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

[Mark Strangways]

You need elsa ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
To: "Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)" <WQQ2PXK at ups.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] RE: 2006-7 RS4 >>> used Audi's


> 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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