cwoodffr
05-13-2007, 08:48 AM
Figured I might want to post pics at some point so I should get me some posts.
I was all set to replace my 01 S4 with a lightly used 07. Went and drove the newer S, looking forward to the 8 growl and torque....but was kind of left wanting. The pure sound of the 8 is not the same as in the A8. They slap all sorts of outboard drive chains on the engine accessories to make it fit in the smaller car. The sound of that really bothered me...its just not the same as the 4.2 in the a6 or a8. Ya its a smaller car but the gear whine combined with the fact that performance wise my twin turbo variant is as good left me questioning the very high price. And to add, I like the feel and interior of my 01 better! The newer one seems slightly cheaper inside.
Never thought I would be in a BMW. I always viewed the audi interior as superior and the quattro as a no brainer in Canada. Then I saw some posts on s4 forums on the 335....hadn't even been aware of the performance/value of it and had been turned off the late model BMW styling. Then I read about some of the dyno tests and the true output of the plant....then the easy TT mod to squeeze out more. hmmm...maybe closer look.
The beauty of turbo's.....I had a 3rd gen rx7....easy mod to insane power, then the 01 s4, same thing....the non turbo 8 in the newer s4 started to look like a dead end.
For the first time in my life I entered a BMW dealership (I hate dealerships of any type). I proceded to crawl around a coupe, had my kids get in the back...hey daddy this is bigger in the back than your car! I was impressed with all the little touches in the car.
So coupe it is, space gray, sport, comfort, black leatherette....cuz you can't tell the difference and I have young kids, grey poplar trim.
Not looking forward to 1 wheel drive in the winter but the idea of having rear wheel drive is kind of appealing from a purist perspective.
They tell me end of freakin august!
I was all set to replace my 01 S4 with a lightly used 07. Went and drove the newer S, looking forward to the 8 growl and torque....but was kind of left wanting. The pure sound of the 8 is not the same as in the A8. They slap all sorts of outboard drive chains on the engine accessories to make it fit in the smaller car. The sound of that really bothered me...its just not the same as the 4.2 in the a6 or a8. Ya its a smaller car but the gear whine combined with the fact that performance wise my twin turbo variant is as good left me questioning the very high price. And to add, I like the feel and interior of my 01 better! The newer one seems slightly cheaper inside.
Never thought I would be in a BMW. I always viewed the audi interior as superior and the quattro as a no brainer in Canada. Then I saw some posts on s4 forums on the 335....hadn't even been aware of the performance/value of it and had been turned off the late model BMW styling. Then I read about some of the dyno tests and the true output of the plant....then the easy TT mod to squeeze out more. hmmm...maybe closer look.
The beauty of turbo's.....I had a 3rd gen rx7....easy mod to insane power, then the 01 s4, same thing....the non turbo 8 in the newer s4 started to look like a dead end.
For the first time in my life I entered a BMW dealership (I hate dealerships of any type). I proceded to crawl around a coupe, had my kids get in the back...hey daddy this is bigger in the back than your car! I was impressed with all the little touches in the car.
So coupe it is, space gray, sport, comfort, black leatherette....cuz you can't tell the difference and I have young kids, grey poplar trim.
Not looking forward to 1 wheel drive in the winter but the idea of having rear wheel drive is kind of appealing from a purist perspective.
They tell me end of freakin august!