questions...longish

[DOUBLDz <DOUBLDz@aol.com>]

I've noticed that there don't seem to be any females posting to this list so I
do so with some trepidation. I've been receiving the digest version for about
two weeks and I have finally gotten up the courage to ask questions. First let
me admit openly that I don't understand probably 95% of whats discussed here,
but I enjoy the list anyway. Hey, if I keep reading maybe something will sink
in. What I really love reading about is your passion, respect and appreciation
for this automobile. The more of that I read, the happier I am with my
decision to own one. 

About a month ago I purchased an 95 A6q in pearl. Let me just say, its a thing
of beauty. I'm afraid to admit that that was probably the biggest selling
feature for me, (aside from reputation) its a drop-dead gorgeous car. I think
my favorite view is head on. Since thats a view I don't get to see very often,
I've taken to backing into parking spaces just so I can walk up to the front
of it and have my moment to admire it. 

I don't plan to actually work on the car myself  but I would like to be a
knowledgeable owner so I can keep it running in top form, albeit with the help
of a trustworthy mechanic. Of course, the car has the remaining warranty still
which amounts to over 40K more miles or 2 years. That in itself presents a
problem. Ever since signing on the dotted line, I am less than impressed with
my treatment at the dealership. Too much to get into here, but there is one
thing  that I would like to get some feedback on.........I was given the
maintenance record book and only glanced at it the night I bought the car (I
hope that doesn't put me in the dumb blonde category). It appeared to have all
the stamps in the proper places and so forth. A couple of days later when I
took it out to see about the next scheduled maintenence I saw that there was
already a stamp saying that the service at 37,500 had been done. Since my car
had only 31K miles it was quite apparent that something was amiss. A quick
check of the VIN numbers proved that this was not the maintenance record for
my car. Long story short, the dealer said he had the right book, promised to
mail it, etc.etc. Guess what, I still don't have it and the dealer didn't
return my call today. Any thoughts on my recourse, if any, would be
appreciated.

The car also has infra red keyless entry. The manual gives a 12 foot range of
operation but I have to be practically on top of it to get the door open. When
I told the dealer that I thought I needed new batteries for my key (priced at
$8.00 a piece, needs 4) he said no thats the way it works, you have to be
close to the sensor. Is this true?

The other thing I am wondering about is gas mileage. Admittedly, I didn't give
this a whole lot of thought while I was being a love-sick lass lusting after
this car, but now that I have to feed it, I'm noticing that I only get around
14 miles to the gallon. Is that normal? I'm coming off of a car that filled up
for about 12 bucks and then ran and ran. Now I'm buying supreme and filling a
20 gallon tank kinda often, ouch!

Sorry to take up so much space. I know these questions are way below your
level of expertise, but I'm hoping someone will take pity on me and help me
out. TIA

Dee
(after joining this list, 
I'm thinking that I'd like to come back as an Audi in my next life!)