S5 = huge disappointment

[oregondave]

Originally Posted by Landshark

my friend's brother has a 6-speed A6, and wants to get an S4 (not a new one). i wonder if he knows this?

A 6-sp A6? As far as I know all A6's have autos. In addition the 2nd gen A6 option is the same engine as the S4, the 2.7L V6 twin turbo.

[Tim]

I just rode in my friend's new 370z automatic. The shifts didn't seem that slow? Maybe the nissan has harder shifting algorithms than the G37 counterpart?

[sicksubie]

Originally Posted by Tim

I just rode in my friend's new 370z automatic. The shifts didn't seem that slow? Maybe the nissan has harder shifting algorithms than the G37 counterpart?

G37 does = 370Z very very different cars... Plus I drove the G37X...

[sicksubie]

Originally Posted by crusader8

What dealer let you TD an S5? I wanna know.

Audi of Nashua.. You cant just show up though and say "Can I drive it, please, please, please?" You need to call ahead and talk to a salesperson, know what you are talking about, and then show up in relatively professional garb... I know it is a bit of a show and a dance that is put on, but hey, I have been able to drive some pretty nice cars that very few other, non-trust fund baby, 23 year old would have been able to.....

[sicksubie]

P.S. Upper-end car dealerships can smell fakers very quickly btw...

[Landshark]

Originally Posted by oregondave

A 6-sp A6? As far as I know all A6's have autos. In addition the 2nd gen A6 option is the same engine as the S4, the 2.7L V6 twin turbo.

yes, 6-sp A6.

i don't know much about Audi's, but he said they are hard to find.

[Royal Tiger]

Originally Posted by sicksubie

Audi of Nashua.. You cant just show up though and say "Can I drive it, please, please, please?" You need to call ahead and talk to a salesperson, know what you are talking about, and then show up in relatively professional garb... I know it is a bit of a show and a dance that is put on, but hey, I have been able to drive some pretty nice cars that very few other, non-trust fund baby, 23 year old would have been able to.....

A very good friend of mine is the head sales guy at a Porsche/Audi/Mercedes dealership. He gave me the keys to a 2006 C2S, but I declined and let him drive it. It was on sale for "only" $78k and I wasn't looking forward to making that payment if something happened. I was going to "borrow" a bright red S4 sedan for the weekend, but the wife vetoed that one.

[SilverSpear]

Originally Posted by sicksubie

G37 does = 370Z very very different cars... Plus I drove the G37X...

How? Same engine, same tranny... but G37 is a luxury car compared to the 370z. So it is heavier...

If both cars are automatic, maybe you can feel the added weight of the G37 but I don't think they are very very different...

[Green1995SVX]

Originally Posted by Landshark

yes, 6-sp A6.

i don't know much about Audi's, but he said they are hard to find.

The 2.7t a6 was available in a 6 speed, and it was pretty popular. They're not difficult to find. The 2.8 A6 was available with a 5 speed in 2000 only, also. Those are VERY difficult to find.

Mike

[Green1995SVX]

Originally Posted by sicksubie

Audi of Nashua.. You cant just show up though and say "Can I drive it, please, please, please?" You need to call ahead and talk to a salesperson, know what you are talking about, and then show up in relatively professional garb... I know it is a bit of a show and a dance that is put on, but hey, I have been able to drive some pretty nice cars that very few other, non-trust fund baby, 23 year old would have been able to.....

On the behalf of car salesmen everywhere: Thank you, so much, for wasting our time.

[oregondave]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

The 2.7t a6 was available in a 6 speed, and it was pretty popular. They're not difficult to find. The 2.8 A6 was available with a 5 speed in 2000 only, also. Those are VERY difficult to find.

Mike

I did not know that!
I have a hard time believing a S5 could be anything short of jizz inspiring personally - but then again I've never driven one. One of the coolest looking cars ever.

[Nevin]

Sort of off subject, but I drove my friends stepdad's APR stage 3 B5 S4 last weekend. AMAAAAAZING! Holy buttloads of power batman! Pardon the expression, but that car is RETARDED fast! Brake boosting that thing at 60 felt like launching in any other car from a standstill! Sooo much power, lol.

And that's too bad about the S5. A friend of mine was a mechanic at a local Audi dealer and he did the pre-sales inspection on one and then drove it, and he absolutely loved the thing. He met up with me randomly, and I thought it was pretty sweet too. It had the weirdest sounding v-8 I've ever heard though!

[sicksubie]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

On the behalf of car salesmen everywhere: Thank you, so much, for wasting our time.

Not a total waste.. I go with a couple friends.. One who has purchased a S4 and the other who is now the proud owner of a 335xi after a few of these said test drives.. My turn is coming, but I have student loans to finish off first....

[sicksubie]

Originally Posted by SilverSpear

How? Same engine, same tranny... but G37 is a luxury car compared to the 370z. So it is heavier...

If both cars are automatic, maybe you can feel the added weight of the G37 but I don't think they are very very different...

I drove the G37X which is AWD so it absolutely does not have the same tranny as in the 370Z. It has a longer wheelbase too and is an all around totally different car in all aspects