S4 / RS4 - I just don't get it

[stumpyrs4]

Travelled to some nasty parts of Manchester for mine, well dodgy. Easy 300miles each way.

For the right car/price I'd happily travel all day for it. It's only one day, but the first day of that car ownership and enjoyment.

[jc..]

same reason my £7k A4 (3 years ago) with £10k worth of engine, suspension and brake parts will still be worth significantly less than than a stock S4 at the same age.
its not a classic

[Imol4vant]

also, whats wrong with travelling 250+miles for the right car? I did...

My last two cars have both been over 400 miles from home.
The train journey, final deal and drive back. Now that's a good day out.

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

[lengster1]

10 hour round trip for my b5! You cant expect to find rare cars in good nick on your doorstep!

[A20LEE]

I think the RS4 looks brilliant, but to me the standard B5 avant is an ugly old thing and has zero appeal.

[Sql_RS4]

While S4 can get tuned to be as fast or faster than RS4 it still is an S4. It is really hard to beat the RS4, top of the line, ultimate B5, ultimate Audi for some. Fastest estate car in its times, almost a legend. 380 horsepower and 0-60 in less than 5 seconds... back in 2000!! That was just insane.

I remember how crazy I got about it when I have read the first drive impressions in one of polish magazines.

Less then 2 years later one was mine.

Oh and my car was actually delivered to my door by previous owner... so no fun way back home as first impression

8 years later I love it just as much as during day one, maybe even more. I just cannot explain it, I feel so at home in this car. Just love to get into it for a ride even after driving other nice cars like SLs, M3s etc.

When I leave it at the parking lot there is no power to stop me from at least one look over my shoulder at those beautiful wide arches....

RS4... it is just magic. And you cannot place a price tag there

[Savage]

If the RS4's were just 2k more, then young skint upstarts (like me) would buy them instead of S4's. Then there would be a battle to buy every available RS4 that came on the market, pushing the demand way beyond supply and in turn pushing the price up so that young skint upstarts (like me) wouldn't be able to afford them. Then there would be a post on a Forum about why are RS4's so much more than S4's and the whole cycle would start again.

[nevetsuk]

How about them being hand built to an extent in a special Audi GMBH factory, to much to list of uprated parts, and a engine shipped over to uk to be tuned by Cosworth then back to be fitted to the car. To name but a few.

[Raider]

You should have stayed and driven some of the mountain roads nearby!

[searider]

PS - any reason why FS adverts never seem to advertise an aprox. location ? It's really time wasting pursuing something of interest to find that it's 250 miles away !

Strange comment from someone who doesnt put his aprox. location in his profile?

[neckarsulm]

Strange comment from someone who doesnt put his aprox. location in his profile?

I don't think so, last thing I'd want is some nutter to visit me because of a posting on a forum, selling a car is a bit different, any nutter is welcome to come and drive your baby

[RS4_fin]

also, whats wrong with travelling 250+miles for the right car? I did...

My last two cars have both been over 400 miles from home.
The train journey, final deal and drive back. Now that's a good day out.

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

These things don't grow in trees - and all here imported. But gotta tell ya, went ~3000km for mine (that's ~2000miles, for you UK lot ). A nice drive.....

For topic: S4 is just an S4.

[s4-99]

An S4 can be just as special to someone as an RS4 is to you lot who own one. Some people may only want to drive a saloon and not an estate. S4 wideboy for example have the best of both worlds looks wise and performance if tuned. There are alot of S4's out there that have more power than RS4's and vice versa. The RS4 cost more money because it's a rare motor and will become a classic. You cant knock a decent S4 though they still hold there own and still look well against alot of modern cars.....Just my 2p bit

And the fact that i've got an S4 I've had it 6.5 years and still enjoy it like the day i got it

[RS4_fin]

An S4 can be just as special to someone as an RS4 is to you lot who own one. Some people may only want to drive a saloon and not an estate. S4 wideboy for example have the best of both worlds looks wise and performance if tuned. There are alot of S4's out there that have more power than RS4's and vice versa. The RS4 cost more money because it's a rare motor and will become a classic. You cant knock a decent S4 though they still hold there own and still look well against alot of modern cars.....Just my 2p bit

And the fact that i've got an S4 I've had it 6.5 years and still enjoy it like the day i got it

...yes! Every man (or woman) has their taste!
(no downplaying of an S4 intended - realized just now, as it could have sounded like)