jimq

As opposed to me a 57 year old over weight guy in a TT. Neither is a pretty sight

RaceCarDriver

I agree.

I had an 2005 Audi S4 as a daily driver to my 2002 911 C4S. When the lease was up on the S4, I replaced it with a 2008 BMW M3 Sedan (I need a sedan for the family), I kept the C4S and have the best of both worlds

RaceCarDriver

the C4S is that article was a 997 C4S, but I get what you are saying.

Mikelly

It's your call... I did the brakes on a buddies A4 and will never touch another Audi. I'm sure it's a nice car. I'd prefer to have a BMW or Benz if I'm doing a sedan "car". However, my fourdoor vehicle makes 550#ft. torque and pulls my car trailer!

And there's no mistaking a 996TT... Can't say that for "just another 4door sedan.

Mike

twinsnail

I doubt the cheaper to maintain part; my 2001 tt has had 1 plug change, 1 set of front rotors, and 1 (yes 1) repair of a worn transmission mount; car has 115,000 miles, no leaks, full boost. A bulletproof, very easy to drive, rocket

supercup

RS4 is a nice car, good sedan, fun to drive, sleeper etc... All good things for a nice $70k sedan. It is a fun sedan to drive, more fun than my E60 M5, but not as fast or nice as a daily driver.

The 996 Turbo is/was the top of the heap for Porsche, the very best street car they made/make. It is super fast, bullet proof and it is a bargain at todays prices with less downside. You can drive it everyday and other than not having the room of the RS4 it will do everything the RS4 will do at twice the pace.

Think about it, you can buy a 2004 that cost $150K new in the $50k - $60 range with very low miles. Here is an example on Auto trader.

$60,000
Mileage: 19,520
Used 2004 Porsche 911 Turbo X50 Package

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false

An RS4 was a $72K car you can by for $45K - $50k - so which economic equation do you like better? The RS4 will continue to depreciate with miles, as will the Turbo, but less so as the price of a new turbo is so high. Plus if you look at Auto trader there are many RS4's for sale compared to the total number imported, way more than the Turbo, why is that?

If you need 4 doors get a e60 M5, better car, more room, faster, slightly less fun to drive but a real wolf in sheeps clothing. If you don't need a sedan then do yourself a favor and buy a 996 Turbo, it is one of the worlds best street cars and has everyday useability and blinding speed to boot.

They are simply not in the same league, but they are in the same price range!

JCM

dacbap

ok you are comparing to a 3 - 5 year age spread, what will the Audi be worth in 3 - 5 years?? and not as much fun.

gota911

The first pic represents a Porsche and the second pic represents an Audi. Any questions???

RaceCarDriver

I had an 2005 Audi S4 and a 2002 C4S at the same time. I still have the C4S and replaced the S4 with a new 08 M3 sedan.

The RS4 is better than the S4 but not by a lot. I would go with the C4S or M3 sedan