Re: quattro-digest V4 #984

[copeland@iberia.cca.rockwell.com (Gib Copeland)]

Brian,

I tried the 16" to 15' tire/wheel upgrade on my '93 S4 but couldn't see
the road anymore (I'm nearsighted).  Never attempted the 16 footers.
You'd probably need a telescope even with normal vision.

Seriously, all those prices sound high (thumbnail Cdn/US conversion).
Go for one with the 16's and buy steel 15's with snows for the winter.
OTOH, anyone who bought an S4/6 with 15" wheels was looking for transport,
not performance, and is possibly leaving you a cream puff (buy new 16's
for summer and snows for the 15's that come with it.  What?  My used car
comes with options?).

I bought my '93 S4 with 26k miles for $US 29k two years ago.  I guess
it's worth maybe US $23k today (44k miles).

Of course the '93 is the only S4/6 manufactured to date that will
remain a classic.   Audi used carbon fiber in only a few of its 
finest automobiles - the Sport Quattro, the '93 S4, and more recently,
the A8.  All of the later S cars ('94+) were built of wood instead.
However, the wooden Audis are quite solid machines.  I also own a
'91 200Q, a woody which I love dearly!

(last paragraph is bull, flame-bait, except for the part about the
200Q ;-)

Gib