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in R Series (R30, R31, R32, R33, R34)

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Originally posted by franks

a 4 door skyline! :)

OH YER!!!!

i dont know how you 2 door boys survive

4 doors is the key!

if pushed, i guess i could go for a wrx wagon, but it just wouldnt be the same

dunno what you pay for comprehensive insurance but mine is only 1400 bux a year

that aint too bad

JimX Grand Master

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Originally posted by CerealKiller

Audi RS4 - hands down the best station wagon ever made!

For those that don't know it's an 6 cylinder DOHC twin turbo intercooled monster (sound familiar?)  

power wise it's 280kW@6100rpm and 440Nm@2500rpm

0-100 in 4.9.

not bad for a "family" car :)

edit: forgot it's 6speed manual and AWD :)

there's an RS6 which is basically the same, just not a station wagon.

Wtf? Did you miss the bit where he said "$25k"?

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Ahhhh the S2 I dremt about that one for ages. But you will need ~$40k and the fact that there are only ~30 in the whole country probably wont help.

And they use porsche brakes.... which cost a mint to replace.

I think you best bet is an A4 1.8l Turbo Quattro..... just happens to be my exact car :)

You need the B5 1.8L, you need the Quattro.

Basically comes in 2 specs

1996 - DONT GET, hard to chip the ECU

1997<1999.5 (could call series 1 110 kw)

1999.5<2002 (could call series 2 132 kw) updated minor things, a little nicer looking all round.

Dont be suckered in by the apparent lack of power of the Series 1, as once you chip both engines, the 2 cars have very similar performance. ~150kw @ 1 BAR. It has a little meatier torque than the WRX so should match a stock one. (need to grab 3rd gear to get 0-100 vs rex 2nd) so 0-100 times are decieving.

You can get insurance for <2k, try that with a rex....

I slightly overpaid for my car i think, it cost ~$34. Im sure you could get a 97' with no leather, sunroof and stock wheels for ~25-27 depending on how good you bargain. MAKE SURE ITS THE TURBO QUATTRO (this comes with sport suspension)

FYI, The current model A4 is the B6.

I forgot to mention, dont buy a euro unless you have emergency cash lying around.... apparently a replacement dual mass clutch + flywheel for the a4 can cost ~$3k

Roy Grand Master

Roy

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Friends have owned euro cars and have to agree with the cost of parts.

Dont know about the LS400, but a friend had an ES300, and another a Mazda 929, and another a Honda Legend. All very nice cars. So i imagine the LS400 would be nicer again, with a nice V8 soundtrack, RWD... i think you may be on the money.

Fo what its worth my buck fifty is either an A4, Volvo T5, or a Lexus, based purely on the value of the buy.

(leaning towards the LS400... thats a stroke of genius... a friend is looking at a 2nd hand accord for his wife, ill have to get in his ear about an LS400)

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