Date: | Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:48:33 -0800 |
Reply-To: | Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM> |
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From: | Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM> |
Subject: | Re: [syncro.org] Re: Syncro van price range |
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Though it has zero panache you might want to consider a Subaru Outback.
Outbacks have a boxer engine and the manual transmission models have a
viscous coupler like the syncro so they are in a sense distant cousins. They
are fairly inexpensive to maintain and operate, more so than Audis or
Vanagons. Outbacks are excellent in the snow and have enough clearance for
most forest service roads. One big plus over the Vanagon for commuting and
family driving would be the Outback's ABS and airbags. Hard to find a
vehicle that does everything with style though a TDI Quattro Avant would be
pretty sweet...
-Mark
87 Syncro Westfalia
96 Outback
86 BMW R80 G/S
00 BMW R1100R
Boxers, one and all...
On 1/6/07, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We need the vehicle to do what our current 2wd van does, which is to be
> a weekend hardware store hauler and occasional commuter/soccer mom bomb.
> But, it additionally needs to run up into the snowy hills and on old rutted
> logging roads. The A4 we looked at got ~18mpg, which is not something I'd
> want to commute with, especially since my diesel wagon gets 28 mpg and her
> diesel sedan gets 25 mpg. If they imported a tdi quattro avant, I'd be all
> over it in a heartbeat.
>
> On 1/6/07, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
> >
> > Since it will be your wife's car, what does she need it for? Daily
> > commuter, kid picker upper, or for ski trips? I would go far at least an A6
> > and no Turbos. The Audi is a super vehicle in many ways, especially fuel
> > economy. We now have a '98 A8 and man is it comfortable rocket. It does ~22
> > around town and ~27 mpg highway. Also, late Audis don't rust except for some
> > of the lines underneath.
> >
> >
> >
> Casey
> Olympia, WA
> Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
> '87 300TD intercooler/propane #22 0-60mph 7.3sec (220k)
> '84 300D (218k)
> Gashuffer:
> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
> http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG
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