what do you think about s4's

[erebunicrx]

well, thinking about getting something a little more high class than a civic. just wondering waht you guys thought about audi s4's. heres the add of the car i may take a look at.

2000 Audi S4 quattro (90804309)

 

[eg6sir]

i like'em.. i'd love to own one some day

 

[E_SolSi]

cool cars
very expensive to maintain
and a bitch to work on

id suggest a newer non turbo model

 

[erebunicrx]

but for this price is it ok? i could think of a couple better cars for the price of newer one though.

 

[SlushboxTeggy]

My friend use to have one. Built motor, stereo, suspension, wheels that cost more than my car, etc. Then it got stolen. Now he has a Supra.

I liked his S4 better. Fast as shit, with class and comfort.

 

[E_SolSi]

judging by the mileage that car seems to be right up against the expensive ass scheduled service

check into what exactly is required for the shed maintenance
see how much you can get it done for if you do it yourself
it might be worth it

but this is the reason you see so many S4s with about 80k going for so cheap

 

[erebunicrx]

ok thanks i'll look into it right now.

 

[erebunicrx]

hmm.. cant seem to find it on a search on google.

 

[nootrac22]

electrical problemes

I have a friend with a 98 and sold it over electrical problems.

 

[totalburnout]

E is right, around 80,000miles they hit you with a service thats $2-3k. Timing belt and some other thigns at german (cough*porsche*cough) prices.

 

[allbottledup]

my cousin has a newer v8 one. Loves the car but like everyone says expensive to fix.

 

[hosmer]

I was in your boat a few months ago..that was one of my options when I went looking at new(er) used cars.

I dumped the idea after seeing repair bills and the electrical problems seem to be somewhat common...same thing with the TT

drove an S4, TT, bugeye WRX, EP3 Si, RSX-S, 20th AE GTI and ended up with a Mini
No AWD, but it goes pretty well, easy to mod, not the cheapest parts but far from expensive, not alot of common problems, german engineered, 6 speed, forced induction, not very appealing to theives, all the bells and whistles, blah blah blah

I know they're not eveyones cup-o-tea...but even my "haters" changed their tune after riding in it

 

[ScrapinSi]

They aren't bad... Plagued with electrical problems..

Just don't try to port it with Playground Sand... LOL

 

[klyph]

My friend works as an audi tech in seattle. His dad owns a black one. There is a problem with one of the seals near the firewall/windshield it lets water through which fries some expensive electrical component. Other than that, nice car with more features than I know how to use.

 

[801CRX]

Too much money!!!

 

[Cashizslick]

My friend's 00 S4 was sick - quite fast for such a heavy car . . loads of power (AWD TT v6 FTMFW!!)

 

[klyph]

I was most impressed with the braking system. It's a heavy car, but it stops like right now.

 

[erebunicrx]

Too much money!!!

huh compared to what?

i made up my mind that im going to get the one i made i link to. my cousin works audi and told me the most common problems and what to look out for. for the money i can not find a better all around car.

 

[Cashizslick]

That thing is a steal at 13.5K

 

[erebunicrx]

i wish it was 13.5