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My '14 S5 is for sale. Only 3,000 miles. $54K...but its a S tronic trans. Changed careers and need to drive my truck so this just sits in the garage.
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10-15-2014, 06:48 AM | #46 |
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10-15-2014, 07:47 AM | #47 |
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Wow man...suprised to see you driving that. Looks gorgeous though. Always been a stunning car inside and out. And with the AWE exhaust they sound quite exotic.
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10-15-2014, 05:31 PM | #48 | |
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The S5 is a great daily driver GT type car. Nice around town power/tq. Fantastic interior appointments and layout. Love Audi's MMI system. Much better/intuitive than BMW's Idrive plus I hate the Ipad'ish Nav that looks to be just stuck on the new BMW M3/4. I was about to do the APR tune/pulley swap which adds nearly 100 whp to the car but then decided on the career change and elected to put the car up for sale. The S5 is not a car that I would have as a fun/weekend type of car. I said this about my former M3's as well. They are fantastic performance oriented daily driver GT cars. |
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The car I wish I never got rid of was my 997 Turbo. |
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10-16-2014, 07:12 AM | #50 | |
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sounds like you would have the C7 over the S5 in such a scenario, which is the way I am leaning. |
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10-16-2014, 07:41 AM | #51 |
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A 911 (991) may not be completely out of the question. I did a search on cars.com and autotrader.com and if you're willing to just move your price up to $75K you'd have a few options.
Just putting it out there for all the options. http://www.cars.com/for-sale/searchr...=GN_REFINEMENT http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...&makeCodes=POR
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10-16-2014, 11:00 AM | #53 | |
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I'm actually really digging the new C63/S which with their weight and power I dont think the M3/4 will be the car to beat in that segment especially seeing how the prev gen c63 lci was argueably the better car. The new Cayman esp the GTS variant is absurd and the look is very exotic, like a CGT. For a DD supercar, 911 turbo is still the King. |
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10-16-2014, 11:12 AM | #54 | |
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I personally would not have a C7 as my only car. It surprisingly has plenty of room for gym bags, golf clubs, groceries, etc. but they are a handful in inclement weather......even rain. |
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What about a Lotus Evora S?
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Next car suggestions for a low end torque fiend?
I currently drive a 2014 Cayman S. I love the car, in fact it is my fave of the 17 cars I've had. It has an electricity and fluidity to it that make it a joy to drive, and the flat six sounds and feels pretty awesome.
But what it lacks is low end torque. It makes about 270 ft/lbs at 4500 rpm. My first real performance car was an 87 notchback foxbody mustang 5.0 and I can still distinctly remember the first time I ever sunk my foot into the pedal and felt the pull of 300 ft lbs at about 3000 rpm in a 3000 lb car. It was exhilarating. I then moved on to a modded 89 that probably made about 400 ft/lbs and had 3:73 gears. That thing was so much fun. I eventually graduated to more refined sports cars, the first of which was a 1990 300Zx NA, but my love of the sound of V8 and the associated low end torque never went away. In search of a return to that in 2003, I test drove a 2000 Corvette C5, but I found that it lacked the refinement and poise that I had to come appreciate in a car and so I picked up a 2003 350Z instead. But I've always still longed for the low end pull of a torquey V8. When the C7 came out, I was quite interested since it seemed to offer refinement and the V8 pull. I was able to test drive one (which is tough feat to accomplish up here in the great white north), but I was surprised to be disappointed in the partial throttle response. I expected the car to pull like a train and remind me of my old 89 fox body. But it didn't, even in track mode. At wide open throttle it definitely pulled crazy but I didn't find the throttle response as electric as I hoped at partial throttle inputs. I've heard the same from other C7 drivers who say the throttle is kind of like an on/0ff switch that anything less than 85% throttle there isn't a whole lot of throttle response, it seems it might be a function of GM's torque management throttle mapping. Right now, I am highly anticipating the GT350. I am hoping that it offers more electric throttle response than the C7. I do wonder if the voodoo engine will lack the low end grunt I am seeking as it is more of a revver, but I figure it will offer more of that at least than my cayman S. Any other suggestions? my parameters: Non-turbo (I am very sensitive to and don't like turbo lag), supercharged is ok manual transmission 100kish max price 2013 and up model year smallish car like 3500lbsish max with decent handling and refinement |
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That is a hard find especially with the weight at 3500lbs and stick. Options are few, Autos and Turbo's are the future.
Not in any Order 1) Lotus Evora S ( Supercharged) 2) Stang GT 5.0 3) ZL1 ( Supercharged) or SS 4) BRZ ( With an aftermarket supercharger) 5) Z06 ( Supercharged) 6) Older M6 V10 6) Dodge Viper 7) M4 ( I know its Turbo'd but it might surprise u) 8) 2014/13 CTS V Coupe ( Supercharged) |
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GT350 is gonna be over 3500lbs, so a Hellcat thats over ain't gonna hurt you. And get the 8A. Torque multiplication is your friend. |
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