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Why is Dolphin Grey a sold order only paint color and why is it

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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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Default Why is Dolphin Grey a sold order only paint color and why is it

more expensive. In Portland OR I have seen many Dolphin B6's.Correct me, but it seems as if it sold well, so why not continue?
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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i went to a dealer at long beach (i think it's circle audi) and i saw a dolphin grey s-line a4.
i don't think it's sold order.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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Default Technically, this color can only be ordered if the car is a sold order.

There can be 2 reasons that I can think of to why Dolphin is more expensive:
-Cost of actually making the color
-It is not as big if a seller anymore and instead of taking it off the order guide, Audi still offers it but for a small premium.

I can tell you that we are cuttently out of Dolphin Gray in our store, and they are a big pain in the butt to find at other dealers.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 05:11 AM
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Default Yes, the following are sold order colors - audiusa.com

Liquid Blue Metallic
Dolphin Gray Metallic
Dakar Beige Metallic
Ocean Blue Pearl Effect

While Dolphin Gray was popular for the past 4 years, it looks like Quartz Gray is now the color of choice.

Remember that the popularity of dolphin was at its peak before painted lowers, when the gray plastic panels closely matched the dolphin gray paint.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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Default Re: Yes, the following are sold order colors - audiusa.com

my dolphin Avant was in stock (b7) at the dealer...was not my first color choice but since it was in stock and Avant's are scarce, I took it
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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Default Mine was on the lot

The AUDI web site calls Dolphin Grey "sold only". However, I bought my off the lot. I was going to ask the dealer about it, but just forgot.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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They only recently became sold order - what was the build-date on yours?
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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When was yours built?
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