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Yeah, I seem to remember that the VIN could be decoded to tell you a lot about the cars options?
Posted by: SUV (2349) on 2017-03-02 12:12:05 In Reply to: Sport. posted by .jonah on 2017-03-02 03:35:53	Share \| Report

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B5 S4 Production Numbers **Edit** - Flyboy 2017-02-28 15:52:00 (732 views)
- this backs up what I knew all along, how truly rare and special silver is! - spa 2017-03-07 16:57:10 (369 views)
  - It's also the fastest! - Mirror|rorriM 2017-03-08 21:12:42 (294 views)
- Think you're missing the 1 Achat Gray S4 Avant. - UR-Idiot Savant-S6 2017-03-02 12:15:13 (341 views)
  - He mentions it below. - PKmode 2017-03-02 14:05:30 (426 views)
- Bulleted list inside - SUV 2017-03-01 18:49:30 (455 views)
  - Sport. - .jonah 2017-03-02 03:35:53 (385 views)
    - Yeah, I seem to remember that the VIN could be decoded to tell you a lot about the cars options? - SUV 2017-03-02 12:12:05 (308 views)
- I wonder how much a 1 of 16 avant is worth... - Cadiburns 2017-03-01 11:57:07 (360 views)
  - A couple of the less common colors I see FS: - .jonah 2017-03-02 03:43:37 (401 views)
    - My comment was more about possibly selling mine. Or at least thinking about it. - Cadiburns 2017-03-02 09:09:35 (382 views)
      - . - asucks 2017-03-02 17:08:45 (400 views)
  - From my casual observation, the other colors are only a couple grand more than black/silver. - .jonah 2017-03-02 03:40:12 (364 views)
    - Small premium for color, small premium for Avant. Ends up being a bit more but condition is king. - PKmode 2017-03-03 07:04:19 (298 views)
      - Exactly. - .jonah 2017-03-03 18:28:01 (295 views)
  - Well, to a buyer, 1 of 19, which is ~20% more cars, so obviously 20% cheaper ;) - SUV 2017-03-01 18:58:12 (338 views)
- 100% ? Seems like a tall claim. I hope it's true. A daunting task. Nice work. - PKmode 2017-03-01 07:45:17 (331 views)
  - nice work indeed - nealglobalauto 2017-03-01 10:30:25 (400 views)
    - Mirror's car was ordered IIRC but agree that Achet should be on the list if Melange is. - PKmode 2017-03-02 08:13:48 (329 views)
      - Achat Grey was left off because there were 0 cars in the  -  Flyboy  2017-03-02 09:37:00 (467 views)
        
        My car is (or at least was) in Audi's US database as Canyon Red.  -  Mirror|rorriM  2017-03-03 20:27:06 (398 views)
        
        So you would rather publish information that you know is incorrect..  -  Roger  2017-03-02 16:34:21 (458 views)
        
        I talked to Filip Brabec about that Achat grey car specifically..and how he helped get it made  -  s4wood  2017-03-03 10:16:59 (387 views)
        
        Are you able to tell me with certainty how many B5 S4's were delivered to the U.S.  -  Flyboy  2017-03-02 18:43:26 (366 views)
        
        One may never know 100.0000%, until someone goes to the archives in Ingolstadt...  -  Roger  2017-03-03 02:26:03 (348 views)
        
        Lol. Yes Roger, my decision to aggregate information that Audi  -  Flyboy  2017-03-03 08:56:08 (364 views)
        
        I, for one, appreciate your efforts to scientifically try and address questions instead of...  -  EddieWillers  2017-03-03 11:30:27 (418 views)
        
        We all know of one, so that should be enough...  -  Roger  2017-03-03 09:05:13 (390 views)
        
        There were also at least two Achat sedans confirmed in the early days.   -  Mirror|rorriM  2017-03-03 20:34:04 (283 views)
        
        "We all know of one..." This is the problem that is presented,  -  Flyboy  2017-03-03 09:33:22 (369 views)
        
        As much as I like a good poo flinging fight from the observation deck, has anyone reached out to  -  PKmode  2017-03-03 09:59:33 (375 views)
        
        I have a letter from AoA which verifies the car, in addition to the original window sticker   -  Mirror|rorriM  2017-03-03 20:30:13 (500 views)
        
        Any chance AoA came up empty because the sticker is misspelled "Achat Grat"?  -  billbB7  2017-03-05 11:18:13 (330 views)
        
        I have submitted VIN's for a couple of  -  Flyboy  2017-03-03 16:45:11 (419 views)
        
        So what you're saying is that you know of an abundance of errors in your incomplete data  -  Mirror|rorriM  2017-03-03 20:32:55 (344 views)
        
        i thought it meant he finished compiling 100% of the data he was given  -  imawesome  2017-03-04 19:13:27 (378 views)
        
        No. You are saying   -  Flyboy  2017-03-04 00:10:21 (360 views)
        
        Thank you.  -  SUV  2017-03-03 15:14:40 (309 views)
    - Yeah, where is his? Was it imported? Why not on this list, if "metallic" is. - SUV 2017-03-01 18:54:59 (327 views)
    - The percentage was in reference to updates on the work progress - Flyboy 2017-03-01 12:45:18 (335 views)
- What color is 'Metallic'? - DonutHands 2017-02-28 19:07:07 (355 views)
  - "Melange Metallic" according to Audi - Flyboy 2017-02-28 19:09:17 (331 views)
    - Ahh, the equivalent of barf in car colors. - DonutHands 2017-03-01 01:20:38 (415 views)
      - Welll apparently only one was ever sold. Weird.   -  EddieWillers  2017-03-01 01:52:34 (310 views)
        
        I didn't think that color came in the B5S4s. I had it on an A4 and A6 Avant. It's a good color   -  PKmode  2017-03-01 07:55:50 (551 views)
        
        Looks like a Camry in that color  -  Nogaro Nitwit  2017-03-01 16:13:35 (329 views)
        
        Agreed on old man tan. That's partly why I can't imagine it being on an S4. Very strange.   -  PKmode  2017-03-02 08:01:04 (307 views)
        
        ... you know what that means. Somewhere out there some 80 year old guy optioned out a melange s4  -  imawesome  2017-03-02 19:22:52 (330 views)
        
        Yeah...seen a couple of them...friend in Phnx had one...   -  s4wood  2017-03-01 15:27:10 (319 views)
- That's awesome! - rennis 2017-02-28 18:44:36 (318 views)

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