993's and RS4's!
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I was going to buy a RS6, or a RS4, but after driving them and then a E60 M5 (V10), the BMW was far superior IMHO, and I got that instead.
I'll also go with what Mike J said, the Audi is hard to shift smoothly, and the suspension is a bit on the crashy side. But MAN does it GO!
I'll also go with what Mike J said, the Audi is hard to shift smoothly, and the suspension is a bit on the crashy side. But MAN does it GO!
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Here's the only photo I have of the two together.. which reminds me that I should take a few more.
1996 Polar Silver / Black Carrera 4S
Mods:
2007 Avus Silver / Black RS4
Mods:
1996 Polar Silver / Black Carrera 4S
Mods:
- Euro Front Bumper
- Turbo S Ducts
- 3 Spoke steering wheel
- Bilstiein / M030 Suspenion
- Walrod bushings
- Fister Golden Shift Rod
- 996 CD Stereo
- Aluminum Shifter and Handbrake
- Custom Mounted Valentine1
- RS motor mounts
- RS Pulley
- Powder coated fan shroud and fan
- Fister Stage 3 Exhaust
- Wide Ovals
- Roock Wheels
- … probably a few more mods I don't recall at the moment.
2007 Avus Silver / Black RS4
Mods:
- Milltek Exhaust
- Larger Sway bars (front and back)
- .. there's not much else to do on this car unfortunately.
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Here's the only photo I have of the two together.. which reminds me that I should take a few more.
1996 Polar Silver / Black Carrera 4S
Mods:
2007 Avus Silver / Black RS4
Mods:
![](https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/0/AAAIU6l8gJORBxF7fJACQJ2fWIQ5Hy_6youMaI-b6eQczw/10/38816157/jpeg/1024x768/2/1357192800/0/2/RS4and993.JPG/WIERsCUkOYJ3A_df6F5xWpNyM0qmbZRqSRcixBRVRMc)
1996 Polar Silver / Black Carrera 4S
Mods:
- Euro Front Bumper
- Turbo S Ducts
- Bilstiein / M030 Suspenion
- Walrod bushings
- Fister Golden Shift Rod
- 996 CD Stereo
- Aluminum Shifter and Handbrake
- Custom Mounted Valentine1
- RS motor mounts
- RS Pulley
- Power coated fan shroud and fan
- Fister Stage 3 Exhaust
- Roock Wheels
- … probably a few more mods I don't recall at the moment.
2007 Avus Silver / Black RS4
Mods:
- Milltek Exhaust
- Larger Sway bars (front and back)
- .. there's not much else to do on this car unfortunately.
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Drifting
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Here's the only photo I have of the two together.. which reminds me that I should take a few more.
1996 Polar Silver / Black Carrera 4S
Mods:
2007 Avus Silver / Black RS4
Mods:
![](http://www.dennispi.com/RS4and993.JPG)
1996 Polar Silver / Black Carrera 4S
Mods:
- Euro Front Bumper
- Turbo S Ducts
- Bilstiein / M030 Suspenion
- Walrod bushings
- Fister Golden Shift Rod
- 996 CD Stereo
- Aluminum Shifter and Handbrake
- Custom Mounted Valentine1
- RS motor mounts
- RS Pulley
- Powder coated fan shroud and fan
- Fister Stage 3 Exhaust
- Roock Wheels
- … probably a few more mods I don't recall at the moment.
2007 Avus Silver / Black RS4
Mods:
- Milltek Exhaust
- Larger Sway bars (front and back)
- .. there's not much else to do on this car unfortunately.
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No car is perfect, so I think the RS4's weak spot is gas mileage - 12mpg in the city is not stellar, and if the car is used a lot, it can become expensive. That mileage is Turbo territory!
Cheers,
Mike
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Mike
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Agree w/ earlier comments on shifting (would add sticky clutch pedal when driven hard as well as pedals not set up to heel toe), but that's about it. If I keep her will probably add an ECU tune and maybe GMG exhaust (to better hear that glorious V8!). Otherwise, very perfect out of the box. Here are some pics:
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I don't think the car is expensive if used a lot though. Unless you are talking carbon cleaning every 10K miles. But that can be done for $700.
Edit -- now that I have the 993 that may become the DD during the warm weather months and the RS4 only for the winter fun.
All I can say it mileage aside the RS4 high revving engine sounds great every morning as I drive to get my coffee. The car is built like a tank and very fun to drive. I did not drive either the RS4 or the 993 prior to buying them. I can say my first drive in the RS4 put more smiles on my face than the 993. I will have to put more time in the 993 to give it a fair comparison.