"MB" > wrote in message
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>Speaking of the 1.8, do you know if the sound level of it is more like the
>2.0 (loud for me) or the VR6 (quieter).

I've ridden in a stickshift 2.0 and it was pretty loud-ish. I've ridden
also in a '02 1.8T with a 5-speed and a '03 1.8T with a Tiptronic. The
5-speed one seems noticeably quieter. I wonder if the automatic 4-bangers
in general tend to be grouchier sounding? Seems to be the case with the
1.8T anyway. However none of the above sounds as smooth and quiet as the
old 1.8 8V in my A2.