This is the third politically laced bullshit article in as many days on here and I think the second from you. I typed out two thoughtful and responsive replies to the last two articles, hoping to spur a back on forth that could encourage a thoughtful discussion, but rather than having that rational discussion, my…

Thank god. Someone else who finally gets it!

Oh boy, where do I begin with this hot mess.

The thing I have yet to hear anyone explain with any logic or reason is why it’s ok for the rest of the world to tax and tariff US products, manipulate their currency, and subsidize their industries, but we can’t. when the US threatens to do the same, we are stupid or dumb or going to start a trade war. Case in…

Star for the 2004 Ferrari F1 car. On my list as well. The pinnacle of automotive development.

You said nothing about mods, so I’m going to assume with the vast wealth I have to own them, I can mod them too:

Whaaaaaa... How did that get here?!

That thunderbird is so freakin cool.

Nothing beats big thick heavy steel fittings. The best exhaust parts I've made have been from butt weld fittings. They're othe only way to fly!

Yes, it is. If you park the car on the right slope you can change the oil without jacking it up. I used to joke it's the only car I could change the oil in in a tuxedo. It's one (very) small consolation for the rest of the engineering abortion that makes up that car.

She’s tried to get me to buy another one. She loved it, when it ran. I’m not sure I have the sanity or intestinal fortitude to buy another one. If I did it would have to be a third car and I can think of many other cars I’d rather have as my third car.

Very nice car. My dad owned one of those new. 1966 383/727 car. His was a gray color.

You must own an RS6!

Anyone that owns an Audi out of warranty should read Sun Tzu’s “Art of War”. The first rule Sun lays out is: to beat your opponent, you must first know and understand your opponent. That should be the first rule of working on an Audi. My mistake was I bought an S4 not know what exactly it was that I had bought, and in…

I should mention this was in addition to regular maintenance, brakes, tires, oil changes, alignments, etc...

Oh, I forgot the control arms in the front end too...

Oh yes. I did, in the 16 or so months of ownership:

Sedan, 6 speed in silver with the white leather. I think the RS4s had ceramic turbines. Problem was Audi ran the oil lines over the exhaust manifolds and the oil gets cooked. Sooner or later the turbo bearings go out on all of them, and it's an engine out job to change them.

The 2.7 TT has a thermocouple in each exhaust that is fed to the ECU. If it burns up it gives reduced performance and trips a CEL. Mine did it of course about 2 months before I had emissions inspection.

I should also note that somewhere, my girlfriend has a sheet of paper saved where I wrote “I’m going to burn the fucking thing to the ground” during one of my repair sessions.