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What options did you get on your A6? Should I regret not getting the warm weather package. I live in Southern Ohio. I do know, however, that your A8 is loaded.

Bart A. Lane

On the A6 I had 17" wheels, all the air bags, CD Changer, and Xenon. I do not care one way or the other about cold weather packages because I love the cold myself. My passengers all enjoy the heated seats more than I in the A8. Mine is always on 0, everybody else's is always on 6. So, I didn't care that it wasn't in the A6 and it doesn't really impress me either that it is in the A8. Do get the Xenon though for sure. I would also get the sport suspension but it wasn't available when I got my A6 4.2

Shakil

Yes, I considered both the 4.2 and the 2.7T, but frankly speaking, there was no comparison with the A8. The A8 just screams class the moment you step into it. It has a much more solid and refined feel to it and yet seems just as nimble, if not more so. Both the A6 4.2 and 2.7T were great cars, but the A8 felt like another class of vehicle altogether and thus I went with the A8.

Manny

The A6 4.2 was a lot of fun to drive. It is smaller so you could "toss" it about when driving hard. I felt the A6 4.2 gave more of a "muscle car" feel.

The A8 is pure luxury. It has presence. You feel like you are on the way to the boardroom everytime you get into it.

I also considered the Merc E-Class (430) and S-Class (430). They gave similar impressions, but the A8 is rarer and sportier. Where I work, Mercs are dime a dozen.

So I picked the A8.