Well, a very good freind has an 03 A4 3.0 Quattro 6 speed Sport. I have an 03 9-3 Linear, Launch/Sport/Touring pkg.

The Audi has a beautifully finished interior. I'll give it that. But the Saab, has a well finished interior, too. It just doesn't have all of the glitter, which I could care less about anyway. I'm in the car to drive, not stare at.

The exteriors of both are beautiful. We both prefer the 9-3, however. I do stare at the exterior whenever I can.

Both cars have the sport package, his also has quattro. My car handles better, is better balanced, is more composed at speed and, above all, rides FAR better than his A4, which is very harsh.

Stopping and accelerating is a tie. Remember he has a 3.0 V6, and I a LPT 2.0.

Quattro, IMO is way overrated, and probably the only thing that keeps Audi afloat. there amrketing does a wonderful job of convincing peoplae they need it. Hence, everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. (So no one gets bent, I have been through major storms in Subaru/BMW and Audi AWD systems, as well as several Saabs. They perform no better or worse than one another.)

I cannot drive the A4 all that well (I barely fit at 6'8") and the rear seat is a joke. The SS I drive with the seat up a bit, and folks can fit behind me. I have had 4 folks in there fr 8 hours rides with no complaints.

Finally, his A4 cost him almost 36K bucks; my Saab was 10K dollars less. He hated Saabs until mine, and may trade in the A4 for one.

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• Audi A4 ....., Matt, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:26:25
  • Audis = electronic nightmares (from experience), Tim B., Sat, 6 Dec 2003 17:54:05
  • thanks for all the info and advice, Mat, Fri, 5 Dec 2003 07:36:50
  • 9-3SS, for sure., ajv, Fri, 5 Dec 2003 07:30:11
  • Re: Audi A4 ....., chris74, Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:18:30 <-- Viewing This Message
  • My take on it ( since I almost bought one ), Schu, Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:03:26
  • trying to be unbiased?!...., eric strauss, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:11:01
  • No way!, J, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 15:51:03
  • Re: Audi A4 ....., STICKMAN, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 15:18:41
  • A4 is spot-on style and that's about it when compared, Jon in Chicago, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:10:29
    • I concur, totally!!!, PaulYVR, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:47:20
      • Audi dealer customer disservice, Camm , Sat, 6 Dec 2003 14:11:22
  • Re: Audi A4 ....., MisplacedYankee , Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:05:53
  • No - I drove the 1.8... ranked last in acceleration, Scott Paterson , Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:00:27
  • Re: Audi A4 ....., GM, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 13:57:26
    • Re: Audi A4 ....., Matt, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:38:37
  • Same predicament (long), Steve, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 13:25:38
    • who is the marketing team that keeps dropping the ball?, eric strauss, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:18:42
    • Interior views...., Mike Lynch , Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:00:12
    • is the 3.0 dull? i have only driven 1.8, Matt, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 13:27:43
      • Drove both, Steve, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:45:46
  • Go with the SAAB. It is the only way to go......, Kimberly, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:40:18
    • Re: Go with the SAAB. It is the only way to go......, Lars ew, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:59:05
      • Re: Go with the SAAB. It is the only way to go......, Ron, Fri, 5 Dec 2003 16:56:35

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