urS4/S6 or A4 ?

[Dan Simoes]

If you check the archives for the s-car list on yahoogroups, it's been
discussed and summarized nicely by Igor Kessel who owns both.

> I get the sense that
> the these cars are particularly expensive to maintain.

Perhaps a bit more than the A4, simply because they are older.

> Pluses: Road eater.  Performance.  Relatively
> uncommon.  Minuses: Potential for high ownership
> costs.  Relatively uncommon.

Don't forget mpg.  My chipped S6 wagon rarely saw more than 20mpg.

> Most of my driving right now is 300+ miles roundtrip
> blasts at least once per week, but eventually that
> will settle down, if not change to more occassional
> trips.  This car will not be a typical commuter
> appliance.

For high mile jaunts, it's hard to beat a VW TDI such as my Jetta.
It makes perfect sense for me, which is why I'm thinking of selling it
:)