hi
i am just starting out looking for a new car.i'm tossing up between the passat 3c fsi & the audi a4 b7.the passat seems better value but i like the look of the audi slightly better.tried an audi today & overall was quite happy with it but it had the multitronic trans which seemed a bit sluggish compared to the tiptronic A3 i drove.hopefully i can find a passat locally to do a direct comparison.the passats come with the tiptronic dont they?if thats right i prefer it to the audi multitronics,which i believe is a bit fragile at times.i would need to go quattro in the audi to get away from the multi trans & i then loose a bit of get up and go.i will be getting a ecu upgrade either way so this will help but i am coming from a calais v 6 litre with some work, so i do want a little help.is it worth upgading the downpipe off the turbo & replacing the cat with a high flow item?i will probably improve the air intake as well but that will be the limit of performance mods.some springs/shocks & rims will be the other mods.any advice on these items will be happily received.
cheers
warrick