My wife had enough of driving the Quad Cab truck. I had promised her we would shop for a car for her. I had tried to convince her the Mitsu Evo was the way to go but she said it was too ricey. She has a point as to drive the Evo is to love it. To look at it.... well its ricey.



She decided that a G-35 Sedan would be a good car. We went to Carmax and looed at one. I didn't really like it. She didn't either the trunk was small.



We ended up heading over to an Audi dealership. There was a 2001 A-6 Quattro with the 2.7T engine in it. It had a 6 speed manual tranny. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.png Very unusual for a luxury car. We took it for a test drive and it was such a sweet car. It had lots of power and was so smooth.



The car is loaded power everything. It even has a power sun shade for the rear window. Built in garage remote dual zone climate control.



I was initially shopping for a brand new car but after seeing how bad my Dakota depreciated after 2 years buying it new. I will never buy as brand new car again. I will wait until they are 2 years old and done with 50% of their depreciation.



Here are some pics, they are taking care of a few minor flaws that I did not like so we are picking it up Tuesday next week.



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NIIICCCEEEEE



hp?



Sean

Nice family car and very reliable https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683827.gif

sweet ride

Very nice. And exactly like the car my wife drives, except she didn't want a manual tranny in her daily driver. The 2.7 T makes 250 HP. We've had ours since new and had no real trouble in 20k miles.

I was shopping for a new A-6 and was intending on trading in my 2002 Dakota Quad Cab. I paid 26K for the dakota in 2002 and the trade in on it is 12K now. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.png



I decided to keep the dakota since its paid for and buy a 25K used A-6 instead of a 40K+ new one. Now I have 4 cars. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683473.gif

TII, Mini, Dakota, and A-6.



Anyone want to swap insurance premiums?



The good news is we got 1.9% financing on the A-6 for 36 months. Its warrantied until 100K miles or 3 years, we bought it with 42K miles on it.



My TII is being exiled from the Garage to make room for the A-6. I plan on keeping it at the office. I have a bay ready for it at my new shop.

Sweet looking car Jim. Now hurry up and get that Austin Mini you want.

my cousin had a 4.2 A6, it was returned under lemon laws

for something with the brakes, double check them.

4 cars? damn, so Jim you are telling me i should open up a surveying company?

daayuum! just let her drive the mini so we can go to lunch in style!!