"JJ" > wrote in message
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> And....I just got my insurance rate for this
> vehicle. It is about $140 more every six months than my 99 Passat.
Ouch!

FWIW, the insurance on my A4 1.8T was about the same as on my Accord
EX-V6, back when I was living in Virginia. Full coverage was around
$800 for the entire year.

Cheers,

Pete