N10S1

Current Ride: 01 Millenium Silver IS300
Current Mileage: 41,000 miles
Months in Service: 11 months since I bought it new last year.

I am getting kinda bored and do not want to dump $6-7K for forced induction. I have taken a quick peek at the $30-40K market. Here are some that might be interesting. Any input folks? Also what kind of trade in could I get for my ride. It is immaculate minus the high mileage.

1. '02 A4 1.8T with a CVT
2. '02 TT quattro, 225hp version coupe
3. '02 C230 coupe
4. '02 C32 (I would have to get a loan for this one )
5. '03 G35 (This would be sometime in April of 02)
6. '03 Z (This would be sometime in August of 02)
7. '02 Q45 (I know this one is way out there but I can get it a 5%below invoice)

The last three listed are a bit iffy. Ideally, I don't want to wait that long for a new car nor something so large (Q45)

futuregs

I'm into Audi's, if you live in an area where it snows i think audi is your best bet. If your into luxury the 45, I'm also 18, so i would get the AMG mercedes C32 =]

dpatterson069

hey inwhan!!! wasup!!!!!
i think u should just keep ur IS300 to be honest..
but, from that list, id get the Z!!!! thats the way to go..
i love that car and the new one looks real nice..


wasup?!?! when is the next meet?!?! i can make it out now cuz ill be on break..
email me
dpatterson069@hotmail.com

N10S1

Hey dave nice to hear from you! I finally got a job!!! I am working for American Honda out of Torrance now. The next meet is the usual Thursday Van Nuys Krispy Kreme meet with the A4/S4 guys and the WRX boys. It's at 8:30pm this coming Thurday. I may go if I am not unconcious after work!

dpatterson069

when is the big team lexstacy meet ??
thats the one i was refering too..
those thursday meets are hard on a school boy.. >
anyways, yea i plan on goin to the next team lexstacy meet.. let me know place and time in an email if u could..

dpatterson069@hotmail.com

Manaray

Personally, for me, I would pick them in this order (plus the reason)

Q45 - I'm more into fast luxury cars that can be made to handle well rather than a dinky sports car...the Q offers Space, Speed, and with a little bit of modding, some decent handling (granted, it's no Porsche no matter WHAT you do, but I can live with that). Plus, they have some nice clean body kits for that car...

A4 (Quattro 1.8T) - The new A4 looks nice and Oettinger's body kit looks tight! Plus the 1.8T has some potential for some extra power via aftermarket add-ons...

G35 - I think this will be a very nice car from what I've read and seen in pictures...plus I'm sure there will be a ton of aftermarket stuff for it soon. Decent power but we'll have to see what Infiniti does in terms of pricing...

New Z - Even though I'm not a "sports car" person (I like them, but unless I have several other cars, I don't need sports car...I can get plenty of speeding tickets in my GS430), this is a VERY NICE re-introduction of a classic. Be prepared to get RAPED at the dealership. Demand is already high.

TT Quattro - Complete impractical. Nice looking and quick and handles pretty well, but I don't know, sometimes, I need to carry sometime other than one other passenger...

C32 - Be ready to pay at LEAST $5K-$10K over sticker (RAPED w/o even a reach around). There is a huge waiting list for this...personally, I would rather keep the IS300 and turbocharge it...then sneak up on an unsuspecting C32 owner and smoke their **** off...then you can laugh because you're Turbo'd IS300 is about 1/2 the prices with all the features of the C32...but faster and built better.

C230K - Over a IS? What's the point? A FULLY loaded C230K is almost as good as IS but by the time you fully load it up, it's more than what you can haggle a IS300 for...granted, it looks different and whatnot (I think it's a decent looking car to tell you the truth) and you can mod it pretty well (check out Brabus's website along with Carlsson and Lorinser to name a few) but it's a bit over priced...if it was $25K Fully loaded, I would rate it higher in consideration...for $31K with no nav (not that that's much of a lost if you've ever used the COMAND system...what a POS!), eh, I'd rather have the solid reliability of the IS300...

Civic Si-r

N1 hey good to hear from you, do ya think you'll be at the Van Nuys Krispy kreme? If so I'll be there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

N10S1

Hey good to hear from you Mike! Did you hear? I finally got a job. I'm back in the game. It is a bit iffy as to whether or not I will be at the Van Nuys KK meet. I am waking up these days at 6am to get to work in Torrance by 8:30am. Even with a carpool buddy it is pretty hard commute. I am gonna have to move soon to the south bay. I will give you a call on Thursday afternoon if I end up going. See you soon.

Sentinel

Hmm
not sure your reasons for selling but all thoughs car are a too similar to the is300 in my opinion to sell it for with the exception of 6 and 7. Id go with the Z personally.

as for trade in doesnt matter if your cars is immaculate that mileage is going to kill u. 41k is300 2001 in this economy if u get 20k from a dealer ur going to be lucky.
Sentinel

redhwangso

if ur thinking of getting a new car.. i saw one of ur choices to be an A4, but why get the A4? get the S4... dats around ur price range am i correct? there is nothing like getting things stock! the warranty on those things are great! and a 1.8T maxed out would be similar to the speed that an S4 bi-turbo engine will create! so.. i say screw all those and get an S4!!!!

trd24m

Isnt the S4 AWD? Just my .02 cents.........

Civic Si-r

Cool N1, congrats on the new job. You have my work #, call me Thurs. before 5. I'll talk to you then. Hey responsibility is a *****, but someone has to do it.

CPerez100

Just keep the IS for a little longer.. until 2003.... Fix it up real good, put High Performance parts and in 2 years sell it to me ..

Welsh0913

Yup. The S4 comes with quattro stock.

You can only get the CVT with a FrontTrak version of the A4 though... and I think the quattro is one of Audi's best points. I personally would never get a Audi without quattro since it snows regularly around here. Also, the Audi A4 3.0 is in your $30-40k price range. Improvemet over the 1.8T... not sure if it warrants the extra $6-7,000 though.

EmoDragRacer

TT Quattro.. I likem!!!!