… my winter car is a 2002 Audi A4 …
I had a 2003 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro with a stick. Really liked that car. Green with a tan interior. I've been told that it was a unicorn. It was the regional Audi reps car, and I bought it as a CPO at 9,400 miles. A friend that's an Audi tech here used to service it. He recently told me that he still tells people about the car and that he's never seen another like it.
Pretty funny story … a bunch of us that know each other through a VW web site were in RI for the Q7 debut and to watch Truth in 24 at a theater private screening. One friend had the newer 3.2 six in his Audi. His wife was going on and on that they had it in for service, she was given a 3.0 as a loaner, how much she hated the engine, how slow it was, and she couldn't believe anyone would ever drive the 3.0.
They parked right behind us in the theater. I looked at my wife, "wonder if they noticed the 3.0 badge on the back." My wife replied, "I was wondering the same thing."