[BiturboS4] The New S4 = flatus

[jysap at cs.com]

>Remember this.  99% of car owners *NEVER MODIFY THEIR CAR*.  They
>couldn't care less about the aftermarket tuning potential of turbos vs
>naturally aspirated.  They'll see 250hp in the old S4, 350hp in the new
>one.  Not hard to make that choice, is it?
>

yup,

I must agree that most CONSUMERS (at least in N. America), not just car buyers, are LEMMINGS!

just my $.02

jy

Ian McCloghrie <ian at codrus.com> wrote:

>On Sep 26, 2002 "Walter J Green Jr" wrote:
>> the new S4 looks like ass. the front is wimpy looking compared to ours
>> (where they made a decent effort to set our body apart from the regular A4
>> body style).
>
>Styling is 100% subjective.
>
>I also doubt you'll find many non-ethusiasts who can tell the
>difference between an biturbo S4 and an A4 of the same year.  That's
>part of the reason why I like my S4, it's subtle.
>
>> sure a V8 is nice. did you really site "better nav" as an incentive? are you
>> kidding? what panty-lick uses "better nav" as a measuring stick for a new
>> car purchase?
>
>Go look at the average S4 buyer.  Not the average S4 mailing list
>subscriber, but the average *buyer*.  He's just an average Joe who
>knows nothing about cars except that the one he bought goes fast when
>he steps on the pedal.  Why do you think they sell so many tiptronic
>S4s?
>
>> jysap called it EXACTLY right. this is my 1st turbo, so i ain't a turbo
>> snob. I used to own a heavily modded GTI VR6. That being said, I would never
>> choose the new car over this one. never. not even in an even trade, and I
>> mean that.
>
>That's nice.  I'd trade mine, if I could go over even.  100 more hp and
>an extra 30K of warranty coverage?  Absolutely.
>
>Remember this.  99% of car owners *NEVER MODIFY THEIR CAR*.  They
>couldn't care less about the aftermarket tuning potential of turbos vs
>naturally aspirated.  They'll see 250hp in the old S4, 350hp in the new
>one.  Not hard to make that choice, is it?
>
>--Ian
>'01 Nogaro Blue S4 (bone stock)
>'99 Mazda Miata FM2 Turbo
>