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Thinking about trading my Audi A4 for a S80 S80

posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Fri Aug 16 00:32 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I think the A6 is more closely comparable to the S80. The turbo version would be the S80 T6. I've tried the A4, too small for me. I don't know if the S80 is any more reliable than the A6. There have been some reliability issues with the early S80s at least. Various years of the S80 as well as the A4 and A6 are on Consumer Reports "Used Cars to Avoid" list.

I wouldn't consider the S80 because no stick shift is available. I'd personally choose the BMW 530i (NOT the V8 540i, it has the same issues of over-complexity as the A6 and the S80), the SAAB 9-5 or the Lexus GS300/GS430 if I could stand to drive an automatic, which I can't.

As to Fjord customer service, my car broke down this week and is out of service waiting for a part. Notwithstanding that it's a part that really shouldn't be back-ordered, I have the loan of an S60 this week. Nice of them. There IS hope!

-Punxsutawney Phil





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