Yup. 1500 for a noggy is very reasonable. Besides, it's tough to find a whole set, forget about it's condition.
While we're on the topic of interiors, I believe our seats specifically are over priced on the used market - who needs heated and electrically controlled? I have the white/cream leather interior and while I'd love to transplant it in my living room, it's just so lacking in lateral support for a car. Unfortunately its in great shape and I can't justify racing seats yet (and I'm talking <$500 per seat - those carbon fiber thrones cost more than some s4 classifieds).
I find the rest of the interior is above average with a few excceptions - fantastic for turn of the century as a whole. Very impressive fit and finish that seems to hold up well to wear and tear overall. Sound deadening, vibrations, functional longevity are all areas I have personally seen mine excel at. Glove box and ash tray do their shuttle bay door march. I only wish there was an accompanying noise. I cannot figure out whether the dash cup holder will see it's shadow this year or not tho. That thing should have a lube as part of the fluid change intervals.
Our head unit is dated. It's missing all the newfangled dongles - wireless or not. However it is large enough to fit a new lcd driver distraction quite well. Love the analog sound equalizer controls - almost as addictive as the key fob flip. Have you noticed once you learn analog placements that you don't take your eyes off the road to adjust them? Wipers, horn, blinkers, cruise, steering adjust, seat heaters, volume knob, and everyone's favs the esp, stick shift, clutch, brake and gas. The cluster is timeless - when the lcd is functioning. I feel thats foreboding (electronic wonders. that are all engineered to fail).
Ergonomics are pretty good (if your center arm rest is still functional), and I make sure to drive so that no rear passengers complain of the lack of cup holders or knee room. Even the sunroof controls we have are intuitive - don't go near a chevy or hyundai panel. Having put many miles on other VAG chassis from the era, I feel the visibility is slightly compromised over the shoulders to promote a safer cockpit in the event of a rollover. The b pillars are an inch or two further forwards from the MK4 VW's.
A pet peeve is the windshield washer spray pattern (pretty sure this doesn't qualify as an interior piece but I'm on a rant here). The MK4/A4 VW's have this very efficient wide angle thumb on garden hose spray, where as the audi has a 3 pronged trident. I tell myself it's because wealthy germans either don't have time to scrape the ice off their windshield and prefer the fluid to perform it's intended role while the wipers mangle their kevlar coated blades, or they park indoors all the time and ice build up is nonsensical with a heated garage. Either way, the classic above mirror sun visor makes up for it. Also, red interior lights sustain night vision and make for entertaining name-the-movie-quotes on road trips, "Some things in here don't react well to bullets."
I believe our interiors are just as our exteriors; refined and functional. Think hood lever in the grill to raise hood with one finger as you carry paper for a dip stick reading or fluid for a refill - but damn the sedan trunk latch in the winter!
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