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Believe it or not, we are considering trading or selling the Audi as after driving it for awhile the wife is missing her smaller less boat like BMW!
She can't tell where her bumpers are in tight parking and the car gets about 18-20 mpg instead of the 25 or so we get with the old BMW. I spent a few weeks stripping and repainting the hood along with repainting the fenders and front bumper cover. I also found and fixed a leaking transmission cooler, hooked up the power steering cooler, flushed and refilled the power steering, replaced a control arm, a CV boot and changed the transmission oil and filter.
Just after I get it all sorted out, wife says she would rather have another 3 series BMW. After working on this car, I am guessing that long term, the all wheel drive, tiptronic trans, twin turboes and tight working conditions under the hood may make it tough to keep a high mileage Audi on the road compared to a 5 speed, 2 wheel drive, NA BMW.
It is a nice car and you gave me a great deal, but I am thinking we might "get while the getting is good".
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