I'm soooooooo close. I just have to get the wife to move on it!!! Well....... it will be her car after all........ but I'll get to swoon all over it :)<p>1999.5 2.8<br>Silver<br>quattro<br>tip<br>sunroof<br>Onyx leather<br>sport steering wheel<p>Man, I just wish she was as excited as I am. Most women just don't get excited about this kinda thing. She loves the car but I would have been there yesterday with cash in hand. All I get is, ".........settllllllle down, there's no rush".<p>WHAT ?!??#!!#$^%$^# The frinkin' thing could be gone tomorrow since it's sitting on the lot with no home at this time. <p>*Pulls clump of hair out of scalp*<p>I don't wanna put on the pressure........BUT THIS IS FRINKIN' KILLLLLLLLING ME............ I hate waiting. I don't know how some of you people wait 6+ months. I guess part of my problem is that I've seen the thing (from behind a fence mind you) but I need to touch it...... TO HAVE IT !!!!<p>Of note, yes we have driven many A4's........ so we're not psycho flipped out buyers!! Times like this though......... I think my wife may wish she married someone with less "car-on-da-brain-disease"!!!<p>I had to vent into a crowd that may understand........<p>*grumble, grumble*<p><br>Tom<br>

First, she will come around in dues time. Given you message, you have driven many different A4's, why are't you getting the sport package?

My wife and my situation exactly. I stop by the dealership about three times a week, usually at night, just to see if any new ones have come in. Today, I was out of town on business, and I went by the Audi dealership, just to see what people in other cities are getting. I check the forum on this site during my lunches and sometimes in the evenings as well...and SHE STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND! I have wanted an A4 since they came out and I still don't have one. (sigh) My wife just doesn't understand that its not just a car, it becomes a whole hobby unto itself. I have my home page all planned and waiting for content. I plan on modifying the car, I plan on racing the car, I...<p>I need to get a grip.<p>Anyway, I totally understand. BTW, my wife extends her understanding to your wife and suggests two separate support groups. One for the car-lusters and one for the...er, victims.<p>Good luck, I will let you know if there is any progress here. <p>Jimmy Pribble<br>'88 Honda Prelude<br>145,000 miles! Sheesh, what does she want?

<br>Understand completely. My wife likes our Laser Red '99 1.8Tqms (and she looks great in it), but to her a car is really to get from point A to point B. Really, the crash testing and all-wheel drive safety sold her on it, more than anything. She thinks I'm a little loony for fussing over it like I do, but she just doesn't get it. <p>She also recently threw away my cool TT bag from the Chicago Auto Show. She says she was just cleaning up, but methinks she's sending a deeper message, like TT = TROUBLE for me! Oh, I've got it bad for that impractical little thing.<p>Anyway I just consider myself lucky that she likes to drive a manual!<p>BDW

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THE WIFE DOESN'T SEE THE PURPOSE OF THE SPORTS PACKAGE. Oh well, that's ok since eventually I'll find a way to sneak it down to my friends performance shop and drop it with after market goodies!!! As someone said before, for her, it's an A to B piece of machinery. The extra dough on the sports package holds zero value for her. <p>Me thinks women are way more level headed and practical with this stuff. Us men are just way too passionate about the details....... especially when it come to justifying car sh*t we don't reeeeeeeeeally need!! <p><p>Tom

agrees that all she needs is 1 pair of brown shoes, 1 pair of black shoes, and 1 pair of yard and/or jogging shoes. The go well with THE blue dress and THE black dress. There's more to this "sensible" pattern, she'll understand, I'm sure. ;-)<p>Couldn't (but probably should have) resist.