I currently drive a 1997 A4 2.8 Quattro (30v)

I am considring taking out about £7000 finance and trading in my car for somethign newer and/or better, so far i have test drove a 2003 A4quattro sport 3.0 saloon it was very nice but not hugely better to drive than mine fro £7000 more.

Pleae bear in mind i live in the uk, the cost of fuel is very high and a 2 litre engine is considered fairly big, I often get my car referred to as a gas guzzler, which you americans would probably find amusing.

If i coudl afford an RS4 i woudl get one, but even a 1997 RS4 still pulls abotu £15k in the uk out of my league

Here are my options i have considered, please post commecnts as to why you voted waht you voted, and thanks for your input.

 

With all the money you'd throw into a supercharger you still wouldn't have a chance aginst an S4 - Tell those people that call your car a gas gussler to got get back in their YUGO and **** off

 

i thought a supercharger woud take my car to abotu 290 bhp (more than a stock S4) then n20 purge on that, surley it would beat a stock s4 ? but i apreciate an s4 can be tuned much better to beat even the highest tuned A4.

however im nto arguing, just what i read somewhere once the votes are telling me to get an S4 so far.

 

were talking $ to $ value - plus you'd driving an S4 Supercharger will cost you 5k $us and some change.

 

oh yes i agrea, it doesnt make sense to spend that much money on such an old car which has depreciated so much in value (currently worth about £2500), however its this part of your post i was refering to "With all the money you'd throw into a supercharger you still wouldn't have a chance aginst an S4 " I dont agrea with that, but i agrea it makes more sense to just get an S4 than do this work.

 

B5 S4 bro! Do ittttt! I'll be excited for you.

 

well guys im afraid I went against the pole when weighing up the pro`s and cons i decided i couldnt afford to maintain an S4, with it being older and having more to go wrong with it, so I boughta 2003 A4 3.0 Quattro Sport. It has some optional extras, it cost £28k when it was new.

Its got above average milage at 65,000 miles, however it has a full audi service history, only 1 previous owner, apparently they are motorway miles, its completely standard, even the ICE hasnt been touched still has the concert system in it and 6 disc changer.

It is immaculate inside and out with not even a mark on it anywhere.

Its in dark navy blue, i wouldve prefered black, but i couldnt find one in my budget in black and this is very close to black, looks black at night, but just a hint of blue in the day.

The book price for it is £13,000 i paid £11,000 plus i got £3,000 back on my B5 (more than it was worth) trade in. I think i got a good deal.

Here are the pictures off auto trader , I havent taken any myself yet, they show it well though.









hope youall aprove. the S4 is the more fun option, but this is the more sensible option, but still fun

/edit think ile be getting an ECU remap in about a month to kick things off

 

S4 man! Im about to trade my 98 a4 and some money for a 01 s4

 

i wouldve liked an s4 but cant fork out £500 - £1000 every time a turbo dies, they are expensive to run

the should i get an s4 faq in that section fo the forum convinsed me not to.