I may be the only one here who wasn't aware of this but as a bunch of us drive in/around NYC, thought I'd share this.
My husband's '02 S4 was stolen last weekend while parked on the street in NY. According to the police, there was another S4 and an A4 stolen in that precinct over the weekend. His car was recovered in Newark with no lights, the ignition popped and a lot of dents. Our autobody guy said he's been seeing a lot of this lately with Audis, including an S4 currently in his shop for the third time having the headlights lifted/second time the car was stolen. The cars always seem to end up in Newark (Sopranos, anyone?). I knew the headlights were valuable but had no idea it was so rampant. My beast is not getting parked on the streets of NY again; I'll take my chances with the damage the garage guys might do. It would be way too sad if she got lifted. The only bright spot is that my husband's new toy, '04 S4 cab, arrived early so we were just waiting out the lease on the '02.
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