Unrequited car love :-]

I was considering purchasing a used A4 but my mechanic's opinion was that they were troublesome. No matter, I got a Korean-Klone 06 Hyundai Sonata that looks just like an A4. The 240 HP V6 probably makes it somewhat more gutsier than an Audi. Hopefully, Korean parts will be cheaper than German parts.

I thought my 84 U R A BUS GL wagon pretty much sucked. The motor was so weak that the AC compressor caused the car to bog down. Subaru is now dead to me.

My 94 Taurus wagon was OK, it worked too. I gave a guy a ride in it and he said "Is this a station wagon? I've never been in one of these before." These days the "station wagon" label seems to be pretty much marketing poison.

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:51:54 -1000, against all advice, something compelled dsi1 , to say:

It's possible that Subaru has made a change or two in the last twenty-eight years.

might be the case in the states. around here jap parts are uber expensive, maybe koreans are less so.

;-] I like the looks of people who see how much clearance my wagon has: about 4" and that's it

parking is pain though but the ride is uber super good. would not trade it for a front wheel driver such as sonata.

I liked my brother's sonata gls just fine but it's not an all-weather interceptor that my A4 is. if fwd was enough there definitely would've been cheaper options for me but I'm tired of pushing a stuck car in winter. hence quattro(torsen) to the rescue

I used to have a Chevy Cavalier and boy were those parts cheap! I would feel guilty for buying the parts. :-)

I wouldn't want a 4 wheel drive car but then again, it never snows here nor do I drive on the sand. When we were in WA state, it snowed and my sister-in-law kept going on about going up a hill to get to a church. She made it sound real iffy but we just drove up there with no sliding in our rented 4WD Tahoe. It is always good to have the ability to not slide off a hill.