I am close to buying a 2.8 and cannot decide whether to go with a 99.5 or order a 2000. A few questions:<p>1) How much more should I expect to pay if I order?<br>2) What the heck is a homelink remote transmitter? It’s on the 2000, but I can’t find a description of it.<br>3) I live in Southern California. Is quattro really necessary? Sure, the resale might be better, but I’m not sure I’ll need it.<br>4) Are sport seats worth it? They’re apparently hard to find unless you order them.<br>5) Any clue as to how much the navigation option will run?<br>6) If I order, how long should I expect to wait until delivery and when will I know the pricing?

this is what i know from browsing the forum and naggin people at my dealership.<br>1) I think the markup this year is 3% assuming you can talk a 2000 down as far as a 99.5<br>2)homelink is a garage oppener installed in the car, normally holds 3 settings, easily reprogrammable<br>3)My thoughts on the quattro issue, get a passat if you dont want quattro.. it is dopeness<br>4)I dont know about sport seats, I would be getting them if i was getting a 2.8, but im getting a 1.8t and cant get leather ;(<br>5)nav was like 250-350 last year i think?? if it is the same thing as the computer<br>6)my dealer will know pricing in 4 weeks, and it will take 4 months or so for delivery but im in Alaska.. ive heard ppl say they have already ordered their 2Ks but without pricing im better<p>hope I helped... if ppl can input on my performance chip ??s I would like some opinions !! <p>JakeAK

quattro is unnecessary in So Cal, but it is still a fun toy if you want it. In an area with more snow and rain, quattro is definitely a useful tool, but around here it's just not needed. I've owned my car for over a year now and have yet to lose control or spin out. Never lost traction in rain either. And..... I can peel out if I want :) (although it's a puny little peel out on the front tires instead of the MANLY rear wheel peel out from the 2.8 liter V6 in my old BMW). I don't buy the argument that you should opt for a Passat instead of the A4 unless you take quattro, because a fronttrak A4 will still outhandle a Passat, and it looks better. Sports seats are nice, if you want sport seats. Do you like that kinda thing? Are they comfortable for you? If you like them, get them.<p>Mike

1) ??<br>2) home link sys: it's gadgety .. and being a gadget freek i'd buy it. :)<br>3) quattro: GET IT! it's not only for snow. it's for handling period. i've driven a similarly classed domestic rwd and a japanese fwd. the awd definitly handles better in similar situations/conditions. why do you think it was banned from competition? :)<br>4) sport seats: kinda depends on your driving style. do you want to stay seated when you take that corner at speeds well above the posted limit? not that i'm encouraging you to. :)<br>5) navigation: ??<br>6) expect the wait to be unbearable. :)<p>-jasyn<br>99.5 1.8tqms 14days old and 1483mi

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1) If you order, you'll pay a bit more, that's the usual experience. If you order, you can get Xenons. GET THEM. <p>2) was answered<p>3) Depends on how you are driving. Yada yada, I have quattro in N-CA, because of the way I drive because I can afford it (seriously, isn't that what it boils down to?). On the other hand, I survived 12 winters in Switzerland with a FWD Audi and guess what, never got stuck, so sure as hell you won't get stuck in S-CA. As for the handling: yes if you go to the track you'll notice, and if you take the off-ramp at 60 you will notice too. Other than that, comparing a A4 FWD to "another FWD car" or "another RWD car" like some other people did is literally comparing apples to oranges. Speaking as someone who actually drove a FWD A4 for a while, no in normal life you won't notice, until you decide to sell. In contrast, in daily driving, you will notice the lack of Xenon light. GET XENON.<p>4) Don't have them (I ordered my car so I could have had them). Then I regretted. Then I drove other people's cars w/ sport seats. I no longer regret. It's a personal preference, but for the daily drive, and the occasional 600mi haul, I prefer my normal seats. On the track I am sliding a bit. That makes about 600 miles per year sliding, and 29,400 miles per year sitting comfortably.<p>5) No matter what, don't get it. It's not yet ready for prime time. And yes I am a gadget boy, and I would not get it.<p>6) Delivery - 4-5 mos, pricing - 1 mo (my guess)<p>Now take from the above whatever you like, and leave the rest :-)<p>Good luck,<br>- Stan<br>98.5 30vQMS<p><ul><li><a href="http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~stanj/Audi/index.html">My A4 Page</a></li></ul>

Stanj--<br>Would appreciate your url for the reasons above. Thanks. <br>

Stanj--<br>Would appreciate your url for the reasons above. Thanks. <br>

The URL is:<p>http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~stanj/Audi/index.html<p>I just followed the link from my above post and it works well... maybe it was down temporarily.<p>- Stan<br><ul><li><a href="http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~stanj/Audi/index.html">My Audi Page</a></li></ul>