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Yesterday I had a test drive on an A4 Avant Quattro 190hp 6sp (European model, I live in Greece).
I felt that it was a little bit slower than my current Golf 1.8T GTI 150hp and the engine was a bit louder.
But on the curves!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Oh my God what a feeling) This is a car or TRAIN?
The 6sp gearbox is by far better than my current Golf gearbox
I was afraid that my knee would hit the centre console but finally its ok.
Also, space for rear passengers is better than my current Golf
The seats are comfortable, even if they are not like Golf's Recaro. In the Avant you have a feeling that you wear the car and I thought that I was closer to the road than I am in Golf Gti
The salesman told me that the car had only 1,000 "hard" miles, and the engine has more power to give.
This is my next car by 99%, even if my dad and mama want SUV
I am very impressed with this car and I loved it.
Delivery is on December
Price with options is about 50,000 Euros (most of them tax)
Which options do you recommend to me?
The armrest is useful?
What about the ski casing?
Bose System worth's the money?
Which colour is better? Black or Dolphin Grey? Pls post some photos
Thanks

a4tq190

Options that i would recommend as a current a4 190hp owner :
Xenon lights.
Auto dimming mirrors. If you order them together with the xenons you get for free automatic operation of lights and the coming/leaving home feature.
Servotronic.
Sport suspension and seats (the seats worth all the money). Avoid leather.
Forget about the armrest.
Bose worth the money in my opinion. (You will not want to spoil this beautifull interior with aftermarket headunits, etc. Beleive me).
Do not let them install an aftermarket alarm. Get the factory standard alarm.

The engine will loosen up after some Km. I feel that mine is every day better (and i am now at 14000 Km). Also the gearbox is working MUCH better now.

Keep in mind that you have to use ALWAYS 98 octane fuel. The performance will suffer with anything less than that (and you will hear some pre-ignition "klinks").

Avantéix

don't even try a snowboard...
I've got one (came with the car...long story) never used it, and once you took it out of its storage, it's a pain to put back in...

like the armrest, once you get use to it it's hard to do without... although once downside about it, it does get in the way of the parking brake, but you get use to that too...

you want Xenon for sure... so many people wish they had gotten it in the first place instead of having to go after-market...

and go with the sport package...

btw black and dolphin, I would chose Dolphin, probably easier to maintain than black...