Thanks for the input everyone. Although I'm kind of just accepting that I don't have the exact car I want right now, I am looking at this as my "starter" Audi. In acouple years when I have the loan paid down I plan on really looking for the car that I want, and yes it will be another Audi. Even though my car is FWD, I'll still take it over a VW any day....or really any other kind of car in a similar price range.
And yes, the multitronic is kinda fun actually.

Maybe Luther Vandross was on to something...

 

its not the quattro thats hogging your gas, its the crappy v6 you got! when i was stock, i could easily get 32-36MPG driving 60mph on the hwy and about 30-32 running 80

even now with all my mods i consistently average 25-28 mpg with mostly city driving now and 28-30 on the highway

if you look at the vehicle stickers, quattro only lowers MPG by 2 MPG

 

Yeah, Luther had it right.

 

he was... if a CVT could hold the power, i imagine it would be the perfect tranny for a BT as it would hold RPMs right in peak boost...

 

hey, funkD, ya made a good choice, on my 7th audi and i won't drive nything else, EVER!!! tried other makes and always go back to audi. First thing ya need to do is CHIP that badboy, and you'll immediately love it more.

 

My last one was a 01 a4 tiptronic, liked it much better after i chipped it. Then i would do cosmetic stuff inside and out to make it your own one of a kind. Tint, rims, grill, spoilers etc.etc.etc...

 

Oh, and as far as the quattro badge, you can either get one on ebay and put it on or... you can debadge , which is what i do with all my audi's. i think it looks better.