Wagons and SUVs? - Page 3

XRL · 01-20-09, 08:12

Does anyone have any input on the A3 with the 3.2L V6? I think a nicely loaded one (I really just want the leather and that giant moonroof) might work for me...

Accumulator · 01-21-09, 09:55

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Originally Posted by XRL

Does anyone have any input on the A3 with the 3.2L V6?

I don't have any real input of value, but I agree that those are really nice if they have enough room for you. Better have a good Audi dealer though (that's one reason I'd prefer an A3 over, say a VW R32).

XRL · 01-21-09, 11:23

We did the math and the dog is about 4 cubic feet. He's not very tall either, he's more of long. i think he could fit into the back of an A3, though the 3.2 is still a little underpowered

I don't think we have a local Audi dealer... so that might be a problem.

I really like that panoramic moonroof too. Damnit. And of course, A4 wagons don't offer the panoramic moonroof. So that leaves me with a few soft crossovers with them, like the SRX and MKX. Bleh.

White_07_G6_GT · 01-21-09, 11:39

I'll throw my 2 cents here I always wanted a Magnum for the past few years and just last week bought one. I got a 2005 Magnum RT. I had been looking at the Edge, Flex and a few trucks but none of them really interested me all that much. When I started to consider the Magnum again I found it very easy to get big money knocked off the price.

I paid cash for my Magnum a $40,000 3years ago that was still under warranty I got for less than $13,000.

I love it it's everything I wanted and even with the Hemi it returned 24.7MPG on regular fuel with 50% city 50% HWY driving.

Here she is.

Accumulator · 01-21-09, 03:11

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.. I don't think we have a local Audi dealer... so that might be a problem..

I dunno, some Audi dealers are easy enough to work with at a distance; they'll come to you when the car needs servicing. The dealer I patronize is a few hours away (with lots of other Audi dealers in between us) but they bring me loaner cars and pick mine up whenever I need anything done.

But that brings up whether you can trust the dealership guys with your car; I went through a...uhm...educational period

with Stoddard Imported Cars and they do OK by me now. (But OTOH it was one of their guys who was driving my wife's A8 when it got sandwiched between a semi and a concrete freeway divider, and that almost certainly wouldn't have happened with me or my wife behind the wheel.)

abhikcar · 01-23-09, 01:32

I like Subarus most. And it is cheap also. You can get it in $20 k.

OTG Signs · 01-23-09, 05:02

Honda Element AWD

XRL · 01-23-09, 06:45

^WAYYYYYY too slow. No way would that work. Plus they interior is not very luxurious, its too functional and such.

Accumulator · 01-24-09, 08:10

Heh heh, I kinda like the utterly functional interior for a dog-hauler (and the no-frills body too, what with all that plastic), but yeah...the Element is scary-slow. We'd never be able to pull out of our neighborhood in something like that.

XRL · 01-24-09, 09:43

If it was only a Dog hauler it'd work. I don't hate how the Element SC looks. But the main idea of the new car is to upgrade too. TECHNICALLY, there's nothing wrong with my current vehicle other than it'll need some expensive servicing at 100k miles (15k - or roughly 1.75 years away), and new tires eventually, and one wheel is bent. And then a few other stupid little things (the paint on the center console and steering wheel has chipped - GM quality ftw; it could use some extra sound deadening, and I should built it a little amp rack to hold my amps; I'd like to get the driver's seat bolstered a little bit better, or replace the seats with ones out of a later Redline so they have suede, or maybe just get new covers and rebolster the driver's seat).

Basically I figured I could get everything I wanted fixed for like $3Kish. Then I realized the car would have 100k miles on it, and 3k would be a decent DP on a newer vehicle I won't need to do all that to. So I dunno.

Big Jon · 02-20-09, 07:02

My PT GT is the best dog hauler I've owned. I know, you don't want FWD but with the back seats tumbled forward or removed you have a doggie condo. When I need more than 2 seats the Magnum R/T gets the call, remove the false floor for additional headroom, toss in a big dog bed and you're good to go. The entry height in back is pretty high for a small or older dog to get in, I know some use the side door. You can get a low mileage SRT8 for $20K or less, not bad for a cool 425 hp wagon.

Mark77 · 02-20-09, 07:56

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Originally Posted by XRL

We did the math and the dog is about 4 cubic feet. He's not very tall either, he's more of long. i think he could fit into the back of an A3, though the 3.2 is still a little underpowered

I don't think we have a local Audi dealer... so that might be a problem..

Underpowered? Will you take it to a track or something? I think it has plenty of power for any normal roads..