Vanderlust
Registered User
So I'm relatively new to Audi's and estate cars. Small cars just stopped being practical as I tend to haul luggage and bikes inside them, and just generally like being able to have a useful car with loads fo space and great mpg.
So I went from an A3 Sportback, then four months later got an A4 Avant 2016. It's great, way more space and I'm starting to love the car. It's fuel economy (2.0 TDi) is the best I've ever had in any car, although initially I wasn't keen on the diesel engine noise but I've learned to live with it.
So I've only had this A4 Avant for a couple of months and being sold on having a large estate car, I'm now looking at the A6 Avant. It has more space again and loads more cabin luxury.
My main concern is that it's going to be heavier than the A4 Avant and the cornering and road feel generally will be worse (I'd be looking at a 2.0 TDi again). I'm also concerned about some super narrow residential roads I've had to pass recently after moving which are these tight curbs with two bollards on each side. These appear to be horrendously marked up!
I'm wondering are these marks from larger estate cars and SUVs scraping along, or is it just vans mostly? I'm not used to seeing these but are set to become normal part of my life unfortunately, for a while anyway. I felt like I had to take it super slow with the A4 Avant, let alone something larger.
And then there's the fuel economy, heavier car, same engine, must be worse efficiency in the real world, which would make me a bit sad.
Sorry for the length, just wondering if it's worth trading up for the luxury of the A6, or is the A4 the sweet spot..
So I went from an A3 Sportback, then four months later got an A4 Avant 2016. It's great, way more space and I'm starting to love the car. It's fuel economy (2.0 TDi) is the best I've ever had in any car, although initially I wasn't keen on the diesel engine noise but I've learned to live with it.
So I've only had this A4 Avant for a couple of months and being sold on having a large estate car, I'm now looking at the A6 Avant. It has more space again and loads more cabin luxury.
My main concern is that it's going to be heavier than the A4 Avant and the cornering and road feel generally will be worse (I'd be looking at a 2.0 TDi again). I'm also concerned about some super narrow residential roads I've had to pass recently after moving which are these tight curbs with two bollards on each side. These appear to be horrendously marked up!
I'm wondering are these marks from larger estate cars and SUVs scraping along, or is it just vans mostly? I'm not used to seeing these but are set to become normal part of my life unfortunately, for a while anyway. I felt like I had to take it super slow with the A4 Avant, let alone something larger.
And then there's the fuel economy, heavier car, same engine, must be worse efficiency in the real world, which would make me a bit sad.
Sorry for the length, just wondering if it's worth trading up for the luxury of the A6, or is the A4 the sweet spot..