djc

and hot damn what a great color! I had seen pictures, and was not impressed, but when I saw it with my own two eyes...well, all I can say is WOW! How many of you out there have this spectacular color? Anyone have an pics that do this color justice?
thanks

CMH

Ordered it in Nov., no pictures yet. Best color I have owed so far. Everybody I meet loves the color.

Donkihad

I have had mine for about 3 weeks now!!! I have caught at least a half dozens bimmers lookin over their shoulder!!! Lot's of compliments!!!
I am so glad I picked this color.

p.s. This has to be the worst car to photograph! I have no clue why, but it definetly changed my mind when I saw it.

stanj

... I wanted Ecru Leather interior, and at that time, it was not available. Sigh... Next time, though! It's so close to the old Oceanic Blue, I loved it...<p>Stan

<a href=http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~stanj/Audi/>98.5 A4 30vQMSX</a> <a href=http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~stanj/Audi/Mods/><i>(modified)</i></a>
98.5 A6 V6-TDI-Q (Euro)
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Ryan S

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/AudiWorldPics/2000/ryansaudiquattro.JPG"></center><p>picked up my P. Blue 3 weeks ago

lovin it!!!!

Audiboy

cloth interior. I asked my buds to take a picture of me in it because I said that would be my next car. I tried and waited for a blue one with the cloth interior, but ended up with my silver one instead. No regrets, but that blue one made me fall in love with Audi.

J.Russ

My 98.5 pelican blue (silly name, great color) Avant is pictured in the registry, but the photos are too flat; they don't capture the color's brilliance.

I'm test driving a 2001 Acura CL Type-S right now (nice car!) that's painted a sorta bright metallic bronze/pumpkin/orange/sweet-potato/what-have-you. Park this sucker next to my car on a sunny day and you'd go into Pokemon-style seizures looking at the contrast. %^)

Longwolf (Christian)

When I first saw the car on the lot, I had never seen that color in person before and wasn't sure I liked it at all...a little to blue for my tastes. But, i bought the car and I think I like it a lot now. It will look much better when I tint the windows and put some 17" wheels on it. I picked up a pretty good A4; 1.8tq sport manual, sport seats, moonroof, and xenons...everything I wanted except the color. The guys in the Quattro Club of FL are giving me a hard time about the color, calling it the "girly Santorin Blue", but they haven't seen it in person yet, and they will see it at our meeting tomorrow.

I didn't like the Casablanca white on my old A4 at first either, but ended up loving it, so I'm sure I will love this color in another week.<p>Christian J. Long
President - Quattro Club of Florida
Orlando, FL

jms

...and it looks just as sharp to me now as on day 1. I really can't understand why Audi dealers avoid it like the plague, or why Audi charges extra for it, especially since the Audi literature features Pelican Blue so often!

I had to wait 5 months for my car and deal with 2 dealers, since the first dealer told me that Audi wouldn't accept an order for PB. Total baloney. Then the 2nd dealer agreed to order it if I'd give them a $2K nonrefundable deposit. Why??

Most of the other carmakers have similar colors, and those colors tend to look great and be really popular. Like VW and Honda. Why not Audi?? Don't tell me it doesn't look right on an A4, 'cause I know that ain't true!

--John

PB '00 Avant
Opal gray cloth

J.Russ

My dealer didn't blink at accepting a deposit on my pb Avant, but many have said they didn't want to get stuck with a "non-conforming color" if the deal fell through. What horsesh*t. It seems to me that stocking a bright color here and there to contrast with the silvers, santorins, melanges and cactii would create brand excitement and accent the car's sporting potential.

FWIW, my salesguy told me they had three offers to buy my Avant while it sat in their showroom awaiting delivery.