Haha...you guys crack me up. I refuse to post pics of it in the condition it is in right now. The prior owner was only an "average" owner. The car was introduced to the term "pride of ownership" today and Mr. Clay-Bar and Mr. Wax said hello to the paint. Once it's vacuumed out, I'll take some pics and put them up.
It's a sedan. I wanted the Avant for the space and to carry my dog easier, but this car was one that I could not pass. Now, I have to get one of those dog hammocks that strap to the front and rear headrests so that Boba can sit in the back without messing up the seats. Dig this:
Although the car was $12,000 over my budget, and it's "only" a 2001...it only had 11,963 miles!! That's NOT a typo! It's barely past break-in miles!!
It was owned by a professor at San Francisco State University and when he was driving me around, he was telling me how fast it was, but kept short shifting it at 5,000rpm...so I think it was probably babied all its life and rarely, if ever, saw redline. He said he once took it up to 110mph...hahah...the S4 saw 110mph on the way home after I bought it. I like to call it...exercise.
Forester is for sale, I can't say I'll miss it, although no more aiming for big puddles of water, pushing shopping carts out of the way with the bumper and not giving a crap about the car.
As for comparisons, it's certainly a fast car, but it doesn't invoke the same passion as the M5. When I'm in the M5 it's just different. I'm excited everytime I'm in the car...each time I downshift and hammer the throttle, my heart starts pumping faster...the music of the motor is something that is hard to quantify. The S4...well...it's fast, it's smooth, it's quiet and it's certainly a very good car. But it just does not stir my soul...if that makes sense. After I chip it, it will spank the M5 (APR's chip alone is supposed to put power over 300hp). Right now, they feel pretty close as far as speed from a roll-on. From a dead stop, I think the S4 is faster, but not by much. My M5 has Dinan stuff on there though, so it's not stock either...but they're close right now. The suspension on the M5 is a lot better (Dinan Stage III). They're both fun to drive, but if I had to give one up...I'd keep the M5 without a doubt...even after the S4 is chipped...I would keep the M5. But as it is...I HAVE BOTH!!
Sameerrao: The E34 M5 was available in 3.8L in 1993 in the US. They're out there, but they're hard to find and even harder to find in low miles and with prior proper car. If you look hard enough, you can find one. Or, you can look for someone that imported one and federalized it. There are some federalized models in the US that are 1994 models (1994 model was not sold in the US).
Thanks for the excitement everyone...more pictures to come...
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