[s-cars] RE: 2006-7 RS4 >>> used Audi's

[Taka Mizutani]

Paul-
Don't worry about a B7 RS4 or C5 RS6 in 7 years- in that time, Audi
will have already made all of those super-trick suspension parts
obsolete and NLA, part number unknown. The only way you'll be able to
scrounge the parts from some obscure warehouse in Germany is to pull
out your ancient P4 laptop running WinXP and ETKA6 and hope the part
number is in there. :-)

These cars have gotten complex to the point where I don't think it's
very practical to even attempt doing major repairs on them- far too
costly in terms of equipment expenditure. Assuming Uwe Ross keeps up
with the newer generations of cars and that Audi doesn't make it
impossible to decipher what they've done, you will maybe be able to
figure out what's wrong. Once you do, good luck trying to service the
car without the service manual- I think the Bentley will be a thing of
the past in a few years. If Audi switches totally to ELSA or its
future successor, we won't have access to servicing info at all.

Taka


On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:38:53 -0500, Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
<WQQ2PXK at ups.com> wrote:
> 
> Chad Nostrodomusified:
> 
> <<<Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:20:25 -0700
> From: "Chad Clark" <chadaclark at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 2006-7 RS4
> 
> I too would think about a used-and I assume it would be well used-RS4 in
> ten
> years.... But just think of the value a used RS6 may bring in ten
> years...
> 
> Chad>>>
> 
> I think all us cheapwads here are sitting back, grinning, patiently
> doing the same.  Let some other sucker take that HUGE "Audiesque"
> depreciation hit from hell and scoop us up a bargain once she's 7 years
> old or so.  Heck I'll be in the market about that time, awesome.
> 
> (Begin rant) HOWEVER...  gotta state the painful truth hear.  The
> thought of having one of 'those' cars @ 7 years old frightens the
> BEEJEEZUS out of me.  All them systems, all that complication, all that
> room for eventual guaranteed failure...  all that room to never be able
> to afford to be slave to maintaining one of those.
> 
> What is repairing the RS6s electromagneticnuclearific suspension gonna
> run?  That's just the first example of runforthehills that comes to
> mind.  Better have a damn good extended warranty, my guess.
> 
> This is a sadder fact when you couple AoA's recent disregard /
> alienation of it's used car public.  Turning one's backs on problems
> doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy about owning one of those things in
> their 'glory years' no.
> 
> Call me paranoid.  Mefears my doomfilled prognastications will prove
> destiny.  Prove me wrong, Audi.
> 
> Orrrrrrrrrr just be like Pasqualoni and Noland and others here and just
> go out and get yerself a new B6 //S4 heh heh.  Not much yet been
> discussed about those here...  buncha miles in Jim's Sat. was a near
> religious experience.  That car is telepathically addictive, does
> basically everything right.  Nothing too right, but nothing wrong
> either, verrrrrry easy to exploit.  While my Mihnea'd UrS hits harder
> and the punch is more satisfying, that frickin B6 //S Avant is a
> verrrrrrrrrrrry enticing package.  All the bases are covered, and
> covered very, very, very frickin well (unlike B5).  Kudos Audi, kudos
> indeed.
> 
> Just make her hold up in 7-10 down the road 8-)...
> 
> (End rant)
> 
> -Paul
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