Hey there folks, new 300 owner, previous a4 owner...
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2010 C300, 1971 911E Targa
Hey there folks, new 300 owner, previous a4 owner...
So I dumped my 2009 A4 for the 2010 300C with 21Kmiles, CPO'd till 135K (FYI I drive 40K a year so I need the high CPO).
I don't know all the lingo on the options but I bought a Blk/blk with nav, multimedia, paddle shifters (will never use BTW) and AMG wheels. I really like it, the comfort mode is great for highways and I tried the sport mode today at a light and was quite impressed. The wife is not hot and bothered by the car, the ladies at her work say it's less sporty than the A4 (her DD is a Pathfinder but drives my cars when she can). I think she's just jealous....
I was in the process of buying an A3 TDI loaded with options when after making the deal on the new car, I had to wait to take the new car so between the time of the new deal and the new car coming in, I took my 09 A4 Quattro in for the 95K mile service, and a check engine light that went on after rough idle. Low and behold, sticky valve.... $4600 repair (this was in addition to the $1000 for a new intake at 65K miles!). AudiUSA gave me a whooping deal of 9% off of the repair. So I backed out of the A3 deal and found this...... $32,588 bought at Laguna Niguel Mercedes.
I've got my hotrod project going on in the garage (1971E Targa) so the only things I'll change/add tint and a clear bra. With the amount of driving I do the front end ends up looking like swiss chesse without the clear bra... An I'd expect to see this car traded in within the next two to three years...
Also, I have already found several solutions through MBworld regarding issues on Bluetooth. So thanks for a great site!
Out with the old and in with the new:
I don't know all the lingo on the options but I bought a Blk/blk with nav, multimedia, paddle shifters (will never use BTW) and AMG wheels. I really like it, the comfort mode is great for highways and I tried the sport mode today at a light and was quite impressed. The wife is not hot and bothered by the car, the ladies at her work say it's less sporty than the A4 (her DD is a Pathfinder but drives my cars when she can). I think she's just jealous....
I was in the process of buying an A3 TDI loaded with options when after making the deal on the new car, I had to wait to take the new car so between the time of the new deal and the new car coming in, I took my 09 A4 Quattro in for the 95K mile service, and a check engine light that went on after rough idle. Low and behold, sticky valve.... $4600 repair (this was in addition to the $1000 for a new intake at 65K miles!). AudiUSA gave me a whooping deal of 9% off of the repair. So I backed out of the A3 deal and found this...... $32,588 bought at Laguna Niguel Mercedes.
I've got my hotrod project going on in the garage (1971E Targa) so the only things I'll change/add tint and a clear bra. With the amount of driving I do the front end ends up looking like swiss chesse without the clear bra... An I'd expect to see this car traded in within the next two to three years...
Also, I have already found several solutions through MBworld regarding issues on Bluetooth. So thanks for a great site!
Out with the old and in with the new:
Last edited by eharrison; Jun 24, 2011 at 12:30 AM.
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Congrats on your recent purchase and welcome to MBWorld
It's funny that your A4 was parked right beside the sign that says "Blasting Area Keep Away"
I see a stack of surfboards in your garage... Where are you in CA?
It's funny that your A4 was parked right beside the sign that says "Blasting Area Keep Away"
I see a stack of surfboards in your garage... Where are you in CA?
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Welcome ! We traded in my wife's 2005 A4 a couple of months ago for a new Jeep Grand Cherokee ( the c350 is mine ) - great car but in and out of the shop a lot. Got rid of it right before the CPO warranty ran out.
Love the 911 - good luck with the restoration.
Used to live in El Cajon - been stuck here in Chicago for the last 17 years. Seeing the surfboards in the garage just made me homesick.
Welcome to the forum...
Nick
Love the 911 - good luck with the restoration.
Used to live in El Cajon - been stuck here in Chicago for the last 17 years. Seeing the surfboards in the garage just made me homesick.
Welcome to the forum...
Nick
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I go by it quite a lot but I don't live there. I do live in the South part of Temecula.
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