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Old 04-03-2014, 09:12 PM
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Twin turbos.....

There is literally no way to deliver that power to the ground, however. Too much power.
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Twin turbos.....

There is literally no way to deliver that power to the ground, however. Too much power.
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So much power that you double post.
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Info and more high-res pics in this thread: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...9#post14951769
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So much power that you double post.
Old 04-05-2014, 05:13 PM
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I saw this S4 Avant 6-speed at C&C this morning and fell in love. Along with coilovers and a different set of OEM Audi wheels, it had aftermarket exhaust that made a heavenly noise.



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Those things are really uncommon. Especially the 2008s. I think they shipped less than 500 and less than 100 were 6MTs.

I would love one but I'm not paying $27K for a six-year old car with 72K miles ... Stupid Audi.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...hRadius=0&mmt=[AUDI[S4[]][]]&listingId=369542429&Log=0

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No, silly Americans who don't buy wagons, so no one imports hi-po wagons anymore.

Speaking of hi-po wagons, you can no longer order a CTS-V wagon; GM moved the final order date inexplicably from April to March 21st. Those orders will be built in the next week or two. After that, CTS-V Wagon.
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I've only seen one other S4 Avant other than the red one, and the other wasn't a 6-speed. I was all over that car

Bob, that sucks Any idea what the final production numbers will be?
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Beautiful Avant. Wow.
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Originally Posted by neuronbob
No, silly Americans who don't buy wagons, so no one imports hi-po wagons anymore.

Speaking of hi-po wagons, you can no longer order a CTS-V wagon; GM moved the final order date inexplicably from April to March 21st. Those orders will be built in the next week or two. After that, CTS-V Wagon.

Wow, that sucks neuronbob! I certainly wish there wasn't an aversion to wagons in the USA, I'd sure like to buy another BMW 5 (not a 3, too damn small)
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
I've only seen one other S4 Avant other than the red one, and the other wasn't a 6-speed. I was all over that car

Bob, that sucks Any idea what the final production numbers will be?
Here are the numbers up to the end of the 2013 MY; 2014 hasn't finished yet, so no numbers yet:

http://www.cadillacvnet.com/knowledg...p#.UuxE03mIdLo

Cliff's notes: 395 2011 wagons, 575 2012 wagons, 416 2013 wagons. WAG is 30-40% 6MT take rate.

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Wow, that sucks neuronbob! I certainly wish there wasn't an aversion to wagons in the USA, I'd sure like to buy another BMW 5 (not a 3, too damn small)
Well, the 2G CTS was first sold in V form in 2008, and it's now 2014. It's time for the 2G CTS-V to go! The wagon was 4 model years. My prediction is that this car will be to Cadi will be what the E39 5-series was to BMW lovers (even I loved the E39, especially the wagon version!).
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Originally Posted by neuronbob
E39 5-series was to BMW lovers (even I loved the E39, especially the wagon version!).

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great wheels. I look at my 06 530xi and think, that is a nice looking car. It's gonna be around for a while. Just turned 140K the other day.

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Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan
great wheels. I look at my 06 530xi and think, that is a nice looking car. It's gonna be around for a while. Just turned 140K the other day.

I wanted to get one of these but couldn't find any locally that I liked. there was like 2-3 for sale and either high KM or too much $
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I used carfinder.com to get this one. It was in Chicago and then sent to Mannheim, PA for a sale at the car (gigantic) auction there. It had 19K on it and was 1 y.o. I hired an online car inspection company for about $100 who provided a lengthy (10+) page report with pictures. The inspector drove it, crawled under it, took pics, checked for cig smell, everything. I flew down to Harrisburg PA from Buffalo NY, took a taxi to the site, handed them a certified check and got in my new car and drove it home. I'd do that again in a flash.
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saw two respectable wagons today,

E63 AMG





and the V70R, gets my attention EVERY TIME

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Both worthy to me.
Love the AMG wagons.
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Volvo is a box, I don't care what you put in it, it's still FUGLY IMO
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Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan
Volvo is a box, I don't care what you put in it, it's still FUGLY IMO
It's a 300hp AWD box though!
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Volvo is a box, I don't care what you put in it, it's still FUGLY IMO
The old V70, maybe.
But not this one
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Polestar ftw.



I would get it in that color too.
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Either would work for me, but no MT option
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Either would work for me, but no MT option
Yup. I'm hoping that they consider bringing a MT diesel here.
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Diesel manual you say?

http://jalopnik.com/vw-will-bring-an...ica-1562176442
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Yup but right now FWD only

Now, if we see a 4Motion diesel 6MT ...
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Ah damn. Well, 2 out of 3 requirements isn't bad
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Ah damn. Well, 2 out of 3 requirements isn't bad
It just frustrates me because the car exists in the world but VW just won't commit to building it in Mexico.
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It just frustrates me because the car exists in the world but VW just won't commit to building it in Mexico.
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I just built a V60 Type R-$50K for a pretty nicely equipped vehicle, not bad.
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I just built a V60 Type R-$50K for a pretty nicely equipped vehicle, not bad.
I still think $50K is too much for a mainstream vehicle. With $20K down, that's still about $550/mo for 60 months.

How many people have $20K to put down on a car?
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20k down, yea I rather use that money on other things.
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I just built a V60 Type R-$50K for a pretty nicely equipped vehicle, not bad.
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Always liked the V50...the 2009 R-Design is hotness...



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