The A4 is a great car, but like most German cars it has it's issues. I had a '99 and loved it, the build quality is incredible, only reason I sold it is it was FWD. Turbos on the 1.8T only last about 100k, timing belts need to be done at 80k or sooner. The factory interval is 90k, but my car had a rebuilt head because it broke at 85k, very common issue. Front control arm bushings wear out and make a clunking noise, most VAG cars have this issue. Also somewhat prone to electrical gremlins, though buying a newer one should help you avoid this. The 1.8T is a nice motor, very little lag. Easily chipped for more HP, and if you want to start replacing the turbo, exhaust, etc they can make over 300 HP easily on stock internals. The 30v V6 is probably the safer choice, it have a turbo to eat, but it isn't very moddable, unless you SC for some real fun. Here's a few sites to get you started.
http://www.goapr.com/Audi/
http://www.audizine.com/forum/
http://www.audiworld.com/
http://www.fourtitude.com/
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