2006 Audi A6 Avant 3.2 FSI

Forget about VW, after 5 of them, the last one was a Passat V6, I finally decided to shop for something else. Not that there is any problem with VW – on the contrary, all my VW had been surprisingly good – it is just that I think I deserve a slightly better car now. I went to an Audi motor show. After looking very hard, I decided on an A6 Avant. The saloon version was also very nice, but my sons reminded me that we have bicycles at home! Actually, Simon (my son) decided it must be an Audi, Michael (my other son) decided the style and colour, and I was finally only allowed to decide on paying it with cash or credit. Wife was not part of the committee. She only needed to rubber stamp the decision - later.

The salesman told me the the car has “Oyster Grey Metallic outside and Volterra leather inside, …, auto this, electric that, and so on …”. Like a lot of the presentations I had heard from architectural students, it just did not make sense. But it sounded alright, and so it must be good. I must say I had seen the BMW 5 series and Benz E class. One felt too “plastic” and like a toy, and the other was too “excessive” and arrogant. This Audi gave a sense of classy understatement which I like. “Discreetly expensive” was what I remembered one of my previous clients told me. This car is surprisingly advanced. I like the picture below and wonder why our buildings are not designed with such care.

The car has a 3.2 FSI engine. Don't ask me what is “FSI”, I don't know. I guess it means it could run on water. The engine gives 255 bhp making it by far the most powerful car I have owned. Not that nowadays I need to drive quickly; the sense of having power in reserve is always good. The car also has a “Multitronic” gearbox meaning that it is an auto but behaves like a manual. Again, it sounds like one of my student’s presentations. I have been told it has been voted World Car of the Year, so it cannot be too bad. The car is with me since 16 March 2006.

My Passat here

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