Re: MSRP and Cost of the 97 GLX (long) -Def of NEW

["Khan M. Klatt" <kmk@pacificrim.net>]

At 4:13 PM -0500 8/25/97, S. Joseph Mann wrote:
>One word,...."Quattro"
>
>http://www.audi.com/a4home/
>
>But I think this is out of scope for this list...

I don't think so, especially if it's in comparison to a Jetta GLX...

My *BASE* car was $22,000 something dollars. I went to the A4 home, and
filled out their little "configure your own". Even without the all wheel
drive system, I checked the leater seat upholstery, glass sunroof, sport
package, and trip computer, and got a price >> $22,000. In fact, about
$8,000 >> than a $22,000 Jetta GLX.

Now don't get me wrong here. The Quattro A4 is a WONDERFUL car, but I have
to ask myself, if I had $35,000 would I spend $25,000 of that on a Jetta
GLX, and save $10,000 for X, Y, and Z, or would I buy a Quattro A4? For
that extra $8,000 you get marginal returns in HP, space, comfort,
performance, gas mileage, and sex appeal.

Now, much of that is subjective, but in my opinion, I'd rather save the
$8,000 and pay off a few other bills, or invest in the stock market or
no-load mutual funds. Now THAT, that's off topic. :)

- -Khan

>Khan M. Klatt wrote:
>
>> At 2:47 PM -0500 8/25/97, S. Joseph Mann wrote:
>> >Yeah, I'm thinking about trying this with a Audi A4 30valve in a year or
>> >so.  Sorry
>> >guys, isn't the point of life to constantly improve one life style?
>>
>> Yeah, but let's get real here. I've been comparing notes between the GLX
>> and Audi/Beamer/Mercedes (I'm just a German car kinda guy, I guess.. I
>> couldn't bear really buying anything else), and I can't imagine spending
>> that much dough on a car. I mean I'd go out and buy a Hummer or an ATV of
>> some sort (or even import a Corrado and spend the saved bucks on modding it
>> to be a convertible, etc.) before I spent more than $25,000 for a car in
>> the GLX's class.
>>
>> If you're talking about a car >>> (much greater) than a GLX, then fine. But
>> I simply don't think that an A4 or an A6, or even an A8 are *THAT* much out
>> of the GLX's class.
>>
>> Me, I look at a GLX as the "little baby cousin" of the Audi family. It's
>> got the same blood, just a different shell. BMW and Mercedes make fine
>> automobiles, but just to drive one that's WORTH driving, you have to fork
>> out >> $25,000. Just my opinions, I'd love to hear yours.
>>
>> -Khan
>>
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