This is the somewhat rare short wheelbase model, so it handles a little better than the A8 L version. BIN of $10.5k OBO. 117k miles, and overall fairly reliable as ze Germans go. All aluminum so no rust, and far lighter and better-handling than the Pharton.

You know the answer is a 6MT E39 540i M-Sport, and you know that's the answer I'm going to give.

That was a very biased and opinionated article.

2002 Audi S4 Avant.

If you give money to Volvo, you're funding Volvo. And Geely, yes. But Volvo in the first place. It's not like the money goes to China. Most of it stays in Sweden. It must, because developing all those new models costs a lot of Euros.

All the ones that aren't Ferrari.

It is seriously pathetic that the manufacturers of ultra high dollar supercars which are supposed to do things like race each other refuse to do so and then on top of that restrict owners who have spent their damn money from doing what they please with their cars. I used to love Ferraris when I was younger, now I…

So basically...

I must admit I messed up the forums, the Porsche bit is from pelicanparts:

Point is, the percentage of cars plagued by timing chain trouble would be roughly the same as of those Porsche engines giving up after an IMS failure. rennlist.com forums were realistic enough regarding the Porsche IMS failure: it _may_ happen on around 5%, or in plain numbers: 4000 of 80000 cars imported to the US…

The problem is WIDELY overblown, a properly serviced car that has regular maintenance rarely have problems.

Strange, when I hear "still for sale by a guy with a worried look upon his face" my first thought is "lowball him!"

Or maybe you live in the USA where you can get access to Google Voice... unlike the other 6 468 229 150 or so of us.