[s-cars] Feedback from the list

[Cody Forbes]

Yeah... My 5000tq's average 28mpg city, 30-32 highway depending on  
mountains. The new A8 4.2l is doing 17-18mpg, 22 highway. Almost makes  
me want to take the old car on the long trips to the races...

-Cody
Sent from my iPod

On Apr 13, 2009, at 7:22 PM, Peter Dowker <pdowker at mac.com> wrote:

> wow, I coulda had a v8?
>
> Not sure I want a v8 actually. The price of petroleum products is not
> going trend downward in the long term methinks....
> thus, a smaller displacement, variable power (forced induction) motor
> makes more sense for the kid...now, if we could ever source a turbo
> diesel....well, then I might look at upgrading body styles
>
> YMMV  :) - your money may vary
>
> On Apr 13, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Mark Strangways wrote:
>
>> Oh truer words have never been spoken.
>>
>> Loved my S4 so much I spent 8 grand on a great paint job... you
>> think she was satisfied with that ?
>> NO, she wanted more, much more.
>>
>> Now she is no more.
>>
>> Keep it stock and as healthy as possible, and maybe your kids can
>> use it. Time to move forward with a more current model. These cars
>> should go down in history as bringing Audi design to where it is now
>> (IMHO at least).
>> They where a fantastic car, and should go down in history... but
>> there is much more out there now.
>>
>> Even the early 00's S8 would be a step forward, and can be had cheap.
>> Actually most things right now can be had cheap.
>>
>> My 2 cents (CAD) worth, your wallet may vary
>> On 13-Apr-09, at 4:04 PM, Lee Levitt wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The only way that this list will help you to spend less is if the
>>> server crashes. Otherwise, you'll be pelted with ideas on how to
>>> spend more. :)
>>>
>>> Do you expect *anyone* to say "since you're not spending the $2K
>>> on the bottom end of the engine, why don't you just tuck that
>>> extra cash into a nice little index fund." Oh no. That $2K will
>>> turn into $4K of top end blueprinting and flow work, new alloys,
>>> stickier tires, bigger brakes, coilovers, 5 point harnesses,
>>> gauges, factory Xenon lamps, etc. :)
>>>
>>> Been There, Spent That. Your Money May Vary.
>>>
>>> Lee
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon Apr 13 14:30:20 CDT 2009, Peter Dowker <pdowker at mac.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I appreciate the time and feedback, knowing how much experience
>>>> there  is on this list saves me a lot of trouble and potentially
>>>> money too!!
>>>>
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