..."Advantage" rubber mats with the carpet insert would be a good compromise between water/snow protection and comfort.

TIA

Fred

The fit is basically good... the rear pieces need to be trimmed to fit (but not in a cheap looking way).

I haven't gotten the carpet/mix ones, I just keep the rubber ones in all year. I don't drive barefoot so comfort isn't really an issue down there. (I once test drove a pre-owned Bentley Turbo R that had black sheepskin floormats that you would lie your baby down on. I thought that was just ridiculous! But, each to their own.

I have the Audi all weather rubber mats in my A8L all year long. I'm perfectly happy with them.

...my car's beige carpeting. Wish Audi offered their's in colors other than black or gray (although the gray might work).

in my '97 & '99 D2's with Ecru Interior with Brilliant Black Exterior. The black mat as an accent tend to make the interior less "stoggy" or should I say "sportier". However, my caveate to you is, it is a personal preference though.

I have the A8L Audi rubber mats that were comp'd to me by AoA for an issue a year ago. I "loves" them and probably won't re-install the carpet mats ( sitting in garage ) until I turn the car in next March '07.

I don't remember the name of my interior color, I would never have ordered it... but am happy with it now. Sand beige? Something like that... The mats look fine.

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I went with the Audi rubber mats in the grey color, at first I didn't think they would look good but with the grey trim along the doors, they look great. A nice contrast to the creme interior.

I ordered a set of coco mats from a quality company in CT for when BETTER weather arrives in the spring. With the creme interior I got the tan with the white dot combination (their name for it) looks great with the creme color. The driver side has a rubber inset for the shoe area, $179 for a 4 pce set, heavy construction, great quality, I'll bet the whole set weighs 10 lbs. Check it out!

Hi Derf:

I live in Colorado and perhaps you've noticed the monumental snowfall we've experienced to date.

That said, I am using the A8 winter mats available from audiusa.com and must say that they are incredible.

While they lack the luxury of a pile mat, these rubber units have super deep grooves that contain ALL of the snow and water I can pile on them.

Way better than any Weathertech I've owned.

All the best.

::SM

performance is excellent.
I would just advise that they discolor over time from use and no amount of cleaning agents, scrubbing or bleach gets them back. I am considering changing to black - we have black winter mats in the A4 with a paltinum interior - where the contrast looks OK but the mats won't discolor.