[s-cars] Next car. Where to go from URS4?

[Taka Mizutani]

I went a completely different route- there was nothing until the most
recent Audi models that really interest me (the B8 S4 is quite nice).

My DD is a Volvo V70R. I have a bunch of fun cars now, so the Volvo fits
the comfortable, quiet daily driver role and although the AWD system
is nothing like a quattro, it works acceptably with good snow tires. When I
want to drive something a lot sportier, I'll take out one of the "fun" cars.

I do most of the work on the Volvo- there is a clone of the Volvo
diagnostic hardware and software available for not too much money (around
$175), so
diagnostics are not impossible, although I don't have it. That said, basic
service is all done by me- I let the dealer do the control arms because it
needed
new bushings, it was at the dealership for inspection and the labor-only
rate wasn't exorbitant, especially considering the cost of alignment with
the service.

I replaced the shocks myself, which was a pretty big job. Swaybar endlinks
was pretty trivial, as were brake rotors and pads.

If I were to stick with Audi only, I'd go for a supercharged B8 S4 if it
fit in the budget. Other contenders would be the C6 S6 (if you can afford
to put gas
in that thirsty V10), the D3 S8 (again, thirsty) and the S5.

Taka

On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:04 AM, chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> JR,
>
> that's a great question.
>
> After wrecking my 93 UrS4 I reviewed the markets and determined there was
> a newer model that met my needs.
> I moved up to a 95 S6, I think you would like it and find it easy to
> service!
>
> Good luck
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: JR <audiurs4 at gmail.com>
> >To: Audifans S-Car List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2013 1:56 AM
> >Subject: [s-cars] Next car.  Where to go from URS4?
> >
> >I still like my URS4, but at 20 years old, I'm thinking of getting
> something newer.  The newer S4 models look nice, but I pride myself in the
> fact that I haven't taken my URS4 to the stealership or anyplace else in
> the 10 years I've owned it.  I've fixed anything that went wrong myself.
> The newer S4 models do not appear to be anywhere near as easy to work on.
> That seems to be the case for just about every car newer than the URS4
> though.  For those of you who move on from your URS4 to a newer car, what
> did you going with and why?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >JR
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