Ideal wheel setup in my mind for Colorado driving is 19/20 dedicated winters, then 21 (or even I suppose 22) summers. Mops is the man, he’ll obviously be incredibly helpful.

I’m team no hitch, just not a fan of the look and I put everything on the roof. Keeps skis out of the elements with a box, but if you have more than 2 bikes I can definitely see where the hitch is a necessity. CETE is fun, but if I’m being honest i’d probably put the cost towards performance parts if I had to do it again. Always fun messing with ride height/parking in show mode though.

Berg Performance is a bit far for you, but they’re a good Audi shop where I took mine for some work and will also utilize in the future when I get around to a few more upgrades. Looking forward to seeing in person in the near future.