Hello Everyone.
I thought I would introduce myself. I have been an S4 owner since last July. I was driving around an old salvage titled Corrolla and decided that it was time to get something better. I searched and reviewed autos for a while till I came across the S4. Well, I do not have to tell anyone here what I felt when I saw that car. It was indeed love at first sight. Virtual sight that is. I found it on Auto trader with 71k on her and an engine direct from Audi in Germany with only 16k. I contacted the owner and made arrangements to go pick it up. I grabbed a flight from Salem Oregon to Cleveland and drove her back on an awesome and thrilling 2500 mile test drive. It was not long until the mod bug set in. Last fall, I installed a JHM shifter, an Apikol snub, yellow fog bulbs, a carbon fiber Cupra R lip, blacked out side markers and changed fuel, air and cabin filters. I went on a shopping spree and got a bunch of goodies. Then the weather turned. I have to fight for garage space so most of the time I work outside. Now that the weather is improving I have a bunch of stuff waiting to go on. New rotors, brake lines, pads, wheel well liners, wheel bearings and hubs, upper control arms, Bilstein sport shocks and sport pedals. I just ordered the oil check valve kit and the JHM intake spacers. Since I will be down there I decided to get a new PCV valve. Check valve Y pipe and pintle caps just in case I break something. I realize that some of the things I am doing probably do not need changing but it is pretty enjoyable to work on this car and it is not breaking the bank by buying the stuff so why not? Speaking of working on this car, I find it pretty satisfying to be able to say that I fixed my own car and can keep her in good shape. I also realized during my research that the only real way I was going to afford to keep a car like this was to do as much maintenance on my own. That is why I am excited to be here. I am on Audizine as well, but this forum feels much more serious and oriented toward people that often get under the hood. I look forward to getting good help and advice and look forward to contributing once my own skill and knowledge with this platform improve.
