[Biturbos4] Time to Move On...

[Wilson Northrup]

Sandy,
I totally mirror your position on the S4, though i have not had the water 
pump issue you describe.  I did find that my oil temps were higher than 
seemed ideal on hot days, so I installed an oil cooler.

I also have a 2 door sports car (as compared to my S4 4door sporty car) 
that i much prefer for the curves when permitting.  There is just 
somethign about having a light weight vehicle in those.

Both cars are enjoyable to drive, which is why I have both  :)
140K miles for me... car is reliable enough for me to take an impromptu 
trip anywhere in this country or a neighboring one!

ttyl
wilson


On Wed, 13 Jul 2011, Sandy Sandhaus wrote:

> Don't mean to turn this into a thread comparing our long-lived turbos but. .
> .
>
> I'm at 100,000 on my 2000 S4 which I purchased new in October 1999.  It has
> been and remains a dream to drive and has required minimal maintenance.
> This car has never seen anything other then Mobile 1 since the initial
> break-in oil.  It has already gone through two water pumps and is about to
> get its third based on recent inability to maintain its cooling on hot days.
> Will probably change the timing belt at the same time.  This would be the
> second preventative changing of the timing belt (learned my lesson on a BMW
> that lost its timing belt while I was on the highway ‹ amazing how fast a
> seized engine can stop a four wheel drive car with a manual transmission).
> No intentions of getting rid of my S4 at this time.  Just alternate driving
> it and my '06 Carrera 4 Cab.  With the chip and minor mods I've done on the
> S4, the performance of the two with respect to acceleration from the line is
> about equal (in my opinion) although I'd take the Porsche over the S4 any
> day on a winding road or accelerating from high speed to higher speed. (No
> need to flame me ‹ just my opinion.)
>
> Greg, your car sounds great.  I wouldn't hesitate to fix the steering ‹
> although that may be a matter of money versus the time you'd keep the car if
> the steering were fixed.
>
> -- 
> Sandy
>
>
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