Originally Posted by Gman56

Sorry to hear your dislike of your X.the a(AUDI) is a smaller car. I had a of a quarter(Quatro) loved it! But audio (I don't know) when they hit 10 years old maintenance is high! At 100,000 miles timing belt needs to be replaced.Very costly.

Originally Posted by Texasscout

I can't believe that you and I are driving the same car. Your description is SO far off of my experience, it's like comparing a Ferrari to a Fiat. The only performance complaint I have is the awkward 1-2 shift and I have learned to compensate for that over the years. My power delivery is smooth and linear. What I love is that I rarely have to change gears to pass someone. Unlike my Honda Si which would perform well, but you had to do a lot of gear changing to get the same results.

May I suggest that you find someone with a car like yours and drive it to see if it's your CAR or YOU.

Originally Posted by Spartan268

I was gonna mention this as well but thought it wasn't worth it. Our torque band is relatively flat, meaning no sudden jumps as OP describes. Honestly he needs to sell the thing, get himself another A4 or a 3 series and join their cult.

Originally Posted by crownchef

if the car was flooded, it would have shown on the title. The title was 100% clean. No, the car was not flooded.