Quote Originally Posted by adamRS80
The S4 went from a twin turbo v-6 with about 250hp to a 340hp 4.2 liter V-8 from the A-8 and A-6 sedans. The new S4 destroys the old one but ist's still a pretty small car which might not work for Blake. The W-8 is no longer being sold in the US. Volkswagen stopped production because of poor sales. Less than 300 have sold so far this year in the US. As cool of an engine as it was it will probably end up as that odd engine VW made for a few years since it was so short lived. It was only offered in the Passat and with fewer than 3000 in US it's probably only going to get more expensive to fix down the road as they dissappear.

Mercedes is definitly "working on it" with respect to the service dept. at Mercedes Benz of San Anotnio. They've allowed another family to open a Mercedes dealership near Boerne. The competition is probably the most effective way to fix any problems over on San Pedro.
Yeah, I've got one of those odd engines VW made back then (G60), but its quite lovable you like the newer S4? I dunno, maybe as a stock car for somebody who doesnt care, its updated, but for those who like to play with their cars, it hasn't sounded like the current model has nearly as much potential as the older one. Anyhow, hope he has better luck in finding a good car.
Oh yeah, and speaking on used BMWs, the newest Austin dealer has some good stuff on their used lot. They had an M5 for around the price of the 03 used M3's (the M5 was 02), plenty other 5 series between 30-40K, and 02-03 M3's for anywhere between 36-48K. Most of these cars had mileage low enough to still have half or more of the factory warranty, not to mention you'd be getting it from the BMW dealership to begin with. Sure, its a drive for you, but its the dealer between Parmer and 183 on McNeil.