99 A6 gearing

[Sean Ford]

No one is quite sure of the VIN range, nor the exact date of the change, but
the tiptronic transmission did receive a map change around mid year in '99. I
generally looked for VINs ending above 100000.

Another thing to look for in the VIN on a 99 are the two central numbers which
will be either a 24 or 34. 34 denotes the Enhanced Safety Package which
consists of xenon lights and rear air bags.

--- David Head <v8q at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> I'm pretty sure it was 99 or 2000 - if you have a local dealer their
> tech could tell you. Maybe the qlist too. Whichever year it was it made
> a huge difference in off line acceleration...
>
> Robert B. McCarty wrote:
>
> >David,
> >
> >Did you say they changed the gearing in 99 on the A6?
> >
> >There is an A6 Wagon on Ebay with 26000 miles... 99..
> >
> >21500.
> >
> >Rob
> >
> >Robert B. McCarty
> >West Grand Neighborhood
> >451-0150
> >233-0649
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Head [mailto:v8q at bellsouth.net]
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:26 AM
> >To: Robert B. McCarty
> >Subject: Re: [V8] Off to Ebay she goes :-(
> >
> >Not nearly as much. Send an email to Dan Simones - he's a big Volvo fan.
> >
> >They have issues like Audis. Do a search on 'swedish brick'...
> >
> >Robert B. McCarty wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Figures on the antenna!
> >>
> >>I just noticed the Volvo... are they in the shop like the Audi's?
> >>
> >>Rob
> >>
> >>Robert B. McCarty
> >>West Grand Neighborhood
> >>451-0150
> >>233-0649
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: David Head [mailto:v8q at bellsouth.net]
> >>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:54 AM
> >>To: Robert B. McCarty
> >>Subject: Re: [V8] Off to Ebay she goes :-(
> >>
> >>What happens on the electric antenna is the teflon cable breaks. You
> >>replace the mast/cable assembly.
> >>http://www.antennaworld.com/2002/sections/amfm/tech_info/audi/audi-sub.
> >>
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> >s
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> >>html
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> >>I think the Volvos are great cars - if you can afford them and there's
> >>service and good mechs around.
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Sean Ford
1999 A6q tiptronic | 1992 100CS 5-spd
http://community.webshots.com/user/seanmford

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