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Originally Posted by whitev70r
Don't get me wrong, S4's are pretty good all around sports sedans, I've been eyeing an S4 and price of 2010+ is coming down to B7 prices. So given that, I think I'd buy a B8.
Here is one for just a bit more, 2011, S4, 90K kms, $17,8K (except owner lives in the water somewhere)
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/...594088815.html |
I did a lot of research buying my S4 and may as well share the knowledge if anyone is interested in buying one.
- The 2010-2011 models have the first gen DSG/S-Tronic transmissions for the S4s
- In 2012, they updated the internals of the transmission so the clutches grabbed better and performed more reliably than the early ones
- The late 2013 (facelift) and on has what they call the gen 2 of the transmission, which has different higher gearing and most reliability.
That being said, a module in these transmissions called mechatronics often fail creating a transmission failure and replacement of the entire tranny. Its not unheard of for even the newest gen of the transmissions to have this problem
While I havent personally driven one without, people say that the sport diff option on these cars are a must have (torque vectoring rear differential)
Overall, great car with lots of immediate power, and tons of potential, but is pretty worrying sometimes so get a warranty if you can.