Audi S5
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- jox0
- madirish0
srsly.
- jox0
- jox0
- madirish0
*drools....
well, you mean stick the 2.2 in the avant?, or, in the S6 Plus? cause clearly what makes the 'Plus' is the V8, and that alone. well, i guess the alcantera interior option as well, but that was available on EU S6 cars as well as special option.
- madirish0
you know what was also the most awesome little touch that stupid farking US D.O.T. would not allow to come here!??? the little 'accessories compartment' above the radio, as shown here:
http://www.s-cars.org/postnuke/m…
where the red mobile in sitting.such a sweet little touch, and so useful. that was standard on S6 Plus as well, not on S6.... as were the white over blue gauges *if* you ordered the alcantera interior. :)
*drools again....
- jox0
Well, that and the color (they were red and blue, no?), and the blue gauges, and the rims... There are non-plus S6 V8s as well - my neighbor used to have one and he abused it constantly. Not a pretty sight :(
Interesting how they haven't depreciated anything over the last 5 years or so. I'd love to find a non-modded low-mileage one.
- jox0
Really! Strange - I always thought you got that little compartment automatically if you didn't have heated seats, because thats where the buttons were!
- kld0
just buy a prius
- madirish0
Well, that and the color (they were red and blue, no?), and the blue gauges, and the rims... There are non-plus S6 V8s as well - my neighbor used to have one and he abused it constantly. Not a pretty sight :(
jox
(Mar 1 07, 05:42)d'oh! you are so true. i spaced the rims. they are certainly specif to the S6 Plus. they are SO dope!! they are flat, yet just enough of the era design to them to make them similar to the standard ones. they look so good as well on the avant. oh, and that neighbor should be cock-punched for abusing such a machine.
i was going to ask you what they were selling for. they are getting close to the date when they can be imported to north america w/o DOT conforming items. we have been considering a car for the future and depending on if i can swing a good transport deal, this is at the top of this list.... ;)
- madirish0
i will remember you said this kyle....
;)
- jox0
The nicer avants seem to be going for around or over 10K EUR.
Here's a stock looking one http://www.mobile.de/SIDbmrq2ZbJ…How old do they have to be to be able to slip through without approval? You know, if you're serious about this I'd love to help you out.
- jox0
...and it has the proper Audi Delta stereo from that period of time. A must-have!
- madirish0
well, they do not really slip past- the DOT allows them to come in fine. all cars after the 15 year post creation date are allowed entrance, w/o altercations to prior DOT impact and lighting standards they were at time of creation. now, some of the H1 lighting systems will still be banned as there is new legislation, but aside from this, these era Audi are all in the clear. the RS2 being the first (that never came here) that will be available next year! :)
and yes, i am serious about it. 10k euro is a bit high, but sooooo worth it for a good, clean S6 Plus Avant.
i have the ability to *probably* get it in a full container coming over anyway (they come regularly to the source i have) so i might be able to get that for free. :) it would be the coordination of sourcing the avant, plus dealing w/ VAT on exit from whichever country (Gibralter seems to be the best right now) that i would need assistance on.
man, this gets me pumped! :)
- madirish0
oh, and i got the Delta radio in my 95.5 S6..... ;)
- jox0
Ahh, so five more years then :)
Really stupid system you have, seeing as the same body A6 is legal. I've been hearing about US people importing the old RS4 and how much effort (money) it required. (which later on reflects on the prices)
- madirish0
exactly.
it is *such* a stupid system. want to know what is even a dumber example? the same era (C4 chassis) A6 Avant is the same amount of hassle to get into Canada from the US.... as there were never avants originally brought to canada from Audi becuase they had 3rd row seats in back! so, getting a plain, A6 avant w/ poopy V6 there is same amount of cash as getting an RS4!
so dumb...
- jox0
Geeze! Hey, how come I haven't seen pics of your S6 yet? :)
- madirish0
cause i haven't washed it in 6 months....
lol
:(