Rain Sensor

[VehiGAZ]

We ordered my wife's A3 with the "convenience package," (not the lazy-bastard package) which will automatically engage the wipers AND the headlights when they are left in auto positions. It's kind-a neat-o to have the car figure out "Gee it's raining. I better clear that windshield!" And as Tone said, it's better at it than any adjustable-interval wiper setting, and FAR better at it than the VX's one intermittent-interval setting. Same with the lights - if it's dark out, they turn themselves on. The Audi system is GOOD.

Why did it take over a hundred years of automotive engineering to come up with that?

[johnnyapollo]

In my case, these types of mods are less about being lazy, and more about being a geek. I love gadgets and stuff like this is right up my alley.

-- John

[Chopper]

Damn... I do admire an Audi. Got a Q7 in work now. What a hunk of art, this beastie is. No drive reports yet, but the build quality is awesome. Materials, layout, looks... yeah, it's BIG, yeah, it probably blows through dead dinosaurs at a depressing rate... but, boy it's nice

[thedutchguy]

Damn... I do admire an Audi. Got a Q7 in work now. What a hunk of art, this beastie is. No drive reports yet, but the build quality is awesome. Materials, layout, looks... yeah, it's BIG, yeah, it probably blows through dead dinosaurs at a depressing rate... but, boy it's nice

Yeah, AUDI is better (less problems) at the moment than Mercedes.
It's moving towards BMW.Which is still no.1 at the moment over here!

[VehiGAZ]

Yes, many MB models here are junk, too. It's unbelievable that they managed to squander one of the finest reputations for reliability in such a short time! And if I hear one more European try to blame MB's lousy build quality on Chrysler...

We too are absolutely smitten with Audi after 25k miles of A3 ownership. That little rocket rides like a dream but dances like the devil. A friend with an A4 2.0T just had his ECU flashed and has been trying to get me to do the same on the A3, but I just can't imagine what kind of trouble that will get us into.