[s-cars] S6 Purchase

[jeff posto]

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Paul,
I concur with Doug's assessment, where wear and tear is primarily managed with the right foot, and overall driving style.
I had thought through this topic for 1.5 years with my original owner, pristine 93.
I thought, why fix it if it;s not broken, but ultimately determiend the Stage1 updates are not very stressful to the lifecycle of the product.
I thought (past) that RS2 mods would get into the area of accelerated life cycle reduction, but now having read this list for 3 years, cannot back that paranoid optinion with facts.
It now seems to my experience, that track use accelerates death of the machine, not (really) periodic and un-sustained spirited highway driving.
I say take the first step, completely with chip, brakes, suspension, exhaust, and you'll enjoy the S6 for years to come.
Regular oil changes have a lot of influence on life more that anything else.
Jeff Posto
93 S4
 DOUGLAS LANDAETA <landaeta1 at comcast.net> wrote:----- Original Message -----
From: DOUGLAS LANDAETA
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:09 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6 Purchase

> Paul,
> IMHO, I do not think it is an overall reliability issue. The AAN
> is
> solid, the issue may be the onset of more spending - perhaps some
> attention to boost hoses and the like. Having driven a 95.5 Avant
> stock
> and now having a stage 1 chipped '94, there is no turning back!
> The
> only additional wear and tear is completely controllable by your
> right
> foot, followed closely by your left foot as you realize how
> quickly
> that speed comes on.
> Cheers,
> Doug
> '94 S$4
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Anderson
> snip-----
> > I'm tempted to go ahead
> > and chip the S6, but I'm concerned about the extra wear and tear
> and
> > subsequent loss of reliability. I need this car to last me a
> good
> five years and (probably) 150K miles.
>

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