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chuckd05 · 08-19-2010, 01:39 PM

Audi's are a joy to drive , Have you ever driven one MMC ? I know you have a GTR so your standards will obviously be high but audi's have a very solid feel to them, and are very classy vehicles.. I owned a 99 a4 and it was awesome.. AWD was great, handled any snow that was thrown at it with ease and I sold it at 164k with the engine and tranny still going strong.. Loved it.

I feel the new M3 is put way too high on a pedistool.. I have driven one for more than 500 miles and I can honestly say the ONLY thing it has on the Z is a bit of handling and a back seat... The car is simply the same speed as our Z ( fully modded with a tune ) for twice the money... It handles well , prob a little better than the 370z but not 40k worth... I know it shines on the track but 95% of the people buying it dont track it.

My buddies has been in the shop twice at 9k miles... Syncros went in third and 4th gear, new tranny was covered, than his rear diff went.. Now they arent covering it, only 400 miles after he got the tranny replaced because they said his black box said he revved 1400 rpms over redline? He doesnt recall doing it at all, and I believe him. He is a responable mid 30s businessman that really doesnt abuse the car to any crazy extent. And I know he def didnt do it in those 400 miles after they warrantied his tranny because he stressed how he drove it hard right off the lot and thought thats why his syncros went and was gonna take it easy. Than 400 miles later he hears clink clank and his diff is hanging on the ground !!!! Yes on the ground.. and now they are telling him its on him cause he revved his motor 1400 rpms over redline ????? HUH ? No thanks to any company that treats their customers like that. $4700 repair bill, the car has been sitting at bmw for 2 months now and he is refusing to pay for it.

He hates it and is currently trying to get out of his lease to get either the caymen S or even a nismo 370 since he has seen/driven mine he respects the value at hand. They told him is he pays the 4700 they will get him in a 2011 at the same rate but he doesnt want it. To me the cars a dissapointment but everyone seems to love it, who knows , maybe he got a dud but that car 0-130 is the SAME speed as my base modded 370z.

As for the OP I would take the rs5 out of the bunch but like others have said I think your Z will become less desirable... the cts-v is a good compliment to the Z i think if you were to keep both.

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chuckd05 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY Posts: 2,391 Drives: No longer a Z Rep Power: 20	Audi's are a joy to drive , Have you ever driven one MMC ? I know you have a GTR so your standards will obviously be high but audi's have a very solid feel to them, and are very classy vehicles.. I owned a 99 a4 and it was awesome.. AWD was great, handled any snow that was thrown at it with ease and I sold it at 164k with the engine and tranny still going strong.. Loved it. I feel the new M3 is put way too high on a pedistool.. I have driven one for more than 500 miles and I can honestly say the ONLY thing it has on the Z is a bit of handling and a back seat... The car is simply the same speed as our Z ( fully modded with a tune ) for twice the money... It handles well , prob a little better than the 370z but not 40k worth... I know it shines on the track but 95% of the people buying it dont track it. My buddies has been in the shop twice at 9k miles... Syncros went in third and 4th gear, new tranny was covered, than his rear diff went.. Now they arent covering it, only 400 miles after he got the tranny replaced because they said his black box said he revved 1400 rpms over redline? He doesnt recall doing it at all, and I believe him. He is a responable mid 30s businessman that really doesnt abuse the car to any crazy extent. And I know he def didnt do it in those 400 miles after they warrantied his tranny because he stressed how he drove it hard right off the lot and thought thats why his syncros went and was gonna take it easy. Than 400 miles later he hears clink clank and his diff is hanging on the ground !!!! Yes on the ground.. and now they are telling him its on him cause he revved his motor 1400 rpms over redline ????? HUH ? No thanks to any company that treats their customers like that. $4700 repair bill, the car has been sitting at bmw for 2 months now and he is refusing to pay for it. He hates it and is currently trying to get out of his lease to get either the caymen S or even a nismo 370 since he has seen/driven mine he respects the value at hand. They told him is he pays the 4700 they will get him in a 2011 at the same rate but he doesnt want it. To me the cars a dissapointment but everyone seems to love it, who knows , maybe he got a dud but that car 0-130 is the SAME speed as my base modded 370z. As for the OP I would take the rs5 out of the bunch but like others have said I think your Z will become less desirable... the cts-v is a good compliment to the Z i think if you were to keep both. __________________ 09 370Z 6M PW - FBO Best 1/4 mile = 12.926 @ 109 SOLD -- 08 BMW 135i - FBO 12.1@120mph SOLD -- white 09 e92 335 Coupe Mtech - 11.9 @ 119 :-) Last edited by chuckd05; 08-19-2010 at 01:42 PM.