I go through cars like women go through shoes...

[EddieGT]

After realizing i was paying way too much money to insure the Cobra, I decided to take the plunge and go German.

I picked up a 2001 Audi S4 6 speed. For those of you not familiar with it, it's a 2.7L 30 valve (5 per cyl) twin turbo V6, all-wheel-drive.

When it comes to power, it's no Terminator Cobra... But it is still fun as hell. The peak torque comes at 1850 RPM, and stays with ya til about 3600... At 5800 RPM you still got over 250 ft-lbs of torque (peak is 258), so it's a pretty ample power band. It does go through the gears very quick.

Handling is amazing for how soft the suspension is compared to, say, an M3. Being AWD I was expecting lots of understeer, but it actually lets you toss it around almost like a RWD. The Electronic Stabillity Program (ESP) does a great job of countering understeer AND oversteer for you in the event that it detects a little too much for the faint of heart, but there's always the option of turning it off completely, for when you're feeling brave. I prefer that last option.

Here are pics of the actual car:








The decsion was mostly financially driven. My insurance dropped over 500 bucks for 6 months (over 1000 per year) by switching from the Cobra to the S4... That is just insane. My car payments are also 180 a month lower.

I want a house so that I can finally have a garage and park a Shelby GT500 and a big driveway for an F350... For that I need to save money, so I figure I get it started now.

The S4 should keep me happy until then...

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