The lease came up on our 2006 LX470 a few months back. While I loved that vehicle, we never took it off road and frankly it was a waste for what we need in a daily driver (I never get to snowboard anymore and we don't tow anything).
So the search began for a new daily driver. Our big criteria was that the dog's crate had to fit behind the rear seats without folding the seats down. We looked at everything. From SUV's, to minivans, to wagons and even a few pickup trucks.
In the end we special ordered a 2010 Audi A6 Avant Prestige. It's the new S/C motor and we spec'd it out with the sport package and rear side airbags (the Prestige trim is already pretty well loaded). It took about 4 months for delivery and we took the train down to Carlsbad Sunday before last to pick it up.
It's still in break in period so I'm going easy on the gas, brakes, etc. but so far we absolutely LOVE this vehicle. It's fun to drive, gets great fuel mileage (we're averaging 23 mpg in about 450 miles and that includes a lot of idle time while I fool around and figure out all the settings and nav, etc.), has fantastic visibility, and is a great size for us.
I fell in love with the way German cars drive after I replaced my NSX with a Porsche 997S a few years ago and this Audi definitely has a lot of that German ride/handling mix. I doubt it will be as reliable as our Japanese cars (our old LS400 is still going strong) but I bought an extended warranty and we'll see.
Here's some pic's. I hope you enjoy.
So the search began for a new daily driver. Our big criteria was that the dog's crate had to fit behind the rear seats without folding the seats down. We looked at everything. From SUV's, to minivans, to wagons and even a few pickup trucks.
In the end we special ordered a 2010 Audi A6 Avant Prestige. It's the new S/C motor and we spec'd it out with the sport package and rear side airbags (the Prestige trim is already pretty well loaded). It took about 4 months for delivery and we took the train down to Carlsbad Sunday before last to pick it up.
It's still in break in period so I'm going easy on the gas, brakes, etc. but so far we absolutely LOVE this vehicle. It's fun to drive, gets great fuel mileage (we're averaging 23 mpg in about 450 miles and that includes a lot of idle time while I fool around and figure out all the settings and nav, etc.), has fantastic visibility, and is a great size for us.
I fell in love with the way German cars drive after I replaced my NSX with a Porsche 997S a few years ago and this Audi definitely has a lot of that German ride/handling mix. I doubt it will be as reliable as our Japanese cars (our old LS400 is still going strong) but I bought an extended warranty and we'll see.
Here's some pic's. I hope you enjoy.
