Anyone own a 2006+ Audi RS4?

[DivideBYZero]

I am the road

I see your ego has, unbelievably, got bigger.

 

[RichUK]

Glad a $15,000 difference in vehicle price is insignificant to you.

But yeah $250 a month in and of itself is nothing.

Not necessarily, but I guess it all comes down to what you can afford.

 

[alkemyst]

Not necessarily, but I guess it all comes down to what you can afford.

Put it this way...I just recently stopped paying about $3500/month to school debts. I am looking to replace that with about 1/3 going to cars and the other going directly into a savings account of some sort.

That's not my disposable income, that's the money I just earmarked for this.

I can't really see spending all of it on cars each month. Most that made much more than me probably wouldn't either.

I think $800-900 as a realistic cap (putting down about $10k) is reasonable. I'd like to be more in line with $500-600 even if possible.

However, I don't want to be kicking myself if spending that extra $250 or so a month would have been worth it.

 

[Doppel]

But yeah $250 a month in and of itself is nothing.

Less than nothing. It's not even a rounding error with the kind of paper I'm turning over each month.

 

[nick1985]

Just stopping in to say I got some good lulz from this thread.

:thumbsup:

 

[Koing]

Just stopping in to say I got some good lulz from this thread.

:thumbsup:

Same here! lulz!

Koing

 

[alkemyst]

i'm awesome like that.

 

[madoka]

Even the retarded kids at school eventually figure out that the other kids are laughing at them and not with them.

 

[alkemyst]

anyway, got back a nice email from a few people.

Most love both the E46 M3 and the SRT8's....most have my same concerns on each.

The CTS-V guys love their cars but all have agreed driving 24k a year is going to be painful esp on refills at the gas station with the small fuel tank it has.

The Audi guys really say bail now (one was the one of the CTS-V guy above that bought his without a test drive and will never go back to german cars due to each having more and more issues as he bought higher and higher up the chain).


So I am back to E46 M3 vs SRT8 Charger. My wife still really wants that mazda 3 hatchback.

 

[satyajitmenon]

So I am back to E46 M3 vs SRT8 Charger. My wife still really wants that mazda 3 hatchback.

Kinda weird choices to cross shop. I'd choose an E46 M3 stick (not SMG). But then, I don't have two dogs to stick in the back seat. You're likely to find the SRT8 a lot more convenient.

 

[Doppel]

It's almost rude putting that many miles on any expensive car. It's gonna destroy resale, put them on something more "pedestrian". V8 Charger, but no the SRT8.

Somebody on edmunds said the dealer makes them bring it in (their 2010 srt8) every 3k for an oil change. I assume they do that but that the manual cannot honestly require a change every 3k, that would be a pita.

 

[sdifox]

It's almost rude putting that many miles on any expensive car. It's gonna destroy resale, put them on something more "pedestrian". V8 Charger, but no the SRT8.

Somebody on edmunds said the dealer makes them bring it in (their 2010 srt8) every 3k for an oil change. I assume they do that but that the manual cannot honestly require a change every 3k, that would be a pita.

err, if resale value is a concern, you should just get an econobox or used.

that is some bullshit oil change.

 

[alkemyst]

It's almost rude putting that many miles on any expensive car. It's gonna destroy resale, put them on something more "pedestrian". V8 Charger, but no the SRT8.

Somebody on edmunds said the dealer makes them bring it in (their 2010 srt8) every 3k for an oil change. I assume they do that but that the manual cannot honestly require a change every 3k, that would be a pita.

I am not concerned with resale value. A car is totally consumable to me.

Almost no car calls for 3,000 mile oil changes yet every shop out there insists on it.

The vehicle manual is your best source for the maintenance schedules.

IMHO part of our oil shortage is all these people doing this and even those that think 1500-2000 mile changes are somehow better.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Please do not get an E46 M3.