VenTTed

So...can I ask some A4 Cabriolet questions here?

I'm a longtime TT owner (De. 199) from the other forum and am looking for some help.

Here's what I am wondering, so far...

1. What are some things I need to know about this car (issues with either powerplant - 3.0 or 1.8T?) and is their a A4 Cab FAQ hanging out there on someones server?

2. Mods? Exhaust, Chip, more(?) - are they out there yet? I have experience with both APR and GIAC - either of those two have a chip yet?

3. What do you dislike about this car? Is it noisy to you at high speeds with the top up or down?

4. For those with a Auto Tranny, do you like it? This will be my wife's car and we'll keep the TT... she needs the Auto.

5. Finally, for those in LA, anyone know a REALLY good salesperson that I should check into for the purchase? I am not particularly thrilled with my former dealer (Beverly Hills), and would be more than happy to hook up with a cool salesperson so that we can have a decent buying experience.

We're looking for this exact car:

Black Ext,
Vanilla Int.
Polished Vavona panels
Heated Seats
Sport pkg.
Premium Pkg.

Thanks alot for your help! I already know this car will be de-badged, have new wheels, better suspension, and a aftermarket stereo system with subs... We'll start with that. :-)

Here's a pic of my TT... lots of mods and a very fun car.
<img src="http://images2.fotki.com/v11/photos/1/10517/170818/DecemberFog03-vi.jpg">

TIA!

Devius

The chip info is for the 1.8T by the way. The CVT is an excellent tranny. I love mine, and everyone else here with it will say the same.

mykel8

I have a CVT and I agree 100%, it's a really neat tranny

VenTTed

Thank you... still looking for some other "soft" impressions of the car.

Ler

I've heard people say avoid Rusnak, but that may just be for service. I got mine at Keyes- pretty good experience, no BS except for some guy in finance trying for the life of him to sell me LoJack. Painless negotiation, ~$1000 over invoice.

VenTTed

invoice is calling for a price of $34,947. You paid $1000.00 over? Good job! Any advice? That seems like an awfully fair deal.

Glen

Qwiksilvr

E-mail me, I've got a good sales person that can hook you up...

Ler

FIrst of all, I got a 2002 in September when 2003's were not too far off. That might have been the biggest thing because I didn't have to haggle too much.

I priced out everything on edmunds.com, invoice for a 1.8T CVT, non-sport susp. and wheels, leatherette, sunroof, black on black, and it gave me an invoice of ~$25200, TMV ~$27000. Sticker was something like ~$27500 (these numbers are rough, but you get the point). I figured ~$1000 was fair so I opened with $26k even, and a couple iterations got to $26225. That was it.

I think if you walk in ready to make a fair deal (not some stupid 100 over invoice), they'll be more willing to make it happen. BTW, my salesperson at Keyes was Anthony Libaridian. Seemed like a bit of an enthusiast to me- no real complaints.