a4 1.8t news

[Eliot Lim <eliot@u.washington.edu>]

i have just seen the a4 delivery lists for the NW region.. there are just
a small handful of 1.8t's in the list and they are still in the "not built
yet" status.  the guessing is that they will be here late next month or
october and they will be *rare*.  there are however, a huge order of 2.8s. 

also, the 1.8 will not be as decontented as previously thought.  they will
still have climate control but leather is not even available as an option. 
dunno about wood.  there is a new "sports package" option which will
include sports seats, sports steering wheel and 16 inch wheels.  (standard
is 15in) 

no prices have been set yet, but the current betting is merely $1500 less
than the 2.8.  sounds like bad news for many, but i'm not surprised given
the success of the 2.8 which has absolutely no trouble commanding a $30K
price tag. 


eliot