New S4 owner
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 5:33 pm
After what seemed like ages looking, I'm now the proud owner of a silver '00 S4 6-speed sedan [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
The car is in mint condition and has: 37k miles on the clock, black leather interior with heated electric Recaros (these are really nice), carbon fibre trim, CD changer (concert), centre arm rests, ski bag, "robot" headlight washers, and climate control.
The car is stock and still has an Audi warranty on it (which were key selling points to me).
Bad points about it would be that there is very small scuff on one of the wheels (less than an inch across) and it has an Audi OEM boot lid spoiler, which I would have rather not have had, but I'm pretty much stuck with it now.
For the curious, I got it for £19k which wasn't a steal (though that was under the Glass' valuation) but I'm well pleased [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Driving the beast back up to Scotland was a bit of an experience in itself, I had the usual (if you read the reviews of other first timers) problems of not being able to find 3rd gear consistently (I have no problems now). But in some ways that highlighted the flexibility of the engine (IMHO) as you can pretty much do a 2nd -> 5th gear change and not bring the car to a shuddering halt.
Also the centre arm rest seems to get in the way so I ended up just folding it up for 99% of the time!
Further impressions were of just how quiet the car is, though there's a bit of what sounds like A-pillar noise at around 80MP/H but not much engine noise, and of how solid it feels on the road with quite a "weighty" feel to the whole car... Oh and it's fast [img]images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
As for mods etc, I'm not planning on doing any for now. I'll keep it stock during the warranty period and then depending upon price, next year I'll extend the warranty again. After that when the turbos blow I'll probably move to K04s..
Also, thanks for the help from the old hands here, either directly (thanks Paul) or via the reading of your earlier posts via searches as I learnt a lot.
Alex.
The car is in mint condition and has: 37k miles on the clock, black leather interior with heated electric Recaros (these are really nice), carbon fibre trim, CD changer (concert), centre arm rests, ski bag, "robot" headlight washers, and climate control.
The car is stock and still has an Audi warranty on it (which were key selling points to me).
Bad points about it would be that there is very small scuff on one of the wheels (less than an inch across) and it has an Audi OEM boot lid spoiler, which I would have rather not have had, but I'm pretty much stuck with it now.
For the curious, I got it for £19k which wasn't a steal (though that was under the Glass' valuation) but I'm well pleased [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Driving the beast back up to Scotland was a bit of an experience in itself, I had the usual (if you read the reviews of other first timers) problems of not being able to find 3rd gear consistently (I have no problems now). But in some ways that highlighted the flexibility of the engine (IMHO) as you can pretty much do a 2nd -> 5th gear change and not bring the car to a shuddering halt.
Also the centre arm rest seems to get in the way so I ended up just folding it up for 99% of the time!
Further impressions were of just how quiet the car is, though there's a bit of what sounds like A-pillar noise at around 80MP/H but not much engine noise, and of how solid it feels on the road with quite a "weighty" feel to the whole car... Oh and it's fast [img]images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
As for mods etc, I'm not planning on doing any for now. I'll keep it stock during the warranty period and then depending upon price, next year I'll extend the warranty again. After that when the turbos blow I'll probably move to K04s..
Also, thanks for the help from the old hands here, either directly (thanks Paul) or via the reading of your earlier posts via searches as I learnt a lot.
Alex.