# Needed a winter beater

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [September 4, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956 "2015-09-04T12:50:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/1 "2015-09-04T12:50:04Z")

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![http://i.imgur.com/hyDYrph.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/hyDYrph.jpg)

Decided that this would do. Dropped a deposit on this 2016 A7, gonna grab it next week. The headrests feel more comfortable than my pillowtop mattress. I don’t even understand it.

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/2 "2015-09-04T12:54:18Z")

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Baller

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/3 "2015-09-04T13:06:03Z")

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Nice :tup: :tup:

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/4 "2015-09-04T13:06:59Z")

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dude! cmon!

awesome purchase.

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/5 "2015-09-04T13:16:06Z")

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> [@Jam](#):
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> dude! cmon!
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> awesome purchase.

Thanks man! The nice part about owning a LLC: if you use the car mostly for business, you can show the percentage you use the car for the business as an expense if you lease. I hate leasing and believe in owning outright basically only, but after the tax savings it’s a home run.

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**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/6 "2015-09-04T15:00:26Z")

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Meh, I’d rather have an low mileage S4…

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**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/7 "2015-09-04T15:15:51Z")

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penis alert^^^

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/8 "2015-09-04T16:23:45Z")

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> [@Motocrossx23](#):
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> Meh, I’d rather have an low mileage S4…

I thought so too at first, but I drove the S4 and S5 and was underwhelmed. I guess it boils down to the fact that I really don’t give two shits about the sporting pretext of the car because of the fact that I have a C7 Corvette to rip on if I want to enjoy mashing on a gas pedal appropriately with a manual transmission. Also, the S4/5 twins felt especially numb and insulated - like they were trying to be a “sports” car but also trying to be a “luxury” car and not really succeeding at either of those things. If I’m already driving a car that’s clearly built for comfort, I’m going big or going home. Also, weird hatch things are cool.

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> [@JayS](#):
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> Baller

> [@LZ](#):
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> Nice :tup: :tup:

Thank you sirs!

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**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/9 "2015-09-04T16:31:46Z")

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Not the response I expected, but a response worth noting!

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/10 "2015-09-04T16:48:17Z")

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> [@Motocrossx23](#):
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> Not the response I expected, but a response worth noting!

:tup:

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**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/11 "2015-09-04T16:59:06Z")

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Wanna do a pulley and a tune for 450HP?

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/12 "2015-09-04T18:51:12Z")

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> [@Justin](#):
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> Wanna do a pulley and a tune for 450HP?

Probably not just because I don’t care if it’s faster, but I could be enticed if it was easy to return to stock both mechanically and electronically without leaving a trace.

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**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/13 "2015-09-04T19:18:36Z")

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> [@Motocrossx23](#):
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> Not the response I expected, but a response worth noting!

![http://i.imgur.com/U7Ghu2s.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/7/2/7251f06766c840dfd1c1aaa79a5c0314aeaf1fd4.gif)

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/14 "2015-09-05T06:04:34Z")

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> [@ubengineering](#):
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> penis alert^^^

Did you buy a viper yet?

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**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/15 "2015-09-06T15:57:03Z")

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Seriously sweet ride, love the A6/A7’s

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**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/16 "2015-09-06T16:23:25Z")

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Nice complement to the Vette

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**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/17 "2015-09-06T19:50:53Z")

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nice pickup! those cars ride great and have enough power to get out of their own way without killing fuel economy

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**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/18 "2015-09-06T21:42:02Z")

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Quite a beater…

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**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/19 "2015-09-06T22:27:30Z")

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> [@ultradriver10000](#):
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> Did you buy a viper yet?

Yes, please let me know how much you want for the sidewinders.

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-a-winter-beater/272956/20 "2015-09-07T05:35:02Z")

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> [@Josh](#):
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> Probably not just because I don’t care if it’s faster, but I could be enticed if it was easy to return to stock both mechanically and electronically without leaving a trace.

as long as you flash back to stock before dealer service you are good from what I have read on the audi forums. Don’t go with the pulley if you want it to be mechanically stock, tune only brings you from 310hp to 415hp and 325tq to 360tq.

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