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Old 02-15-2010, 02:11 PM
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X2 on the Jetta!!! haha!
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 02:35 PM
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I passed up a few good deals on auto A4s when I was looking for my car in order to find a manual; I personally cannot stand Automatic transmissions. I feel far more disconnected from the drive, as though I'm just witnessing the act of driving instead of actually participating. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I will never purchase another automatic again - that was half the reason I got my A4 and sold my old truck.
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 02:43 PM
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**** on your jetta comment... why not just buy a 4motion passat then if u want quattro

speaking of vw... i saw a phaeton the other day lol
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Phil
**** on your jetta comment... why not just buy a 4motion passat then if u want quattro

speaking of vw... i saw a phaeton the other day lol
Ah! Touche!

This thread upsets me. It makes me want to sell my auto and get a 1.8t stick . I want go fast mods.

Edit: And I think I might just do that... This summer I'm going to convince my younger brother to buy my car for 3k and then I'll be driving around in a 1.8t AVANT. Oh god!
 

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Old 02-15-2010, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bradtyler02
If you're getting the 2.8, then you're obviously not looking to go too fast anyway. Manual is definetly more fun to drive, but if you're looking to just relax and enjoy the drive, the auto is the way to go. I assume if you want the 2.8, you're not going to try and mod much. I might even go on a limb and say, if you decide to go with a stick, you might as well get the 1.8T. Once you start driving an Audi quattro with a manual, you will get the mod bug, and you'll be pissed you have the 2.8...
It's not that I wouldn't want to mod but I'm going off to college soon ( Ima junior in hs right now) so I won't hav much money to put towards mods, plus the 1.8t is less reliable and at the position I'm in now reliability plays a more of a factor
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by NickBroderick
I'm going to convince my younger brother to buy my car for 3k and then I'll be driving around in a 1.8t AVANT. Oh god!
we're just so alike except both my cars are manual, I didn't know yours was auto

op, I got my first audi (2.8 quattro in the sig) when I was a junior in high school also. I think I would have wanted to try to get rid of it within a few months if it was automatic... I'm a freshman in college now and I just got a 1.8t quattro manual avant and wouldn't have accepted anything fwd or automatic, I was even offered an auto s4 and turned it down. I've driven in heavy traffic, busy cities, whatever, and have never ever wanted the car to be auto. if you don't know how to drive stick, just learn, it's a lot more fun and a totally different feeling. once you get used to it which you would, you'll probably think it's easier to drive in normal conditions than automatic..

also quattro >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4motion
also also I just saw a phaeton five minutes ago. it was driving right behind this stock lime green jetta with a large exhaust that I see almost every day ...
 

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Old 02-15-2010, 05:02 PM
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Phill funny thing i had a cobra mustang so i would not be talking
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 05:06 PM
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I wouldn't be talking if I ever had a mustang.
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by aledelic42
I wouldn't be talking if I ever had a mustang.
Lmao. I tend to hate the drivers more so than the cars.

And yes my car is an auto. I wish I had a stick every time I get in my cahhh. By the way I don't mean to be creepy or anything but while I was working today I was thinking of just lowering my car and keeping the stock 5s... just like you. I even thought of your car hahaha. I don't really want to put anymore money into my car because I want to sell it so badly. Ha.
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 05:22 PM
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i honestly dont think a manual is useful in a 2.8 phill why have a manual when the car is slow??????
 


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