I went from a 1998 A4 to a 2002 A4 to my current 2001 A6. I've since test driven a few 2004 A6's and there's definitely a decrease in overall materials quality on the 2002+ cars. Not to mention, that soft-touch stuff starts to peel off with continued use.

-Shaun

2001 A6 2.7TQ 6spd Ming / Royal / Vanilla
EPL Stage 1 (+ custom tuning)
Milltek Exhaust
Eibach Prokit System
A6 4.2 Sport Wheels
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