Hola. Just got my A4 yesterday. It's a used 2003 3.0 Quattro. Silver with grey interior. I traded in my 2002 Honda S2000 for it. It was a clean trade... I only had to pay tax, tag and title.

I LOVED my S2000, but it became unpractical for me. My girlfriend liked it, but hated riding in it. It was amazingly loud (road noise, engine noise, wind noise) and if you rode in it for more than 1 hour it would literally make you feel tired from all of the noise. The car itself was very comfortable, very fast and superior handling, but with all that comes a price. Luxury and comfort.

My girlfriend and I are getting into scuba diving and I also travel from Atlanta to Savannah a lot (4 hour drive) and I wanted something with a little more luxury. The S2000 was stripped down and you didn't really want to add anything to it in fear of putting weight on the little thing and slowing it down any. I mean, all that car is good for is speed and handling and looks.

So, since I had low miles on my S2k, I traded it in yesterday for the A4. It took a lot of haggling, but I got a clean trade. I don't think the car salesman likes me very much right now. Oh well... Anyway, the ride in these things is top notch. Very quiet, very comfortable. I was surprised when I pulled into work today I had a big diesel truck pulling behind me while I was getting out of the car and I didn't even notice until I opened the door! It was that quiet. In my S2000, I could hear a penny drop behind me while I was in my car.

Anyway, hello to everyone and I'll probably be on the forum a good bit learning about the car and asking mod questions and such.

 

Welcome to the forums! Good to hear you're already enjoying it.

 

nice, does the 2003 have painted lowers or did they start that in 2004? if they arent painted, my first advice is to paint them and get a trunk lip