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WRX or S4?

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Freeheel4real
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And why?
Jul 19 2010 12:25PM
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Hansel.
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Ford Pinto. Badass.
Jul 19 2010 12:26PM
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Mooserz
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If you go for the s4 get a chip, intake and exhaust and you should be good to go
Jul 19 2010 12:33PM
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.AR6rider.
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S4.  If it's not an STi, it's not worth the money for a WRX.
Jul 19 2010 12:34PM
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Jordan
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s4


everyone has a wrx
Jul 19 2010 12:34PM
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Freeheel4real
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can't you go from 250hp to over 300 just by chipping an s4? I thought I heard that somewhere but it sounds kinda crazy
Jul 19 2010 12:36PM
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Mooserz
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yerp.
Jul 19 2010 12:38PM
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wazzucrewskier
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the 04 and up s4's have 340 stock, its just the previous years that have like 250 or something
Jul 19 2010 12:40PM
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Freeheel4real
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ya i like the 2.7 Twin Turbo in the older ones, the newer ones have just put larger heavier naturally aspirated engines in to create more hp...
Jul 19 2010 12:55PM
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Commonwealth
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I wish I had to make a decision like that. Instead, I have to decide between one-ply or two-ply.

Soon enough. But I'd say long-term value, WRX. Short-term/resell value, S4.
Jul 19 2010 1:12PM
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skituner
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if you looking for something long term get a wrx, i just got an 06 wagon with only 15,000 on it for 14K and im planning to drive it into the ground. my roommate has an 04 s4 sedan which he got for 17K but it 70,000 on it and he already has had to get a few things fixed and now he just found out that its gunna be 2 grand to fix his AC. i love s4's but unless you have the money to keep them running, i would go for the wrx, they are plenty fast and can be made faster very easily
Jul 19 2010 1:19PM
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kevok2
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S4, beware of German maintenance costs though. Audis tend to have electrical issues, so research the year model first.
Jul 19 2010 1:23PM
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Slinger1x1
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I drive a 2004 A4 1.8T
fucking love the car

my friend drives a 2003 A4 3.0

The NEW S4 is just the 3.2 liter A4, but its a little nicer than how they used to make it. its still a beast of a car
But you cannot chip it, i believe. The 1.8t or the newer 2.0t are the cars that you could really mod, the 3.0 liter engines were very limited, and i guess sitll are. APR does not have a chip available for a 3.2 liter S4


audis are great though, powerful, smooth, good looking, and just a fun car. if you maintain it, it will be fine. i've had the stealership want to fix some parts for $800 (parts and labor) and i just ended up doing it myself for absolutely free
Jul 19 2010 1:34PM
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585.
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if your going to get a wrx just get the sti. but subaru for  long term that shit will last you 300k
Jul 19 2010 1:47PM
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Mooserz
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Thats focused more on the older models. the 80's was a bad year in audi electrical
Jul 19 2010 1:47PM
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No_Dub
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s4=greatest park ski ever.



ohhhh
get the s4
Jul 19 2010 1:49PM
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Stan_Darsh
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volvo s60 R

less common than either, just as fast, and look steezy as shit.
Jul 19 2010 1:55PM
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Ski_the_east01
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finally somethin different than the usual subi vs. audi debate

s60r is badass..a little pricey when compared to the other two and expensive parts, but will definitely hold its own
Jul 19 2010 2:10PM
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Freeheel4real
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love the looks of those cars but i'd want an awd wagon, and im not sure if the s60r is made as an awd wagon? correct me if im wrong...also they are rare and expensive like you said
Jul 19 2010 3:05PM
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Stan_Darsh
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check out the V70R if you are looking at a wagon. Those things mob.
Also, my car is a V50 T5 AWD that is a 6 speed manual and i really like it. not quite as fast but it has turbo and definitely gets the job done performance wise..definitely looks way better than subis or audis in my opinion as well.

Price-wise volvos are around the same as audis and the parts cost around the same.

here's my car (the v50):
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not the greatest picture but it's all i have and you get a good idea..
Jul 19 2010 3:18PM
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drumbumocdp
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I dont know all that much about cars and im not 100% sure about this but ill try.

It was mentioned before, if your going for a long term car, get the Subaru, you can kick the shit out of those things and they will still work well for you. my 93 leagacy survived 4 or 5 kids learning how do drive on it another 2 or 3 learning how to drive stick, and it would still make 6 hour drives to maine (from CT) up untill about a month ago the cars are really well built.
Also, the sti model is about 10k more than the wrx (i think), but for less than that you can make a wrx absolutely wreck an sti, so if you wanna build it up, again i would go Subaru
The Audi will seem more original though, its true that a lot of people have the wrx, but its because they are nice cars i guess.
I have never met someone who doesnt love their Subaru so ill leave it at that.
But which ever one you get, youll love it. they are both nice cars
Jul 19 2010 3:35PM
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