new ride!

[thejimrose]

hey boys n girls, thought i'd share a few glamor shots of my new toy. after
6 years and 90k miles Gunther, my cranky old german man of a 98 a4 1.8tqm]
has taken 2nd spot in the driveway. Replaced with an as yet to be named 08
a4 2.0tqm - it's a 6speed manual ti package car mit zee lovely black trim.
Found it in LA for a very good price and flew down to snag it. Bought on
thursday, rolled over to supreme power friday to have pss9's bolted on and
then to Rotiform to have some of their 19x8.5 mia's thrown on in schmancy
rootbeer metallic.

http://picasaweb.google.com/thejimrose/Random#

overall i am in LOVE with the b7. it's amazing. great power [all stock
currently] and turning 29mpg on the 50 mile r/t work commute. chassis feels
like it's carved out of billet, interior is gorgeous. and the little techie
things like bluetooth integration and bumwarmers are really nice [no nav but
i wont mind getting lost]. stock suspension on these is AWFUL - harsh *and*
sloppy somehow. bilsteins are perfect - firm but fair and beautifully made.
although i do miss driving a car with a paint job i'm not really worried
about. driving this thing is terrifying. i'm suddenly driving like an old
lady. maybe a good thing. i only hope it proves to be as reliable as the
little 1.8 - that car only ever broke down on me 2x, both for the same issue
[oe cat broke at slip joint] and the 2nd time was cuz the 1st time it wasn't
fixed right. was a super solid little buggy. still is, was getting me to
work every day w/out fail.

you will see gunther soon in the classifieds section if any are interested
[yea yea shameless plug..]

http://picasaweb.google.com/thejimrose/B5A4111510#

looking forward to all the "you replace a black a4 with a black a4?" jokes.
=)

cheers
jim