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Old 02-15-2002, 09:03 PM
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Default painted allroads look like tanks..... waiting for painted a4 avants... mmm tasty

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/12000/allroadpaint1.jpg"></center><p>just finished watch the fifth element on TV, i've been waiting to see it again....
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I think I prefer the look of the stock allroad.
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Default Agreed. I think the allroad is all about the two-tone look............

the Audi designers intentonally beefed up the lowers to achieve that effect. Why would you paint them?
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I like it, makes it look more like street car, and don't know anysone who takes theirs off road
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Default yeah i think the black ones are classy, still have wood and all...

but no matter what the original intentions were and the original look, all the main difference is was to add an adjustable suspension, so if you can retain your street look with something that have the stealth jacked up suspension when needed i think you have a more practicle car...

we dont have crocodile dundee selling audis' and the rest of their cars are nice sleek cars, first i thought the TT was out of place in the Audi models, but I really like a TT 225 Quattro Hardtop/coupe now.... the all road is in an odd market, the V70 volvo all-road equivalent has some plasicticty yet, but the original car doesnt have the prestige off an A6, so its not that drastic of a chance.. and the next drop down is a Subaru Legacy Outback with white wall tires, which isnt even a comparable car.

most manufacturers are still making these SUV's, and we really need to get more people back into cars.. trucks should be for commerical use, off road use, and areas where there is snow....

only reason people like them in La is cuz of the size and power you think you have in a truck, but it doesnt matter people soon realize your still driving a GM and the guy in the mercedes AMG55 still has way more ***** than you in your escalade with your rap music on...

id go on but im tired...

i like stealth cars, and 2.7T wagon is something id roll.... especially if i could go out on the beach and stuff and jack up the suspension when needed, although i havent driven one i wonder how they handle, guess you cant get sport shocks on the height adjusting suspension?
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God you can go oooooon!

They ride quite nicely...unfortunately, they are SORELY undertired! The stock goodyears are, perhaps, the worst tire I have ever seen. I threw this car into a few turns to see what it had, and the suspension handled the car fine, but the tires were squealing and sliding like crazy BEFORE I even began to push it!
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Default me2.and yes they are tanks. If I could pick one vehicle to take a road trip in or

take friends to the mountains in, this would be it.
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Default it's capable. I took one up in our fields and it was just as able as our Grand Cherokee.

I worry about the long term off-roadability though... the jeep has 2 SOLID axles. This has a lot of small suspension components that sure wouldn't be "field repairable". But on the 4th height setting it has a lot of clearance.
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