AUDI A6 QUATTERO Better than a 4x4?
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Looking to replace an old Nissan Patrol.
Do not want a jeep type any more, but do need 4x4 as I live on hill and when it snows and you can not get up or down the hill with out some sort of 4 wheel drive.
Need to carry 4 people including driver and two dogs. Every day car for every day use, no offroading required.
What's your thoughts and opinions.
Do not want a jeep type any more, but do need 4x4 as I live on hill and when it snows and you can not get up or down the hill with out some sort of 4 wheel drive.
Need to carry 4 people including driver and two dogs. Every day car for every day use, no offroading required.
What's your thoughts and opinions.
The A6 allroads will give you a bit more ground clearance. you mentioned two dogs big or small??? I have two Golden Retrievers, tried to fit them in an A6 avant a few years back. barely enough room for them, OK for short runs, but if your doing long distance? you need to look for somthing bigger.
ian2144 said:
The A6 allroads will give you a bit more ground clearance. you mentioned two dogs big or small??? I have two Golden Retrievers, tried to fit them in an A6 avant a few years back. barely enough room for them, OK for short runs, but if your doing long distance? you need to look for somthing bigger.
Really? I'm amazed that you can't get two average sized dogs in one. Ours is big enough to swallow family camping gear for a week with no need for a roof box!I have an A6 Quattro and a Subaru Outback for the Mrs. Both full time 4 x 4. In snow in the winter the Outback is better, the standard tyres are more suited to muddy, slippy snowy conditions and the ground clearance helps off road.
The A6 is the better on road drive but ground colearance on my Le Mans is pretty limited so if we are doing gentle off roading eg driving across a field to a shoot, it will always be the Outback. If driving along a Mway in pouring rain I would go for the A6.
In short, it works like a 4x4 but doesnt have the ground clearance or the right tyres. (Unless you fit them)
The A6 is the better on road drive but ground colearance on my Le Mans is pretty limited so if we are doing gentle off roading eg driving across a field to a shoot, it will always be the Outback. If driving along a Mway in pouring rain I would go for the A6.
In short, it works like a 4x4 but doesnt have the ground clearance or the right tyres. (Unless you fit them)
blueg33 said:
I have an A6 Quattro and a Subaru Outback for the Mrs. Both full time 4 x 4. In snow in the winter the Outback is better, the standard tyres are more suited to muddy, slippy snowy conditions and the ground clearance helps off road.
The A6 is the better on road drive but ground colearance on my Le Mans is pretty limited so if we are doing gentle off roading eg driving across a field to a shoot, it will always be the Outback. If driving along a Mway in pouring rain I would go for the A6.
In short, it works like a 4x4 but doesnt have the ground clearance or the right tyres. (Unless you fit them)
Thanks you, very helpful The A6 is the better on road drive but ground colearance on my Le Mans is pretty limited so if we are doing gentle off roading eg driving across a field to a shoot, it will always be the Outback. If driving along a Mway in pouring rain I would go for the A6.
In short, it works like a 4x4 but doesnt have the ground clearance or the right tyres. (Unless you fit them)
morebeanz said:
ian2144 said:
The A6 allroads will give you a bit more ground clearance. you mentioned two dogs big or small??? I have two Golden Retrievers, tried to fit them in an A6 avant a few years back. barely enough room for them, OK for short runs, but if your doing long distance? you need to look for somthing bigger.
Really? I'm amazed that you can't get two average sized dogs in one. Ours is big enough to swallow family camping gear for a week with no need for a roof box!The only irritant is that the boot floor is raised by a couple of things - space allocated for the 4x4 running gear, even though its only a fwd car. And sound proofing/foam - thats a good inch+ in thickness.
I can only imagine how capable the quattro is with the correct tyres - I had no problems in the snow earlier on in the year, and the car was a pleasant place to sit whilst everyone around me was either giving up or falling off the road.
Cupramax said:
ian2144 said:
I have two Golden Retrievers, tried to fit them in an A6 avant a few years back. barely enough room for them, OK for short runs, but if your doing long distance? you need to look for somthing bigger.
Your kidding aren't you? A6's are enormous...
I recently had a lurcher and a lab in the back of my 5 series. They fitted in fine and IIRC the A6 has a bigger boot.
ian2144 said:
The A6 allroads will give you a bit more ground clearance. you mentioned two dogs big or small??? I have two Golden Retrievers, tried to fit them in an A6 avant a few years back. barely enough room for them, OK for short runs, but if your doing long distance? you need to look for somthing bigger.
I had two very large Beardies in my RS6 without any problems. Your retrievers must be mahoooosive!After driving the A6 Quattero for the weekend, I must say I really liked it.
The children said that the back room and comfort was really nice. Dogs fitted okay with no problems as well. The car got a lot of attention from my mates and my sons mates who seem to rate the car highly.
Will be going back to my Audi dealer in the week to see if I can afford it
The children said that the back room and comfort was really nice. Dogs fitted okay with no problems as well. The car got a lot of attention from my mates and my sons mates who seem to rate the car highly.
Will be going back to my Audi dealer in the week to see if I can afford it
surprised as well Ian2144, carted weimaraners, wife, 2 kids and amum mum around the highlands no bother in our C5 avant. I cant see there being many boots of a car bigger than the A6 avant tbh. Although i had notice my brothers Octavia 4x4 has a really deep boot compared to the quattros.
istoo said:
surprised as well Ian2144, carted weimaraners, wife, 2 kids and amum mum around the highlands no bother in our C5 avant. I cant see there being many boots of a car bigger than the A6 avant tbh. Although i had notice my brothers Octavia 4x4 has a really deep boot compared to the quattros.
Yes you my sound surprised, but our dogs are big for there breed. Our two dogs are a bit fidgity while traveling and tend to be up and down all the time, the larger of the two could not fully stand up in the Avant. The other half was not happy with this, so no A6 Avant.Our pevious car was an Octavia estate and that did have much more head room for the dogs. They have more than enough space in the Hilux Surf we have now.
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