miguel84

I found a 2005.5 Audi S4 for sale with 69000km. A really nice one too. Just wanted some thoughts on what ppl think about it, and what i should i look for.
It beeing sold with the follwing stuff done to it:

RS4 trim (pedals, brake lever, & steering wheel)
18" stock rims with summer and winter tires
Bilstein coil over suspension
Miltek cat back
APR downpipes
APR software
Carbonio Intake
JHM short shifter
19" HRE rims with continental contact sport tires
Safety and emissions included (will ask for carfax as while)

Besides the obvious, tires tread, clutch life, engine noise, etc..... Is there anything else i should know, ask or find out....
Thanks everyone, Cheers!

afretes

Find out if it is a US car. We never had 2005.5 models, it is either a 2005 (B6) or a 2006 (B7). If it is a US car, then it is worth quite a bit less (10% to 20%) than a comparable Canadian S4.

This is the one I have for sale:

http://vehicles.wheels.ca/black-2006...ofmississauga/

miguel84

So i got more information about the car; the seller purchased as a demo from Riverside Audi in New Jersey, since this B7 S4 wasnt available in Canada untill 2006.
The other thing i also noticed was the intrusment panel; speedometer is Canadian with km/h.
If its an American car it would have the Mph is bigger font then the Km/h, right?
Im starting to get confused and all i want is a legit S4....

Regards, Miguel

afretes

Canadian Audi models don't have dual speedometers, if this car has it, it is because it was changed in order to meet Canadian standards.

arts4

if you think of buying the red one then --search, search, search,
there is nothing wrong with the us car (spedo shoul have mph large, kph small)
but with all his goodies the price is well what do yo think,
he's on at for 26K and at az for 30K, anyway good luck,

miguel84

I see you noticed that car online...... yea ive been doing my re-search for a very long time now..... just waiting for something to catch my eye....
all i know is hes asking for 26 for the car which is awesome! where did you find it saying 30k!?

sakimano

nothing wrong with US cars.

Canadian dealers may not like it...!

Now, if I were open to buying a US car, I'd just go get one and import it. No sense buying from the abhorrent selection of B7 S4s available here. I mean no offense to Alex, but look at that thing he's selling...wood trim, alcantara seats...base radio. That's what you get in Canada...about 7 B7 cars cross country for sale so its going to always be a compromise. We haven't even talked about the car's history, and we're stumped trying to find a good one. If you're open to it, go south for selection. There are seven black ones for sale in the state of New York alone.

If you insist on buying locally, just be real patient. There are plenty of folks who will be getting a B8 S4 and moving on from their leased B7, so the market is about to get a bit better for you.

sakimano

just FYI to the forum, you don't need to change a US car's speedometer to meet any Canadian standards, as it is already in MPH + KMH. This was a scam that dealers used to run on the BMW and Mercedes Benz side (not speaking about Alex...great dude who I'd recommend to anyone!).

In order to obtain a 'Recall Clearance Letter' from the manufacturer as part of your importation process, you're kind of at the manu.'s mercy. MB and BMW USA would force the CDN buyer to take the car to his local CDN dealer for an 'inspection' before the letter would be granted. They would charge approximately $1000 for said 'inspection' and would then come up with a few modifications that needed to be made for 'approval'. Chief among them was the speedometer swap to a CDN spec gauge panel. Cost? Upwards of $3000. So, you were now out $4000 or so, and BMW/MB USA would finally give you your Recall Clearance Letter to allow you to complete your RIV importation process and then register the car. This was the BMW/MB way of sticking it to those who imported. Pretty pathetic. Audi never did any of this garbage so if people tell you that this will happen if you import, politely tell them 'thank you' and ignore them! When I imported my S4, I had the US dealer fax title to Audi of America, who promptly emailed me a scanned recall clearance letter...3 hrs later. It was great.

You don't need to do anything, frankly. The car meets all Canadian standards in stock form. The US spec B7s even come with a little **** to turn on the DRLs. B6 cars and some early B7 cars might not have this ****, but that just means a 4 minute VAG COM adjustment with help from anyone on the forum with a cable (i.e. me).

mikeh

Agree, be patient and look around there are some Canadian deals. I managed one.

arts4

there you go just wait for Saki to make his move