I vaguely remember watching a show with a DFV-based car running around and a mention of a ~ 40k rebuild after not all that many hours of operation. So I think you at least need to be a low millionaire ;)

That is a good looking Baja.

Resale on these things seems to be really high. I looked in detail two years ago and they were well over $10k in CA. Realistically what do these go for now?

Both good!

So full of win, thank you, thank you for sharing that. It is like a Turbo Caravan, only way faster!

Add some sort of silly supercharger bulge on the hood and I'm in!

IIRC this is the worst handling passenger vehicle R&T ever tested.

You may be right, but I don't think any Houston jury is going to give this guy a hard time for pummeling these fools.

non sequitur, holla!!

W8 Phateon would clearly be on my CarMax insanity list.

I don't think anyone knows yet, given they are so new. AFAIK almost all of the hi-po VAG products from 2010-ish onward (generally speaking) are WAY better than the 2000-2007ish range.

all of Jalopnik needs them digitized, last week!

I think that would be the yummy sound of efficiency sucking the bang-bang sound out of the air and turning it into boost. I have a memory of the chief Audi engine engineer from their Truth in 24 movie talking about how that engine was quiet for a reason (ability to capture waste energy)

So few - have you been to either the northwest or the northeast? You can trip over them in places like Idaho and Northern CA.

+1000, the Ambassador is amazing!

I've said it before, I'll say it again - "No more expensive car than a cheap Audi."

Are chemical engineers ever truly normal?

maybe a 2.7-3.0L iron block, assuming < 50 cal. That would be about it.

one of the better quotes from the Bible. Well posted.

Bring your own mechanic, or want to work on it. I just dropped by B5 S4 off at the mechanic this morning!