow. After we left the sales office the first thing my wife said was "is it supposed to be that slow?". I've ruined her with a tuned A4 & 135. Excellent.

So, an APR tune would be absolutely necessary if we bought this, probably an exhaust, and some different tires if not wheels, too. I think we've decided to go down to 1 car for the rest of the year, so I dont want to hate the one car I do drive.

I'm watching this, though - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011-bmw-328-3/">http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011-bmw-328-3/</a><!-- m --> - I bet it goes up to more than I want to spend, but, I'm watching this weekend.

*we went to lindsay VW, 100% excellent experience. nice guys, couldnt have been easier to go kick some tires.