Best AWD sedan under $30,000?

slo007 · 02-23-2005, 1:19 PM

I'm in the market for an AWD sedan under $30,000. Any suggestions?

No, I'm not replacing the TSX.

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M TYPE X · 02-23-2005, 1:20 PM

Subaru Legacy.

**CGTSX2004** · 02-23-2005, 1:21 PM

Under $30k your only choices are pretty much coming from Subaru.

slo007 · 02-23-2005, 1:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M TYPE X

Subaru Legacy.

I took the Legacy on a test drive last year. It's a nice car. I wonder if there's anything else worth considering.

SilverUA5 · 02-23-2005, 1:37 PM

WRX and some change left in your pocket?

dabuda · 02-23-2005, 1:40 PM

definitely subaru...the wrx

**F23A4** · 02-23-2005, 1:41 PM

On the used front: Audi S4 OR BMW 325Xi

chef chris · 02-23-2005, 1:42 PM

Subaru Legacy GT, definitely!

**GreenMonster** · 02-23-2005, 1:50 PM

Subaru Legacy...

I'm a coupe guy, but the Forester and Outback are other cars I would consider if I was going the AWD route. I like station wagons tho'

MADCAT · 02-23-2005, 2:05 PM

Good old LADA's!

Zapata · 02-23-2005, 2:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M TYPE X

Subaru Legacy.

bl^5 · 02-23-2005, 2:40 PM

Mazda6Speed will be out soon. It's AWD with 270 horses. Might want to look into it too...

jiggaman · 02-23-2005, 2:45 PM

used S4

**sauceman** · 02-23-2005, 2:52 PM

RWalker2 · 02-23-2005, 2:57 PM

Subaru..

**Crazy Acura** · 02-23-2005, 2:58 PM

New 05 A4

Im sure those can be had for 30k now that the new 05.5 are out.

biker · 02-23-2005, 2:59 PM

300AWD

95gt · 02-23-2005, 3:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bl^5

Mazda6Speed will be out soon. It's AWD with 270 horses. Might want to look into it too...

About the same price as the legacy with more power and more sporty.

Though I am a fan of the legacy as well

VeeralS05 · 02-23-2005, 3:31 PM

I suggest the Legacy GT or a slightly used WRX or STi...I'm sure a slightly used Evo would work also..

pebe · 02-23-2005, 4:15 PM

00-01 S4

CL Platano · 02-23-2005, 4:22 PM

I say the Subaru Legacy GT..Don't forget Mazdas are notorious for blowing their trans around 40K miles.

**F23A4** · 02-23-2005, 4:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CL Platano

I say the Subaru Legacy GT..Don't forget Mazdas are notorious for blowing their trans around 40K miles.

Interesting. I had two Mazda 626s (V6 5MT and I4 4AT) and neither had a tranny problem.

TLer · 02-23-2005, 6:19 PM

New deifinitely either the Subis or Chrysler 300's
Used Audi A4, may be the Jaguar x-type although I am not sure of the latter's reliability

DownUnder · 02-23-2005, 6:33 PM

I'd wait for that new Mazdaspeed 6 to come out. A Legacy GT would be my 2nd pick.

CrockPot · 02-23-2005, 6:43 PM

i had a 626 that blew a tranny after 60K.

55M2G7L · 02-23-2005, 6:44 PM

used s4 by far, you will be surprised by this car

AutoGirl · 02-23-2005, 7:02 PM

Subaru Legacy GT Limited

55M2G7L · 02-23-2005, 7:05 PM

S4, my friend has one, 6 speed, the shit is fast, looks good, and ix very luxurious

MattT516 · 02-23-2005, 8:24 PM

Ford Five Hundred or Mercury Montego... WHOO!

Just mentioning some other choices you have for under $30k, not like I'd actually buy it...

mystikk · 02-23-2005, 9:10 PM

Any Audi TT's running around 30k? Or am I blowing smoke out of my ass?

Plenty Subaru choices, pretty much the whole lineup actually.

Used S4 is up there.

Look around man.

slo007 · 02-24-2005, 1:40 PM

My problem with an Audi is that the local dealer has horrenduous service. My parents have an A6 and it took 3 trips to the dealer to fix a rear window water jet that threw water over the car -- not on the window. Due to design of the jet, I couldn't adjust it myself.

n:

I've had other problems and the dealer has been helpless. The Audi is dropped from the list due to poor dealer service.

I don't like the Mazda 6 because it 's a Ford... thanks for the suggestions, though!

So far, I have good pts for an Infiniti G35 AWD (a little $$ over), BMW 325x (custom order to avoid $$$ packages), Legacy GT and WRX.

Anyone know if the maintenance on a Subaru turbo is expensive?

CrockPot · 02-24-2005, 1:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slo007

Anyone know if the maintenance on a Subaru turbo is expensive?

it definitely won't be anymore than Audi's. subaru's are actually pretty reliable, so not too much to worry about here. just don't do any 5K clutch dumps, and the tranny will be fine.

savage · 02-24-2005, 3:33 PM

a TSX with some hamsters in the rear wheels for the RWD part of the AWD...

slo007 · 02-24-2005, 3:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by savage

a TSX with some hamsters in the rear wheels for the RWD part of the AWD...

I'm having a mice problem in my garage. They ate some fo the wires under the hood of the A6, which made for a $50 cable-replacing bill. Do you think I could use them in my home-built AWD TSX??

DownUnder · 02-24-2005, 4:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slo007

I don't like the Mazda 6 because it 's a Ford... thanks for the suggestions, though!

The Mazdaspeed 6 will be built in Japan.

jdone · 02-24-2005, 5:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AutoGirl

Subaru Legacy GT Limited

For under $30k this one's almost a no-brainer. Subies are great cars that just lacked performance and a nice interior. Now they don't.

55M2G7L · 02-24-2005, 6:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DownUnder

The Mazdaspeed 6 will be built in Japan.

gonna be slow tho

Paul · 02-24-2005, 8:25 PM

dont know if u saw my post or not. But the left over 04 G35x are well under 30k now.

DownUnder · 02-24-2005, 9:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 55M2G7L

gonna be slow tho

With 274HP and 280lb-ft of torque I doubt the MPS6 will be slow.

55M2G7L · 02-24-2005, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DownUnder

With 274HP and 280lb-ft of torque I doubt the MPS6 will be slow.

it will be slow, 0-60 in the mid 6s.

compared to what its up against, it has no chance.

"Then again, formidable may be a little too much adjective, a suspicion that manifested itself in Mazda's 0-to-60-mph forecast—6.2 seconds compared with 4.8 for the Evo MR and 4.9 for the Subaru STi that we tested"

~Car and Driver Magazine

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