[V8] C4 or C5?

[NIck Miller]

What sort of Common items are there, by the way?  I am not too familiar with
them but it'll be good to know what to look for when I am there reviewing
records.

He said he just had the intake manifold valley gasket done, which I know is
common, but I'm sure there is a few more.  I know the 12vs aren't the
greatest, but pretty rock solid otherwise.

I would 100% be in an S6 right now, if I could find one that people didn't
want 9000 for a mediocre example, and there were more than 3 available...
ha.

Thanks, roger.  Mine will probably get a 5spd too.  The 3rd row seat is
nice, too.

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Roger M. Woodbury <
rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com> wrote:

>  Without question, buy the C4.
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> I may have the oldest C4 on this list.  Or I may just be the oldest C4
> owner on this list.
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> Whatever the case, our C4 is a 1994 that now has passed 157,000 miles.  We
> bought it in 2001 with 39,000 miles from the original selling dealer, and in
> the past nine years have spent the money necessary to keep it in as near new
> condition mechanically as possible.  What does this mean?  Well, including
> tires, around $2000 per year in general maintenance, and the car is now
> mechanically good to go for the next year or two with very little mechanical
> items about which I am concerned.
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> The newer car with its more expensive and sophisticated 30 valve
> engine/electronics/transmission will likely prove to be more expensive to
> maintain.
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> I don’t think there is much other difference in the two models.
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> In the end, if the maintenance records for the past nine years are complete
> and show that the car has had the things that it needs and the newer car
> does NOT, then there is no question.
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> To my experience, on these cars regular maintenance is everything,
> especially in areas where there are harsh driving conditions to consider.
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> Our car gets new tires next week, and once they are on, I will write about
> them.  You all will be amazed after I posed the question to the list a while
> back.  Once our C4 is properly shod with decent tires, we’ll be good to go,
> and for another 30,000 miles most likely.
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> Roger
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> P.S.  I recommend the Depo e-code headlight replacement on this car, too.
> I changed the headlights in the C4 not long after we got the car, and the
> Depo, sometimes maligned H4 headlamps have been a perfect upgrade for the
> standard DOT headlamps on this car (which weren’t all that terrible,
> either).
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