A4 -- 1.8t and V6 owner experiences requested

[Mullen, Shaun]

> What influenced your decision to choose the engine you did?  
	[Mullen, Shaun]  I have had a variety of four and six cylinder
powerplants in Volvos (five) and Audis (three) and have concluded that I get
more bang for my buck with a normally aspirated six, as opposed to a turbo
four.  My very brief experience with an A4T was satisfactory, but I still
had the feeling -- as I had had with the two turbo Volvos I have owned --
that the extra honk was being delivered through "smoke and mirrors," not
directly from the belly of the beast.  Hence, all three of my Audis have
been sixes: A '92 100CSQW with a 12V six, a '98.5 A4QM Avant with a 30V six,
and a '00 A4QS Avant also with a 30V six. 

> Do you think you made the right decision?
	[Mullen, Shaun]  Absolutely.
>  
> What's your favorite characteristic of the engine you selected?
	[Mullen, Shaun]  It's torque-iness and smooth but strong power.
>  
> What's your least favorite?
	[Mullen, Shaun]  One can always use a few more HP, I suppose, but
for my needs, this is a delightful little engine.
>  
> Do you have any modifications (chip, bigger turbo, intercooler, exhaust,
> etc.)?  Do you wish you did?  Do you wish you hadn't made some of the mods
> you have?
	[Mullen, Shaun]  Nope.
>  
> Completely aside from the engine discussion: what's your favorite thing
> about the A4?  Least favorite?  First thing you'd change (or first thing
> you
> did)?
	[Mullen, Shaun]  My most favorite is the entire package.  My least
favorite is minor in the extreme: I wish there was a tad more headroom so
when I sit up and reach into my pocket while behind the wheel I didn't bonk
my head on the sunroof control module.  I wish the window switches were a
bit further up on the driver's door.  I wish the gas tank was bigger.  All
small stuff . . .
>  
	Shaun Mullen
	Yorklyn, DE