Audi vs BMW vs Volvo

On May 16, 2:23 am, Dano58 > wrote:
> On May 15, 2:15 am, wrote:
>
> > I'm short and retired. I polish my cars frequently. So, when
> > looking for a low (I can polish it without having to get up on a
> > ladder), short, functional car, I've narrowed my shopping to three
> > wagons - the Audi A4 2.0T, the BMW 325i and the Volvo V50 2.4i or T5.
> > I don't have the reactions any more for sporty driving. And I
> > lean away from harsh suspensions. Alhough I like the Audi and Volvo
> > turbos, But I doubt they're low maintenance nor long lived. I had a
> > regularly aspirated Volvo before for 8 years, but a friend who bought
> > a Volvo turbo at the same time only got three trouble free years out
> > of his car.
> > Any insights about the suspensions or the turbos would be welcome
> > in helping me decide.
>
> > BOB
>
> Why wouldn't you consider something like the Mazda6 wagon? It's got a
> nice V6 and being Japanese, should give you many years of trouble-free
> motoring. It's a great-looking car as well, and certainly less
> expensive than the ones you list.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA

Thanks for the suggestion. The Mazda6's are a bit long. Unfortunately,
I live in Hawaii, where the garages are absurdly small (most people
park on the street and use their tiny garages for storage). I can
barely shoe-horn in my two cars.

G-man uk wrote:

> wrote:
>> I'm short and retired. I polish my cars frequently. So, when
>> looking for a low (I can polish it without having to get up on a
>> ladder), short, functional car, I've narrowed my shopping to three
>> wagons - the Audi A4 2.0T, the BMW 325i and the Volvo V50 2.4i or T5.
>> I don't have the reactions any more for sporty driving. And I
>> lean away from harsh suspensions. Alhough I like the Audi and Volvo
>> turbos, But I doubt they're low maintenance nor long lived. I had a
>> regularly aspirated Volvo before for 8 years, but a friend who bought
>> a Volvo turbo at the same time only got three trouble free years out
>> of his car.
>
> Perhaps your friend was not aware of how to let the turbo cool down
> correctly? Or maybe he just got a bad 'un.

My TT's turbo cools itself when you shutdown the motor. At least I think
that's what the manual says.

I had a 2001 1.8T Jetta for 5 years and I didn't have any turbo problems
(other than the speeding tickets).



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