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#66 of 828 what about the Volvo S40? by allwheeldriv3 Apr 19, 2005 (9:52 am)
most of this thread talks about the A4, but only once(msg #62) has anyone even mentioned the S40. i recently drove both and opted for the S40. the audi seemed overpriced simply because it was an audi. it's true the S40's AWD is front biased, but that only saves gas.....it kicks in when required and so fast that it is totally unnoticable. the S40 T5 is faster than the A4 1.8T and has higher safety standards. the dolby surround sound system kicks in the S40. to top all this off the volvo is thousands of $ less expensive. in my opinion the S40 looks better than the A4 as well. please admin add the S40 to the "What is this discussion about?" list of this thread. after all, it did recieve second place for World Car of the Year behind the A6 this year..... Replies to this message: esf (Apr 21, 2005 1:54 pm) allwheeldriv3 (Apr 21, 2005 6:05 pm) esf (Apr 23, 2005 8:04 pm) and 1 more... pat (Apr 22, 2005 6:19 am) allwheeldriv3 (Apr 22, 2005 6:44 am)
#67 of 828 S40 T5 by ateixeira Apr 19, 2005 (9:56 am)
Nice car, but is it ultimate in any way?   Not really. We're not talking about the A4 1.8T, we're talking about the V8 S4 and even the RS4. Those are ultimate.   S40 T5 is merely "great".   -juice
#68 of 828 Re: Audi Reliability? [mikenk] by esf Apr 21, 2005 (1:51 pm)
Replying to: mikenk (Apr 19, 2005 3:03 am) I might've overdid it a little... sorry. But, they are the most reliable German car company, and that's for sure. I also just remembered that Hyundai and Kia are better than the Germans. Whatever, because I really don't see any serious technical problems with Audi. I got my data from J.D.Power. Ford is worse than Audi in reliability in most places, and you may be thinking of durability, which is far better in America than any German carmaker. I don't disagree with you about the others, though. Probably the only Japanese car that's worse than Audi is Daihatsu!
#69 of 828 Re: what about the Volvo S40? [allwheeldriv3] by esf Apr 21, 2005 (1:54 pm)
Replying to: allwheeldriv3 (Apr 19, 2005 9:52 am) No one mentions the S40 because they're not the A4's competition (Not quite as high class or as big), and this is an Audi forum, not Volvo. Their only similarities are all-wheel-drive, having four doors, an engine, and a trunk. Replies to this message: allwheeldriv3 (Apr 21, 2005 6:05 pm) esf (Apr 23, 2005 8:04 pm) swedishiron1 (Apr 25, 2005 8:45 am) pat (Apr 22, 2005 6:19 am) allwheeldriv3 (Apr 22, 2005 6:44 am)
#70 of 828 Re: what about the Volvo S40? [esf] by allwheeldriv3 Apr 21, 2005 (6:05 pm)
Replying to: esf (Apr 21, 2005 1:54 pm) u must be smoking something....the S40 directly competes with the A4 and beats it in everything except rear seat leg room.... Replies to this message: esf (Apr 23, 2005 8:04 pm) swedishiron1 (Apr 25, 2005 8:45 am)
#71 of 828 which S40 competes with S4 ? by krzyss Apr 22, 2005 (4:36 am)
Please tell me as I do not know.   Krzys Replies to this message: allwheeldriv3 (Apr 22, 2005 5:46 am)
#72 of 828 Re: which S40 competes with S4 ? [krzyss] by allwheeldriv3 Apr 22, 2005 (5:46 am)
Replying to: krzyss (Apr 22, 2005 4:36 am) i never said anything about the S4....
#73 of 828 Re: what about the Volvo S40? [esf] by pat HOST Apr 22, 2005 (6:19 am)
Replying to: esf (Apr 21, 2005 1:54 pm) >>this is an Audi forum   This is a not uncommon misperception.   It's not an Audi forum, it's a discussion on the Sedans Comparisons board. It is linked to all the vehicles you see at the top of the page. So it shows up when you look for Volvos, also, as well as the rest.   Replies to this message: allwheeldriv3 (Apr 22, 2005 6:44 am)
#74 of 828 Re: what about the Volvo S40? [pat] by allwheeldriv3 Apr 22, 2005 (6:44 am)
Replying to: pat (Apr 22, 2005 6:19 am) It's not an Audi forum, it's a discussion on the Sedans Comparisons board. It is linked to all the vehicles you see at the top of the page.   exactly...thank you...Audi is not the only company that makes AWD Sport Sedans....
#75 of 828 s40 by dhanley Apr 22, 2005 (6:51 am)
I think the s40 competes well against the a4 1.8T/2.0T BUT this is an "ultimate" topic. When there's an s40R ( which ought to be 300hp/300lb-ft ) then there'll be interesting conversation.   dave Replies to this message: allwheeldriv3 (Apr 22, 2005 7:06 am) esf (Apr 23, 2005 8:07 pm) dhanley (Apr 25, 2005 8:32 am) esf (Apr 26, 2005 6:45 pm) and 8 more...

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