BimmerFan
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Apologies in advance for what will likely be a long and rambling post. I think I know what most of you will suggest, but I'm interested to hear all opinions.
I've had the CT5-V BW for 19 months now. It's been basically problem-free, never seen the inside of the service department. I do my own oil changes. I love it, it's great, it's not perfect, but nothing is. Except my wife
So... I recently retired from my I/T career and I've started a new career in the retail automotive arena. I now have to drive to work 5 days a week, 35 miles each way, mostly Interstate. It's a waste of the BW, putting a lot of miles on it and getting lousy MPG. It's comfortable, but it is kind of loud and the roads are noisy. Something quieter and maybe a bit softer would be nice. A better stereo wouldn't hurt either. And lighter steering.
It turns out that I can get a YUGE discount on a new Audi, and so I'm considering the A6 w/V6, Premium plus (B&O, HUD, etc. but not sports suspension). I haven't driven it yet, but I have owned an older version so I know roughly what I'm in for. Competent performance and road manners, but not a very engaging driving experience with an overdose of understeer when pushed. But active cruise et. al. will be helpful on these long Interstate commutes. And better mileage. And 4 years of warranty.
My first thought was to sell the BW, as I don't need two cars and although I could theoretically afford to keep it, it is a lot of money tied-up in a occasional-use-only performance sedan. But I'm afraid that I'll quickly grow bored with the Audi, and although the wife has a nice car that I can borrow, it's an automatic and I do enjoy rowing the gears occasionally.
For further background, I do tend to be fickle, the average life of one of my cars is around 15 months. The BW has already surpassed everyone's (friends, family) expectations of how long it would last. And I don't have enough garage space, so either the wife's car or the Audi would have to sit outside, and we have lots of trees... it can be messy. But that's a minor concern, really. The BW would stay in the garage.
Of course, the other option is to sell the BW and then later buy something small and fun that I could take to the track, like a BRZ, that wouldn't be risking $100K at an uninsured event. I won't track the Caddy.
Thank you for your thoughts and patience.
I've had the CT5-V BW for 19 months now. It's been basically problem-free, never seen the inside of the service department. I do my own oil changes. I love it, it's great, it's not perfect, but nothing is. Except my wife
So... I recently retired from my I/T career and I've started a new career in the retail automotive arena. I now have to drive to work 5 days a week, 35 miles each way, mostly Interstate. It's a waste of the BW, putting a lot of miles on it and getting lousy MPG. It's comfortable, but it is kind of loud and the roads are noisy. Something quieter and maybe a bit softer would be nice. A better stereo wouldn't hurt either. And lighter steering.
It turns out that I can get a YUGE discount on a new Audi, and so I'm considering the A6 w/V6, Premium plus (B&O, HUD, etc. but not sports suspension). I haven't driven it yet, but I have owned an older version so I know roughly what I'm in for. Competent performance and road manners, but not a very engaging driving experience with an overdose of understeer when pushed. But active cruise et. al. will be helpful on these long Interstate commutes. And better mileage. And 4 years of warranty.
My first thought was to sell the BW, as I don't need two cars and although I could theoretically afford to keep it, it is a lot of money tied-up in a occasional-use-only performance sedan. But I'm afraid that I'll quickly grow bored with the Audi, and although the wife has a nice car that I can borrow, it's an automatic and I do enjoy rowing the gears occasionally.
For further background, I do tend to be fickle, the average life of one of my cars is around 15 months. The BW has already surpassed everyone's (friends, family) expectations of how long it would last. And I don't have enough garage space, so either the wife's car or the Audi would have to sit outside, and we have lots of trees... it can be messy. But that's a minor concern, really. The BW would stay in the garage.
Of course, the other option is to sell the BW and then later buy something small and fun that I could take to the track, like a BRZ, that wouldn't be risking $100K at an uninsured event. I won't track the Caddy.
Thank you for your thoughts and patience.
