Help me pick a car V2.0

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Jason Mauldin wrote:

This doesn't have the $1500 S4 that I linked you to on Facebook? Does that mean no interest?

Never got anything from you on FB. Post it here?

Stephen Westerfield · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:04 pm

The Focus SVT is one of the few cars I've owned that I really miss. I don't care for the looks of the standard Focus, but the extra bits they add to the SVT make it bearable. Otherwise, it does everything else pretty darn well, especially for beater purposes. My only real complaint about it was the dual mass flywheel made it a little slow to rev, but it's pretty fun to toss around otherwise.

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:14 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

Jason Mauldin wrote:

This doesn't have the $1500 S4 that I linked you to on Facebook? Does that mean no interest?

Never got anything from you on FB. Post it here?

here is the guy's post:

Quote:

Buy my old audi!!!! 2002 S4 w upgraded turbos. Solid running motor /trans. Tip auto.

Figured id toss this out there.

So the guy that took my Audi on a trade offerd to sell it back to me for less than he paid me for it. I guess he doesn't feel like repairing it and reselling it after all. (Nor do I) I'll put anyone interested in direct touch with the current owner. $1500 obo folks!!!

The car needs
power steering pump
T stat /water pump ( both are kaput, causing the car to overheat)
Timing belt should be done while your in there.
It also needs valve cover gaskets.

Suspension control arm bushings should also be repaired ( via new control arms)

178 thousand miles.

Motor runs awesome and makes proximately 330 horsepower and is equipped with ko 4 turbo chargers and a one bar/ 15 psi Apr chip

The interior could most certainly use some freshening up .

Buy this pimp fixer upper!!

Looks to be in decent shape cosmetically.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:19 pm

Is this the S4 engine? Somebody German-ed the hell out of this thing!

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:26 pm

He mentions a timing belt. That looks like a bunch of chains to me.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Quote:

Buy my old audi!!!! 2002 S4 w upgraded turbos. Solid running motor /trans. Tip auto.

Figured id toss this out there.

So the guy that took my Audi on a trade offerd to sell it back to me for less than he paid me for it. I guess he doesn't feel like repairing it and reselling it after all. (Nor do I) I'll put anyone interested in direct touch with the current owner. $1500 obo folks!!!

The car needs
power steering pump
T stat /water pump ( both are kaput, causing the car to overheat)
Timing belt should be done while your in there.
It also needs valve cover gaskets.

Suspension control arm bushings should also be repaired ( via new control arms)

178 thousand miles.

Motor runs awesome and makes proximately 330 horsepower and is equipped with ko 4 turbo chargers and a one bar/ 15 psi Apr chip

The interior could most certainly use some freshening up .

Buy this pimp fixer upper!!

Looks to be in decent shape cosmetically.[/quote]

I need another complicated automatic german sedan fixer upper like I need a good case of Herpes. No thanks.

Chuck Branscomb · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:41 pm

Jason Mauldin wrote:

He mentions a timing belt. That looks like a bunch of chains to me.

Yep, that pic above is the V8 out of the B6 S4 I think. Those tensioners go bad with age, need to be replaced, and that part of the engine is up against the firewall.

The S4 you've mentioned is a B5 S4 with the twin turbo V6 (2000-2002) which has timing belts on the front of the engine that need replacing every 80k miles or so. It's a complicated enough engine in its own right with twin turbos, twin intercoolers, 5 valves per cylinder, etc, but it's pretty bulletproof. That list of stuff in that ad though can sum up to a tidy sum just for the parts. Offer the guy $500 and part the car, lol.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:47 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

Ok here's the list in order of how interested I am. The ones you guys missed are in bold

1. Mini Cooper
2. Acura RSX Type S
3. Ford Focus SVT
4. EP Civic Si
5. Celica GTS
6. Mazda Protege 5
7. Saab 9-3
8. Subaru Impreza/Outback/WRX/Saab 9-2x
9. Mazda 3
10. GTI VR6

Ohh... I had meant to include the Acura on my list, but forgot. I did mention the Ford on my initial list, but I didn't say SVT (that was assumed!

)

Richard

Jordan Normark · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:05 pm