[s-cars] Seeking advice on '94 S4 purchase

[Vincent Frégeac]

Hi Kevin,

It seems no one mentionned it yet but both www.urs4.com and
www.s-cars.org have a buyer guide: everything you should know and check
before you buy a S4. You should read them, learn them by heart, bring a
copy of them with you and follow them step by step before you make a
decision. A well maintained S4 will be your best dream for years, a
poorly maintained S4 will be your worst nightmare... or should I say
your wallet's worth nightmare. These car are very durable but very
sensitive to maintenance, as any high hp/liter ratio car, I suppose.




Vincent.

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[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] De la part de Kevin Day
Envoyé : 1 oct. 2003 11:21
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Objet : [s-cars] Seeking advice on '94 S4 purchase

Hello all,

This list seems like a great resource.  Hope you don't mind a few
questions from a prospective owner.

I'm going to look at a '94 S4 this weekend.  I don't know much about the
condition at this point, but it's got rather high mileage (~170K).
Other than the usual (records, t-belt, etc.) is there anything specific
that I should watch out for?

I understand that the turbo has an auxillary cooler that runs after the
car shuts down, which should be good for turbo life, but this might be
my first turbo and I'm a little wary.  If one had to be replaced, how
traumatic would the price tag be?  (I see that Porsche has some
applications for the same unit.  That's... not really all that
encouraging :)  Any (other?) high-ticket repairs that I should look out
for?

Anyway, any advice, pointers, etc. would be appreciated.  Thanks.

-Kevin

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