I currently drive a 99 pasat wagon, 1.8T, 5spd MT, after 198K miles it's time to think about what I going to drive next.
Jumping up to a quatro is very appealing to me, the price for a new a4q is not applealing to my wife, and the short supply does help me to beat the dealer down.
So looking at a a3 quatro, or possibly previoulsy owned cars.
On the a3 I'd wind up with v6 (more engine than I think I need in that car) and DSG and a price right around what I'd pay for a a4q.
Looking at previously owned cars - a dealer has a certified '03 with leather int., 36K miles 1.8T. NADA says this car will be right around $23K definetly in the ballpark for my wife.
My first question is for people that have moved from a MT to either DSG or tiptronic. Do you miss the left foot excerise? Do you feel the entire Audi expierence is lacking in either of these configurations?
Second question is more general. My gut feel is the minor but still noticable turbo lag of the 1.8T combined with an automatic transmission makes for a less than optimal driving expierence. Is my gut correct? Is the combination of the 1.8T and the tiptronic a good one?
Thanx, Jack