30 valve 2.8 A4

["Jonathan Linkov" <ValiumNJ@msn.com>]

Well, on the way home from dinner, I checked out the new 30 valver (visual 
only) at the dealer.  Parked next to my 12 valve A4q, it is obvious to see 
that the sport suspension lowers the car.  However, and this is a personal 
thing, and not meant to rile the new A4 30 valve owners out there, the car 
almost looks like the tires and wheels are too tiny, like they belong on a 
Fiesta.  The wheels, IMHO, are uglier than my 5 spoke ones, and the 8 spokes 
make the wheel look small.  It is the same size as mine, I believe, but it 
looks tiny, as if they are the base 1.8t wheel size.  This makes the car look 
lower, sure, but also like one of those lowered pick-up trucks in Las Vegas 
and California with the tiny tires!

The car had pearlescent (sp?) white paint, leather, BOSE, sunroof, cold 
weather, sport package, quattro and topped out at $35k and change.  Wow.  I 
hope AoA is careful and doesn't start pricing the car too high, a la WMB.  
That is getting into (but at the WAAAAY bottom of) 328i territory.  And, from 
what I heard at the New York City car show, a tiptronic A4q, loaded, will be 
on the high side of $37/$38 k.  OUCH!

Jon Linkov
'96 A4q