In Reply to: HELP!!! 2001 Saab Aero or 2001 Audi allroad, karl [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 17 Aug 2001 01:04:34

Edmunds has a review of the allroad at:
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/roadtests/roadtest/46968/article.html

The review of the Aero wagon is here:

http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/roadtests/firstdrive/43971/article.html

As with all of these "what should I buy questions," the answers are complex and will change depending on the person who gives the answer and the person asking the question. I personally keep my cars a long time and would rather have the Saab for the following reasons: it's cheaper for not that much difference in performance, quality, materials, and fit/finish; I think the Saab looks better; the Audi suspension that lowers and raises will break, and when it does, it will be very expensive; I see no need for this suspension (if you want to go off road, buy an SUV and not an allroad or a Saab); Audi is moving away from the 2.7t engine, and it's unclear what will happen to parts for it; in cold-weather climes, the Saab should do very well in the snow. Of course, if you are leasing, then such items as what will happen to parts for the 2.7t engine don't matter.

I personally like all wheel drive and think that this gives the Audi an edge over the competition. Audi has a very good awd system, although it fails the "three wheels off the ground test," where three wheels are taken off the ground and the final wheel will either spin (a pass) or not spin (a fail). Another reason to buy an SUV if you want to do real off roading. I personally think that snow tires on an Aero wagon will take you where you need to go, and for those places you can't go, an SUV is better to get you there than an allroad.



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• HELP!!! 2001 Saab Aero or 2001 Audi allroad, karl , Fri, 17 Aug 2001 01:04:34
  • Re: HELP!!! 2001 Saab Aero or 2001 Audi allroad, tina isselbacher, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 16:04:32
  • Re: HELP!!! 2001 Saab Aero or 2001 Audi allroad, Bob M, Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:34:30 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: I was wrong!, Bob M, Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:19:37
  • Re: HELP!!! 2001 Saab Aero or 2001 Audi allroad, Steve, Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:47:27
    • Thanks Steve. How is the gas efficiency??, karl , Sun, 19 Aug 2001 18:40:51
      • Re: Thanks Steve. How is the gas efficiency??, Steve, Mon, 20 Aug 2001 01:09:41
  • Either way you're a winner, but . . ., Rafe, Fri, 17 Aug 2001 20:28:22
  • Do you need a wagon ? I like an A6 2.7T better (nm), TKC, Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:34:51
  • allroad v/s aero, Coolknight, Fri, 17 Aug 2001 02:52:28
    • A real ccol Knight with a real cool Aero. n/m, C H Tay, Fri, 17 Aug 2001 19:57:19

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