# Its time to get a new car. Need some opinions

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-time-to-get-a-new-car-need-some-opinions/200290
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [October 23, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-time-to-get-a-new-car-need-some-opinions/200290 "2008-10-23T01:54:49Z")
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### Author: ![beat90tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-time-to-get-a-new-car-need-some-opinions/200290/38 "2008-12-02T13:45:47Z")

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> [@FS: 02 Audi A4 Avant Quattro 1.8t sport](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-02-audi-a4-avant-quattro-1-8t-sport/38862/8):
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> 5 series are really slow… get the s4
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> i know of a few for sale semi-local… i just bought an 01.5 in your price range.

Stock for Stock, a 2000 540i and a 2000 S4 would be about dead even through the 1/4.

A 525 might be slow, but the 540s have 280hp, 330 ft-lbs. They are heavy, but a far cry from “really slow.”

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