RE:Wagons (was RE: FS '91 200TQW)

[Debra Snell <snell@netshel.net>]

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>Scott:
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>The later A6 avants could be ordered with the 3rd seat, a la Volvo (sort
>of).  However, if you buy a new one, make sure you buy it with this option.
> If you buy used, try to find one with the 3rd seat already there.  I was
>at the parts dept of B-H Porsche Audi a couple of months ago, and the parts
>guy was shaking his head as he pointed at a 'third seat' that a customer
>was about to pick up.  The parts guy said the option on a new avant is a
>few hundred dollars.  Buying the third seat afterward is more than double
>that price.  But what else is new.  THe customer had purchased his A6 avant
>at that dealership recently, and didn't order the third seat option at the
>time.
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>- Jim

Dealer cost for a third seat is $660.00. I think they want $850.00 sticker.
The seats are good for children 70 pounds and under, and frankly, I'd be
hard pressed to see a 60 pounder using it. (My youngest weighs 60 pounds
and the seat seemed dinky to him.)

Debra
99 A6Q Avant (since Saturday night)