RANT:My Love and Hate of German cars.

Rocker1911 said:
Thats awesome!

I had a B7 A4 prior to getting a B8 S4. B6 and B7 S4`s sound great!

those B5`s are bad @$$ too!

I was looking hard at a B7 RS4 instead of a B8 S4, but ultimately the B8 S4 won out

I am going to start making some cosmetic changes very soon on it, as well as performance mods in the spring (starting with intake, exhaust, and stage 1 tune)
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I think you made the right choice, though those B7RS4s are gorgeous. Too bad they have so many gotchas.
 
Dan said:
I think you made the right choice, though those B7RS4s are gorgeous. Too bad they have so many gotchas.
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the timing chain issues, and gas mileage kept me away from the B7RS4. After a stage 1 tune, I should be making more power with my B8S4 anyways

i know this sounds kinda dumb, but my biggest gripe with the B8S4 is the MMI, i hate that it is so integrated and pretty much unchangeable

When I had my B7A4 (and same case would have been with the B7RS4) I could put a state of the art aftermarket headunit. I had a awesome top of the line Kenwood Excelon Nav unit will all the bells and whistles in the A4 and my S4 has a lame Audi MMI that is the same as the 2009 cars lol......it doesn`t even allow for streaming blue tooth music (but there is an half @$$ aftermarket solution to that problem)

but I love the interior over all way more in my B8 over B7
 
Dan said:
Another interesting thing in my journey was selling the Volt. I gave Carvana a shot, they give you an offer based on your appraisal of the car, then if you agree to the price, they come to your house, inspect the car and then take it away. It was a cool process and I got $2800 more than Carmax`s offer.

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A friend at work just bought a car through Carvana. The process in buying seemed to be pretty similar to your experience in selling: easy and fast. There was an interior issue he found which they paid to resolve without question. A couple minor paint blemishes were undisclosed, but I think even I could polish them out if asked without him having to fight with Carvana to hire a pro.
 
Desertnate said:
A friend at work just bought a car through Carvana. The process in buying seemed to be pretty similar to your experience in selling: easy and fast. There was an interior issue he found which they paid to resolve without question. A couple minor paint blemishes were undisclosed, but I think even I could polish them out if asked without him having to fight with Carvana to hire a pro.
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Good to hear that the buying is easy too, do you get to drive the car before you sign your life away?
 
Rocker1911 said:
the timing chain issues, and gas mileage kept me away from the B7RS4. After a stage 1 tune, I should be making more power with my B8S4 anyways

i know this sounds kinda dumb, but my biggest gripe with the B8S4 is the MMI, i hate that it is so integrated and pretty much unchangeable

When I had my B7A4 (and same case would have been with the B7RS4) I could put a state of the art aftermarket headunit. I had a awesome top of the line Kenwood Excelon Nav unit will all the bells and whistles in the A4 and my S4 has a lame Audi MMI that is the same as the 2009 cars lol......it doesn`t even allow for streaming blue tooth music (but there is an half @$$ aftermarket solution to that problem)

but I love the interior over all way more in my B8 over B7
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Totally agree about being tied into the entertainment system the manufacturer puts in. Wasn`t there some law back in the day against that. I seem to recall my friends that owned a stereo shop talking about it. My Volts HU was terrible and buggy.
 
Rocker1911 said:
Now days if a car comes with Android auto/apple car play it`s not as big of a deal

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Ehh it is better but in 10 years those will be irrelevant. My volt had those and it just made nav easier. Didn`t address any of the other annoyances.
 
Dan said:
The ultimate test, as always is when the PTG comes out. The numbers do not lie. Funny to see the looks on their faces when that comes out. The Mercedes dealer was especially fun in that regard.
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That`s interesting...it`s been so long since I bought a car from somebody who doesn`t know me that I`d forgotten that an ETG might be a surprise.

Although the guy I bought the Crown Vic from, like the guys who had the countless also-rans that I did *not* buy, didn`t bat an eye, acted like it was expected. He had accurately explained which panels where reshot and the quality of the work, can`t fault him a bit. Credit where credit is due and all that, some people who traffic in ex-LE vehicles aren`t all that honest to put it mildly.
 
Android, Apple Play...huh. We`re finding it hard to get decent rental cars with CD players these days. We still play *cassettes* in some of our cars!
 
Accumulator said:
Android, Apple Play...huh. We`re finding it hard to get decent rental cars with CD players these days. We still play *cassettes* in some of our cars!
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Bluetooth streaming is mainstream now. Probably your best bet for a rental.
 
Oh we *do* appreciate Sat. Radio! Appreciate it when a Service Loaner is so equipped :D

But we have a *LOT* of "courses/lectures on disc" (my usual choice for long roadtrips) and Accumulatorette and I both have our "usual traveling music" that we like to enjoy on certain drives.
 
We actually have a decent sized collection of books on CD which we use for long road trips, and if I`m going on a solo trip in my car I`ll go to the library (remember those places!) and check out something new.

Getting a CD player in a rental car is a crap-shoot at best. Most Hyndai, Kia, GM, and some Fords I`ve been issued do not a CD player. It`s all Bluetooth or USB connections if you want audio other than the radio. Some day, I`ll have to get an Audible subscription or find some longer Podcasts I can stock up on my phone before I depart.
 
Desertnate said:
We actually have a decent sized collection of books on CD which we use for long road trips, and if I`m going on a solo trip in my car I`ll go to the library (remember those places!) and check out something new.

Getting a CD player in a rental car is a crap-shoot at best. Most Hyndai, Kia, GM, and some Fords I`ve been issued do not a CD player. It`s all Bluetooth or USB connections if you want audio other than the radio. Some day, I`ll have to get an Audible subscription or find some longer Podcasts I can stock up on my phone before I depart.
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Call in and request one. The have to have some older models lying areoud


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SD card is where it`s at IMO. My GTI has a SD card slot in the glovebox (which houses the infotainment system) and it has worked really well for me. Just stick it in a forget about it, nothing hanging out to get bumped or broken. I don`t really like Bluetooth as it uses battery life, but that`s just a personal quirk or mine. That and it`s hard to control from just the screen in your car making you fumble trying to get your phone outta your pocket.
 
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