These are the times that try men's (and women's) souls. Here are all the problems I've had with my A4 this month. <p>First, I knew it was going to be a bad month when I was rear ended by some joker coming home from lunch. My back bumper cover is cut and scratched, but otherwise everything seems to be okay. <p>A week later, I pull my 1.8TM out of the parking garage and it will not shift out of 2nd gear. I tried pulling over and shutting the car down and then starting it back up again - no dice. I take the car into the Dealership (Central Audi- Dallas - great shop) where they fix some problem in the gearbox.<p>While I'm in the dealership, I get them to put on new wiper blades because the ones they just put on at my 22.5 K inspection are streaking. The joker who puts them on puts them on the wrong side - driver side on the passenger side and vice versa. I notice this the first time I go out driving in the rain. I stop, pull into a gas station and go to switch the blades. Has anyone noticed how tight the spring is on the wiper blade arms? I did when the arm slipped out of my hand and went >thwack< on my windshield - putting a 24 inch crach across the windshield. Now the windshield must be replaced.<p>Finally, last night, as I am leaving the office I get to my car and notice that the front end of the car seems to be sittling a little low. I check and the driver side front tire is flat. <p>ARRGGGHHH!!!<p>The tire is in the shop getting patched, the windshield people are coming today and who knows how long it will be till my bumper clears the other guys insurance and gets fixed. <p>Just wanted to vent on some (hopefully) sympathetic ears.<p>Matt<br>

I went to paruse my dealer's lot last night, hoping I might magically see that my 1999 1.8T has arrived from the factory. It had not.<p>But I did see a 1998 1.8T that had heavy damage along the entire drivers side. I guess it had been side-swiped during our recent first snow of the season. I patted it on the mirror and said 'Don't worry, you'll be up and at 'em in no time'.<p>TGB 1999 1.8T qMS (On train)

Why are you looking here? I said nt!

YOU TOOK YOUR A4 WHERE?? UNREAL, I PROMISED THEM I'D SWITCH MY A4 TO THEM FOR SERVICE BUT ONCE THOSE GUYS SCREWED UP MY 1.8T PASSAT WITH THE GREAT SERVICE THEY DO NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER. GOOD LUCK AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL GET A NEW BUMPER INSTEAD OF YOUR EXISTING ONE BEING SANDED AND PAINTED.