New-to-me Audi and new email address

[Kneale Brownson]

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I'll bet for $4grand more he could have gotten the 2.7t.

At 07:37 PM 10/26/2002 -0400, David Head wrote:

>Contact PES, give them 3995.00 and 8 hours of wrenching later you'll have
>295hp...
>
>Sean Ford wrote:
>
> > I've just driven home in my new-to-me 1999 A6q. Various audifans have
> picked up on the fact that I
> > totaled my gorgeous 1992 100CS 5-spd back on 10/4/2002 (the car
> performed admirably in it's last
> > ditch effort to keep me safe), and I needed a new car.
> >
> > I wanted to pick up a sportier vehicle as a replacement, but I found
> that my needs and wants
> > pushed me towards a used '99 A6q. I considered a few VWs (GTI, Jetta
> GLI/1.8t, and Passat 1.8t),
> > but a single trip in an A6 convinced me to stick with Audis. I briefly
> considered an UrS6, but I
> > wanted something of a younger vintage. In all honesty, the car I WANT
> is an A6 2.7t with 6-spd,
> > but because this was a surprise situation, I just couldn't swing the
> dough necessary, an A6q 2.8
> > was the way to go.
> >
> > It appears that I've bought myself a '99 A6q at 46k miles in Volcano
> Black with a tan interior
> > (not sure if it's "Sand" or not) and the following packages:
> Convenience, Cold Weather, and
> > Enhanced Security.
> >
> > I drove the car from the CT/RI border back to Massachusetts in some
> VERY wet conditions; perfect
> > situation to get a feel for the quattro system, which my first Audi
> lacked. Let me tell you, the
> > car never wavered along the interstate through puddles and wet roads up
> to speeds approaching 85
> > mph. Solid is an understatement here.
> >
> > Thought a few people would want to know, so there you go... for under a
> month I was not part of
> > the Audi family, but I've returned. ;-)
> >
> > =====
> > Sean Ford
> > 1999 A6q tiptronic | 1992 100CS 5-spd
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/seanmford
> >
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