Hey all,

Just picked up a 2004 A4 3.0 Quattro Cabriolet last week. After registering it and doing the necessary maintenance stuff, took it for its first trip to RI from CT. Handles like a gem. Love the responsiveness and how it sticks to the road. Sport shift is nice on the highway and curvy backroads.

Got a few additions coming this week - new rims/tires from Tire Rack, a new windshield (needed it badly), and some interior switches to fix the old scratched ones.

All in all, this bad boy is fun to drive. And for a 12 year old car, it only has 88k on it, so I can't complain.

I'm gonna be asking a lot of questions in the next couple of months, so get ready!

Thanks

Tom

 

Hi Tom, welcome to the forum! Congrats on your purchase, show it to us when you get a chance. Sounds like you're already doing great job on it. You'll find just about anything you might have questions about there. Good luck with all your plans and keep us posted!

 

Here's a link to some pics of the car the day I bought it. It's in pretty good shape (a few minor imperfections here and there). Has 88k on it.

I also ordered new rims & tires from TireRack on Sunday... the previous owner put PlastiKote on the 4 rims to cover the scratches (and poorly, I might add). Plus, the tires are towards the end of their lifespan. I stuck with the stock size - 17x7.5 alloy rims and 235/45/17 Sumitomo HTS A/S W-Speed Rated tires. No TPMS in my car, so I lucked out. They're actually ready at the warehouse today! Once I get them on the car, I'll take some more pictures. I got a set of 5 since the car comes with a full size spare. Can't wait!

https://flic.kr/s/aHskEDLyK4