just went to the dealer......

[JOS3]

and they had a 2003.5 p5 in the showroom. i noticed that the subwoofer in the back causes the the floor panel in the back to sit up about 2 inches higher than in my p5. also the one i saw was red and it had black pinstripes. :wtf: who the hell wants pinstripes? then i looked inside and was pleasantly surprised to see that leather is now an option, and i have to say wow does it look nice. sorry i dont have pics of it.

 

[speed.wilkinson]

What is the difference between 2003 and 2003.5 P5 and how can I tell. I just picked up a 2003 P5 this week?

 

[JOS3]

not sure, the items listed before i believe were optional. i dont know of any changed they made that are now standard. for example, the 2002 had no side markers. the 2002.5 came standard with side markers.

 

[AlexMack]

then i looked inside and was pleasantly surprised to see that leather is now an option, and i have to say wow does it look nice.

leather became an option for the 2002.5 models

 

[YellowMP5]

i guess since the "floor" is higher now, it is flat when you lower the back seats. before there used to be a rise b/c of the seats.

 

[eMKay]

What is the difference between 2003 and 2003.5 P5 and how can I tell. I just picked up a 2003 P5 this week?

If you do not have a roof rack, and you do have a sub in the spare tire, then you have a 2003.5. BTW, I also used to have an A4 I loved it, but I got rid of it as it approached 50,000 miles. It was a 98.5 1.8T quattro with sport package. I was running SP5000's on that car and I find the P5 handles even better than the A4, I do miss the acceleration though (mine was chipped, .8bar)

 

[speed.wilkinson]

The dealership forgot to install the roof rack, its still in the box. I have no sub in the spare. I guess that makes it a 2003...whatever. I have found as was mentioned in other posts, the stock tires suck in the snow. The first full day i had the car we got 4 inches. I will get snow tires for next winter.