On Feb 23, 3:43*am, laurentien > wrote:
> On Feb 22, 4:33*pm, D. LaCourse > wrote:
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> > On 2011-02-18 04:23:25 -0500, laurentien > said:
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> > > Dear folks,
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> > > yesterday I took my very reliable Audi 80 for some service at the Audi
> > > dealer an did try the A5 and A7 five door cars.
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> > > Altough these cars look very nice and the interior trim is as good as
> > > it gets with even an ergonomic control panel (at last), those two cars
> > > are now plagued by body design errors which you do not find on the A4
> > > and A6 cars.
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> > > They have increased the roof curve to make it look even sleeker and
> > > this results in the problem that a tall man (like myself) cannot sit
> > > on the back seats. Worst, the design have made the back door window
> > > even more slanted towards the front making it very difficult to climb
> > > in and out of the car.
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> > > I would strongly suggest to Audi that they do redesign their A5 and A7
> > > roof line in order for tall adults to sit in the back.
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> > > Bests
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> > > LHR
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> > They were designed as coupes (even though the A7 is a four door). *Look
> > at MB's E-class coupe and the CLS four-door coupe. *They weren't *
> > designed to carry people for back seat passengers on long trips. *There
> > is no "design errors".
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> > Dave
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> I have to disagree there.
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> I am sorry to say that I do not necessarily consider these MB cars
> very well designed.
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Where I'm from MB rust through from road chemicals just about as the
cheap frankoitalian
trash that is abundant in that neck of woods. A friend got a 2001
entry level luxury
hatch from alfa romeo & co: spent $1000 in repairs in no time at all
and is cursing
his decision every time he spins his perf winter rubber on snow and
ice:

front wheel drivers are pure trash imho. If it was not for quattro i
would've gotten
a beemer any day over audi.

> I know a lot of coupes out there made to carry tall people in the
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> remember the Audi Coupe ?
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> It could fit two large adults in excellent seats at the back.
> Peugeot has its 406 and 407 coupes able to carry people in the back,
> otherwise, they should call these car 2+2.
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> Then, I like to buy five door versions of cars being more practical
> and having a nice shape,
> like the Citroen C5 for example. But they have to be able to fit four
> tall adults.
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Yeah, you need to buy that french bucket of bolts to appreciate the
german engineering.
Assuming you have enough patience to disassemble half the car when you
need to change
headlight or taillight bulbs that contraption will rust through in 5
years and maybe by
then you'd take another look at the durable goods from germany.