The blocks are the same, the valve cover, and intake piping is all different, less heat soak on the C4s for it, and they also have full radiators. For the most part, the only difference between all the DOHC 2.2 I5s was the head/valve cover, intake/intercooler layout, and oil pan ( cars with the smaller radiator had an…

Dont ever sit in one, or drive one for that matter, you wont enjoy much else after. Best seats ever, hilariously quick, and its quick enough to not leave you wanting.

Lol, well I’m used to no one knowing what kind of car I have. An emerald greed wagon is pretty much invisible.

lol I dont know, N/A audis just arent as exciting as their boosted siblings. At least not enough to cope with the repair costs. The B5 is a nightmare, but so freaking fun/fast for the troubles, imagine having all the torque at 2k rpm.

If you want the same exact excitement for 1/10th of the cost, just find a US s4/s6 (years 92-95). Basically the same damn thing, (and there were actual improvements to the motor layout over the RS2) the the main difference is a slightly smaller turbo, smaller brakes, and a 5 speed, oh, and no Porsche branding.

97% of the parts are the same as all the other 2.2 20v motors/cars audi had.

This gives me life

Its funnier when you remember that the devil tempted Eve with knowledge. That’s how base their theology is, the republicans.

Ours went up 3%, and cost us 22k in deductions, and 5k in refund, when compared to 2017 rules, but 2018 brackets.

What kind of car was it? Police like to profile cars first, then drivers second. I’ve done some pretty insane shit when I was younger in front of police, and I attribute the car I was driving to be a major factor in me not getting singled out and pulled over. (Also racially I am super ambiguous, and when the cops have…

Yea, deff a wash, and its actually 2k per child under 17 with it being fazed out on income over 400k. In the passed the limit was 75k. So more people will get that benefit, provided you have kids under 17. Oh another kicker, tuition isnt deductible anymore either, that and mortgage insurance (they expired in 17, and…

Both high property tax and income tax?

Forgot to mention child tax credits, those happen below the line, and in my first message I was only referring to above the line deductions. The new law double it so its 2k per child under 17.

Well its a little sticky, they actually raised the credit to 2k per child under 17. In that regard I guess it can workout in his favor, but it really hard to make that estimation without calculating other things. My original assessment was very bare bones, and it did not account for credits which happen “below the…

Yup, that and the loss of personal exemptions, it would have been worse if you had a few kids too.

Very exciting!

Oh fun! Congrats on the house, first home? What are your annual property taxes like?

It depends, but based on just what you said he already lost 24,300 (4050x6) in personal exemption, plus the 2017 standard deduction (12,700) for a grand total of $37,000. Under the new law the standard deduction is 24000 for married peoples, so hes out about 13,00 in total deductions. So he will have 13k more in…

What state are your from?

Well, let me know what I am missing...