Been two years

"ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper" (thedlo) 09/21/2016 at 12:50 • Filed to: None

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Still miss her. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Garrett Davis > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 12:52

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Aawwwww, damn that sucks.

Beautiful S4, man.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 12:55

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Was it a manual.

OPPOsaurus WRX > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 12:56

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well that sux.

BeaterGT > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 12:56

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Jesus, this brings a tear to my eye! How did it happen?

functionoverfashion > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 12:59

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One of the best vanity plates, hands down.

CalzoneGolem > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 13:03

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For those interested in how this happened:

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-had-a-green-…

Spaceball-Two > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 13:03

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Oh man I remember this. Awful day.

OCD-CO > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 13:06

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I still hate you lucky “people” over there who get the Avant’s. We here in ‘Merica get one or two random imports. At least if you lost this one over there you could probably find another. Did you?

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/21/2016 at 13:17

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Sadly no.

But I had a swap kit that I was going to slide in.

The car was solid though, Ohlins, full exhaust etc. The swap was the last thing on the “To do” list

Chris Clarke > OCD-CO 09/21/2016 at 13:18

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I didn’t know New Yorkers got all the Avants.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > OCD-CO 09/21/2016 at 13:33

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I think you’re confusing this for an RS4.

I got a ‘95 S6 now.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 13:34

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I trust you sold the exhaust and the kit.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/21/2016 at 13:35

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Oh yea. I didnt lose any money in the end. Probably came out ahead even.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Spaceball-Two 09/21/2016 at 13:38

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I know, I really want another...but I also want a garage with a house attached.(in the works).

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > BeaterGT 09/21/2016 at 13:38

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/wagon-wednesda…

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/21/2016 at 13:39

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yea the 2.7 has a special place in my heart.

Spaceball-Two > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 13:43

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Someone in my office building drives a silver one. It’s always dirty and wheels are curb rashed. I want to SAVE IT!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 13:48

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Asking because I have a friend with one.

BeaterGT > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 14:21

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Oh I thought it was the V8. Not as sad now but stinks you lost such a clean ride.

Alex Zapata > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/21/2016 at 14:33

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That is the greatest personalized plate ever...

Ever...

jkm7680 > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 09/29/2016 at 21:16

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I 100000% know those feels.

People keep bitching and moaning about how bad 2.7t reliability is without ever owning one. People keep them running for a reason and that’s because of how awesome they are.

Also, how much would that manual swap cost that you were going to do to it?

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > jkm7680 09/30/2016 at 10:13

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I’ll get another soon enough.

Well, it all depends. Im a big DIY’r So it would have all been home brew. I learned to tune** just for the swap. Besides that, its just making a harness for the revers lights, and runing the master/slave lines etc.

The cost of parts all depends on what you want, in terms of condition/age. I dropped coin for the transmission since it was built, but the rest was used stuff bought as a package deal. I think the total was at about 2.2k and change for everything: 6mt ($1500), rs4 clutch (used), shift linkages/box, drive shaft, axles, rear diff, and pedal assembly.

(**I have forgoten all but the basics lol)

jkm7680 > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 10/01/2016 at 10:38

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Same. I miss mine every day I drive the VW.

I’d love to do it myself, but I don’t really have too much space at the moment.

Jake Girardet > BeaterGT 10/31/2016 at 10:18

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Wait. Am I to understand that you are actually less sad that it is the twin-turbo six?!

Are you familiar with the 2.7T, or is “8 > 6" all that you’re basing this off of?

BeaterGT > Jake Girardet 10/31/2016 at 10:19

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Yes, and both.

Jake Girardet > BeaterGT 10/31/2016 at 15:33

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Hmm... Fascinating.

I mean, the 4.2 certainly isn’t a bad engine, but it always seemed so. . . ordinary, compared to the 2.7T.

To be clear, I am definitely not one of those people that thinks forced induction is always better than natural aspiration (it isn’t), or that eight cylinder engines are somehow lame (they aren’t). But there aren’t many engines out there that can produce more than double the stock-rated amount of both horsepower and torque, with zero internal work being done to the block or rotating assembly. There are even fewer that can operate in that fashion for 100,000+ miles without needing anything more than the factory-specified, routine maintenance. Ever since I first learned that the 2.7T possessed that sort of potential, I have considered it worthy of being counted among the most impressive mass-produced engines for road-going vehicles (such a list, in my opinion, would also include the BMW S54, the Toyota 2JZ, and the Mitsubishi 4G63, just to name a few).

Full Disclosure: I have been daily driving a modified B5 S4 (sedan, 6-speed) for almost four years now, so I fully recognize that I may very well just be biased; but, to be fair, I longed for one for years before finally getting one, and the appeal has not worn off, even after all this time. In fact, I honestly didn’t expect to be this happy with it this many years later. I continually find myself disappointed with newer vehicles, and I think a big part of the reason why is the way that engine delivers its power. To this day, it is the only turbocharged vehicle I have ever been in that can briskly accelerate from a steady cruising speed of 65 MPH without shifting out of sixth gear (~2,100 RPM). The torque is simply incredible.

But, to each their own, I suppose!