Hi all.
New to the forum, hope I’m posting in the right place.
I’m currently a Bimmer man and run an M240i. The wife only has eyes for the four rings and runs an A3 Saloon. We have a baby and another soon on the way. My car is utterly useless for family duties. The wife’s is surprisingly serviceable in that department, but we need a new motor. I’m keeping mine which means she gets a new one.
Truth be told, the wife doesn’t actually need much convincing, despite the title of the thread. Our requirements are for a petrol fuelled Audi (she won’t consider any other marque) with 4WD. In the B9 family that basically leaves us the choice of a four-pot TFSI or the S4. Pricing up the slower car to the spec we want only comes up about £3-4K cheaper than the equivalent S4 on DTD (who will incidentally knock 17% off the price). At this point my man maths kicks in and since I will be driving the car a substantial fraction of the time, I figure it’s a no brainer. Running costs schmunning costs, not an issue.
To cut a long story long, is the S4 Avant practical enough for 2+2 family duties? I’ve read all the reviews but I’d appreciate the perspective of actual owners. The alternative is most likely wait for the new A6, though the missus is nervous enough upgrading to a car the size of the A4, leave alone the A6 so the preference would be the smaller car. Note, one of our wedding vows that we both agreed on was that neither of us, on pain of divorce, would ever even mention the phrase “SUV” so no Q7’s or SQ5’s will ever adorn our drive.
Sorry for the long windedness.
New to the forum, hope I’m posting in the right place.
I’m currently a Bimmer man and run an M240i. The wife only has eyes for the four rings and runs an A3 Saloon. We have a baby and another soon on the way. My car is utterly useless for family duties. The wife’s is surprisingly serviceable in that department, but we need a new motor. I’m keeping mine which means she gets a new one.
Truth be told, the wife doesn’t actually need much convincing, despite the title of the thread. Our requirements are for a petrol fuelled Audi (she won’t consider any other marque) with 4WD. In the B9 family that basically leaves us the choice of a four-pot TFSI or the S4. Pricing up the slower car to the spec we want only comes up about £3-4K cheaper than the equivalent S4 on DTD (who will incidentally knock 17% off the price). At this point my man maths kicks in and since I will be driving the car a substantial fraction of the time, I figure it’s a no brainer. Running costs schmunning costs, not an issue.
To cut a long story long, is the S4 Avant practical enough for 2+2 family duties? I’ve read all the reviews but I’d appreciate the perspective of actual owners. The alternative is most likely wait for the new A6, though the missus is nervous enough upgrading to a car the size of the A4, leave alone the A6 so the preference would be the smaller car. Note, one of our wedding vows that we both agreed on was that neither of us, on pain of divorce, would ever even mention the phrase “SUV” so no Q7’s or SQ5’s will ever adorn our drive.
Sorry for the long windedness.