DaveL

<ul><li><a href="http://donp.tzo.com/qtale.htm">Q-Tale 2</a></li></ul>

MarkC

80% of Canadian Audis have quattro

Tom

Not only Quattro worths every pennies, its also the best AWD system ever available on the planet

Frank

Fair price, very fair price. Don't buy it if you don't want it, but to think the price is unfair is kind of ridiculous. All wheel drive is no rip off for cars.

evangalista

You're obviously are in favour of quattro, but
why is it so ridiculous to question the pricing of Quatrro? It's an option just like sports suspension or tiptronic transmission.
Sheesh.

Frank

No, it's not ridculous to question is it worth the money.

Frank

I know you can be safe in a FWD car period. Your two feet of snow comment was hyperbole I take it. Still, you shouldn't understimate 4WD for traction because there is nothing like it.
Sorry about feeling strongly and not expressing oneself dimplomatically, the chiropractor cracked my neck today again and I do need to "chill out." Sorry.

Roger

Hey, Frank...you're right about Quattro but 2 feet of snow in Canada isn't hyperbole.

Anthony

I dunno about over priced, but I would say it's way over rated. Just reading the FAQ about FWD vs. Quattro, was enough to make me get a FWD A4. The best advantage is acceleration on wet surfaces. The way I figure it, I probably shouldn't be "punching it" in wet conditions anyway, because as the FAQ clearly states, the quattro won't help you stop any faster.... The only <b>practical</b> advantage I see is climbing slick gradients. Since I don't live in a particularly hilly region and I don't ski, I saved myself the cash. The FWD is a little bit lighter as well and does better on gas milage.<ul><li><a href="http://www.a4.org/faq/faqs/faq64.shtml">http://www.a4.org/faq/faqs/faq64.shtml</a</li></ul>

slack

At $1750 US. I'd say it's a great value. But I didn't opt for it for these reasons.

1) not much snow in North Carolina (excepting the mountains of course.)
2) I don't race/track the car. (although since owning one I've changed my mind on that one)
3) getting a flatbed to tow the car, god forbid it should ever strand you, would be a hassle IMHO.
4) allignements are apparently more difficult on the quattro.

FWIW
slack 99.5 2.8M