Trading in Saloon for Avant?

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Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by sonny » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:20 am

Im starting to wish I had the RS4 Avant now instead of the Saloon, (does any one else feel the same way sometimes?).

Do you think it would be dumb to trade in my 06 fully loaded saloon for a same specced Avant?......prob a bit of a odd ball queston really, but its been playing on my mind for quite a bit now, has any one dont it on here?

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RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by booski » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:38 am

Do it -then you can join the fast club in the Avants :lol:
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Post by ghoonk » Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:19 pm

Personally, I would, since I really like the Avants, assuming that the prices are pretty close.
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RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by A20LEE » Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:23 pm

It definately looks better and more exclusive as an Avant. The saloons look more like S-Lines

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RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by scoobyc » Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:25 pm

i chose the avant over the saloon for no other reason than looks and not once have i regretted it. Avants slightly more exclusive and a bit more heritage as in rs2's etc only coming in avant but all imho.

ps also enjoy the looks when people hear it and then see its "only an audi estate" usually as it passes them :)
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RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by APM » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:30 pm

It definately looks better and more exclusive as an Avant. The saloons look more like S-Lines
i suppose they don't do an S line avant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by Krode » Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:35 pm

APM wrote:
It definately looks better and more exclusive as an Avant. The saloons look more like S-Lines
i suppose they don't do an S line avant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They do an S line Avant!!!!!!! LOL since when I was unaware of this ;-)
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Re: RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by PetrolDave » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:11 pm

scoobyc wrote:a bit more heritage as in rs2's etc only coming in avant but all imho.

ps also enjoy the looks when people hear it and then see its "only an audi estate" usually as it passes them :)
Second both of those comments.

IMHO the only "real"RS is an Avant.

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Post by MikeD » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:58 pm

I saw a black avant on friday at a car show room forecourt in Harrogate , did not stop to look at the price but if you are looking it might be worth a look, the forecourt was on the main road leaving Harrogate in the direction of Knaresbourgh , I think, as I am not a local I could be totally wrong about the road but you do go past the show hall on your right before you get there.
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Re: RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by sonny » Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:58 pm

scoobyc wrote:. Avants slightly more exclusive and a bit more heritage as in rs2's etc only coming in avant but all imho.
Agree with you there mate

The RS2 Avant is what its all about!.... :twisted:
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RE: Re: RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by Marcus-RS4 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:52 am

Why carry all that extra weight, when you dont need it? ;)

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RE: Re: RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by scoobyc » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:02 am

think theres only 55kg a difference between them going by audis figures :)
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RE: Re: RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by Marcus-RS4 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:13 am

only? ;)

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Re: RE: Re: RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by PetrolDave » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:21 am

Marcus-RS4 wrote:Why carry all that extra weight, when you dont need it? ;)
How do you know you don't need it?

Several times we've been able to buy large items (e.g. a dishwasher) at a bargain price, but only if we took it away there and then - in an Avant we can and did. In a saloon.......?????

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RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Trading in Saloon for Avant?

Post by svassileou » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:25 am

I wouldn't even think of the Avant as an estate - think of it more as a big hatchback. Far more practical than the saloon, IMHO.

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