Audi on a budget...?

[Jay M]

Nick, where are you located? If you are local you can take either my modded UrS6 sedan or my stock UrS6 Avant for a test drive to see if it is something you like.
> From: nickurban at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:14:57 -0700
> Subject: Re: Audi on a budget...?
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> 
> Kent,
> 
> Thanks for the info. I probably wouldn't be looking to do any mods
> right away, but I'd like to keep that option open.
> 
> Based on what you said, and what I read in that older thread, I'm
> feeling more inclined towards the S6. I'm also a pretty tall guy
> (6'2") so short seats, low ceiling, etc. are no good.
> 
> Now I just need to find one for a test drive :)
> 
> Nick
> 
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> 
> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 7:25:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Audi on a budget...?
> 
> Nick Urban wrote:
> > I'm thinking about buying my first Audi.
> 
> > I'm looking for something practical, elegant, and fun, preferably with
> > a manual transmission for less than $6000. I figure my best bet would
> > be to find a well cared for A4 or S6 from the 90s.
> 
> It depends what you are looking for. Since you didn't mention it, and
> since you left out the A6, I'll assume you may be looking to enhance the
> basic car. The S6 can take lots of mods, up to RS2 spec (Ka-Ching!).
> The A4 1.8T can also take mods. The A4 V6, not so much.
> 
> Some will argue that the S6 is the iconic Audi - famed, bullet-proof
> I-5, easily taking bigger turbos. The size is adult sized, with space
> for 5. But it can be a real sleeper.
> 
> The A4 is a beautiful body, but it is smaller than the S6. You can mod
> the A4, but it won't be in quite the same league as the S6. A modified
> S6 is probably going to last longer than a modified A4, just because
> the little 4-cylinder will be stressed more.
> 
> The key is electrics. The S6 has it's issues, but the A4 has more
> electronics -- HVAC, the little LCD driver display that is known to
> go bad, radios go wonky. etc. You can fit a DIN head unit in the S6,
> but will be hard pressed to replace the A4 audio with a clean install.
> 
> I like my A4, but I wish it were a little bigger. My biggest complaint,
> aside from the bad LCD driver info display, is the seat bottom cushions
> are too short. I can't quite get comfortable in them. I replaced the
> standard seats with the sport seats from an S4, but they still aren't
> as comfortable as you'll find in the S6.
> 
> --
> Kent McLean
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> 1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
> gone: too many to count, including my first, "Bad Puppy"
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