Got a New Car!

[TBR]

Your pictures want a username and password.

[Colonel Cadillac]

I tried skipping a step, guess that didn't work.

[J86]

Looks nice!  Good luck keeping those rims unbent in the potholes in this damn city!

[Colonel Cadillac]

Looks nice!  Good luck keeping those rims unbent in the potholes in this damn city!

Got the protection from the dealer; any popped tires, bent rims, scraped rims, anything I get replaced for free for 5 years

[CALL_911]

That's sexy. I always loved the way the xenons looked on the B7 over the normal halogen-specced cars (e.g. my Mom's).

How much did that protection plan run you? That's convenient for sure.

[J86]

Got the protection from the dealer; any popped tires, bent rims, scraped rims, anything I get replaced for free for 5 years

You'll need it.  I feel like I'm driving in Baghdad down here.

[Colonel Cadillac]

That's sexy. I always loved the way the xenons looked on the B7 over the normal halogen-specced cars (e.g. my Mom's).

How much did that protection plan run you? That's convenient for sure.

$850, and the xenons are the active kind that bend around the corners. I didn't even know they were like that until I was driving in the dark!

[Colonel Cadillac]

You'll need it.  I feel like I'm driving in Baghdad down here.

Haha, absolutely. It's a whole new world down there. I'm leaving in about an hour on my trek down.

[CALL_911]

$850, and the xenons are the active kind that bend around the corners. I didn't even know they were like that until I was driving in the dark!

Yeah, I know. It's subtle but quite useful.

$850? I'd have gone for it too.

[Colonel Cadillac]

Yeah, I know. It's subtle but quite useful.

$850? I'd have gone for it too.

It was a steal. A lot can go wrong in 5 years also. The xenons are great, especially around here where it's chop full of corners.

[CALL_911]

It was a steal. A lot can go wrong in 5 years also. The xenons are great, especially around here where it's chop full of corners.

Absolutely.

Your drive down should be fun.

[S204STi]

Grats man, enjoy it safely.

[The Pirate]

$850, and the xenons are the active kind that bend around the corners. I didn't even know they were like that until I was driving in the dark!

That price seems awful low for 5 years of full coverage.  I'd read the fine print, see what isn't included.  Also, do you have to bring the car back to them to fix?  That's inconvenient when you're at school.

[J86]

Haha, absolutely. It's a whole new world down there. I'm leaving in about an hour on my trek down.

Safe travels; I'm sure I'll see you cruising around at some point.

[J86]

Your drive down should be fun.

It's a long and shitty drive from CT...roads aren't the most fascinating.

[CALL_911]

It's a long and shitty drive from CT...roads aren't the most fascinating.

Yeah, I guess.

Well, at least he could go faster in this than he could in his TSX?

[MexicoCityM3]

Initial driving impressions?

[Colonel Cadillac]

That price seems awful low for 5 years of full coverage.  I'd read the fine print, see what isn't included.  Also, do you have to bring the car back to them to fix?  That's inconvenient when you're at school.

Nope, it's easiest if I take it to any Audi dealer, but they will reimburse me if I did stuff at a non-Audi tire shop also. It is a really low price which is great and it covers pretty much anything.

[The Pirate]

Nope, it's easiest if I take it to any Audi dealer, but they will reimburse me if I did stuff at a non-Audi tire shop also. It is a really low price which is great and it covers pretty much anything.

Well, then that's definitely a great deal.  I likely would have purchased it too.  And again, enjoy the car, it's beautiful!

[Colonel Cadillac]

Initial driving impressions?

I've been driving on the highway and it is an amazing cruiser. The steering is a bit artificial and you can't always feel what's going on with the front tires, but it responds instantly and it makes for extremely good high speed stability where you don't really wander in the lane. The engine is a gem, it feels like it effortlessly pulls to 100 from 80 in 6th gear and in no time. The car corners very well and always feels very planted, and the quattro makes it fun to claw out of corners. It does understeer a bit, a product of the engine sitting pretty far forwards, but it's manageable and I'm not usually going fast enough for it to really understeer. It feels like it was built well, it just feels very solid. All in all, I am extremely pleased I got it with the V6 because it really works so well with the car.

[TBR]

Is the $850 just for the tires/wheel?

[Colonel Cadillac]

Is the $850 just for the tires/wheel?

Tires and wheel. Popped tire, scraped rim, bent rim, anything.

[TBR]

Tires and wheel. Popped tire, scraped rim, bent rim, anything.

Hmm...it does seem a little expensive but I suppose if you have lots of wheel problems it could be worth it. I know I get road hazard for $12/tire from Discount Tire (just used it again Saturday, I swear my damn wheels are magnetic since I seem to find every single nail on the road), but that obviously doesn't cover the wheel.

[heelntoe]

Congrats charlie. That's a sweet ride.