pcasa

when I bought the AR last year it was creaking something awful - my diagnosis - suspension issues. Many trips to Audi later - I have new upper and lower linkage and who knows what else.
So I guess I've begun to attack that part of the list. It took two different dealers and four visits to finally cure the creaking... but covered under warranthy, thank the audi gods.
The torque converter issue - will that need to fail before I address it with Audi???
thanks again girlroad from another girl on the road.

MYD-WGN

Where are you located?

mustbeaudi

Audi won't fix nothin' that ain't broke, so just hope you never meet the TC devil herself!

Judge AR

I mean if your planning on doing mods, or just prefer the feel of a turbo the 2.7T is obviously the no brainer. The 2.7T can supply a lot more power for the money, and is really the tuners choice.

If you want to put the least amount of time, money (after purchase), and energy into the car the 4.2 is definitely more powerful out of the box and doesn't require the attention the 2.7T does.

Maxcattle

regular basis. This trailer holds anything from furniture to two full touring BMW's to mulch to concrete blocks(landscape) to just about anything that will fit and I have had no problems towing(distance or time).

I would definitely recommend it.
As for the choice between 4.2 or 2.7T that I believe is a personal decision(how lucky do you feel) they both have their merits and you will recieve plenty of input from the various owners as to why theirs are better than the other. Personnaly I like the 2.7T but if I towed a vehicle on a regular basis I would probably opted for the 4.2, but occasional pleasent vacation trailer pulling I believe either would be a good fit.

You can see from the sig that it is a 2.7T TIP(wife can't drive stick). I would rate this better than the majority of tow vehicles I have owned. I do have electric brakes but really only need them when I tow close to the rated capacity (3300lbs USA - 5300lbs EU).

Some of the tow vehicles owned;
1959 Studebaker 3/4Ton (currently and not bad tow vehicle)
1957 Chevy 3/4Ton
1972 Chevy Carryall
1968 Buick Sportswagon (400cu.in.)
1979 Ford F150
1992 Jeep Wrangler (horrible, horrible)
1998 Toyota Sienna (not good)

There were a couple more but these stand out in my memory.

pcasa

yes, I currently have 2.7T tip - and the trailer has electric brakes. I am having all the systems checked out on the airstream before attempting this new "dream". I'll keep everyone posted. thanks again to everyone who weighed in - I'm leaning toward the 4.2 since I'm not a tuner or tinkerer - but will probably keep the 2.7T while under CPO for the next year.

cfdarch

thanks for the list

derekpowell

sunny and sparkling los angeles, ca

Misplacedyankee

You can only mod the 2.7T so much with the auto tranny so thats not going to do much for you and it will only bring you up to the 4.2s power. The 4.2 can also be chipped as a few have so it can be modded in many ways. Given the TC problems around here and the horrid lag of the 2.7T its a no brainer to me.

Judge AR

the stage 1 2.7t is giving you close to 100lbs more of torque and 20-30 more hp than the 4.2. A chipped 4.2 still isn't even going to get you close to those torque numbers, for that you will need to spend substantial money. There are also plenty of stage 2 and 3 tips out there, personally I wouldn't do it, but many have. And thats still going to be cheaper than heavily modding the 4.2.

May be a no brainer for you, as I said it depends on your needs and wants, many do not want to put the effort in for the reward of the 2.7t, but for many audi enthusiast the 2.7T is the holy grail, and can be made into the more powerful engine cheaply and easily.