Or maybe I'll just get a 7 series.....

Ya that's the ticket.

Never mind on checking out that touring, not that anybody was jumping at the opportunity....

Luckily I was able to call off my Dad from checking out the S6 in Portland too.

BTW - the early 4.2L V8's had a timing belt, which I believe is in the front of the engine. Not sure about that. Needs to be changed at 90K which basically means once in the lifetime of the car for most people. But the 04+ 4.2L V8 uses a timing chain. In some very small % of motors the plastic guides can wear out or crack, and since the chain is in the back it pretty much means pulling the motor to get to it. But the S6 has a timing belt and it had already been changed. So no issue there. Although, I have done a fair amount of work on the S4 and thanks to the quattro system the motor packaging is pretty tight which makes almost everything a serious PITA working on it. But the motors are quite bulletproof and don't require much work. Typical stuff like valve cover gaskets, and they do need plugs every 50K miles, but nothing too crazy. And the cooling system isn't designed to explode at 80K miles like a BMW. Ha Ha...

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2003 4.6is - SOLD
2003 M5 Imola
2008 Mini Cooper S
2011 Mazda CX9