[s-cars] V8 vs A8

[JC]

Yeah, I WANT to like an S4 Avant for my next ride... but in the end I've had
to go through the 5 stages of grief with that idea.

Prollem with the B5 S4, Avant or Sedan, is that so many seem to have been
hacked and beat on by young guys whose previous and subsequent cars were
obviously massively modified GTI's or Hondas or Subarus or EVO's or whatever
else caught his peabrain attention that week.  Too many show signs of abuse
and evidence of many people wielding wrenches in the engine compartment at
various times to install chrome honk-honk blow-off valves and blue anodized
fuel pressure regulators and subwoofers and coilovers and comically retarded
20-30 series tires... I prefer to screw up my car myself, and sadly most of
them seem to be pre-screwed. And the wear-prone B5 suspension design +
stiffer setup + young testosterone lad  driving style = $$$.

Very different from the UrS which for a significantly long time still had
sanitary examples coming out of the woodwork, owned by older upscale
suburban types or at least older thoughtful enthusiasts who took care of 'em
and never thought once about heavy engine modifications...

> some post 90's S4 avants w. manual transmissions for decent
> prices in my neck of the woods (Colorado). I could consider
> one myself.
>
> They're smaller than my '95 S6 avant, but still seem quite
> decent for hauling stuff while hauling ass.
>


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