Due to an overwhelming large mortgage, my wife's premature, temporary retirement and a terribly short commute, as much as I loved my A4, it didn't make sense to keep it and its big payment anymore. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

I'll just have to spring for the S4 when my fortunes change! BTW, I moved down to a Mazda Progege ES. No comparison obviously to an A4, but as far as econoboxes go, it is really kind of a fun ride.

Just traded in my old but trusty Protege for a spanking new A4 2.8.

I really enjoyed the Protege as it gave me zero maintanance for a good 7 years before things started to act up.
It was time to move on to something new.
Good luck with the new car.