tgdA4

Thanks.

Is the stasis ECU upgrade lease friendly too?

m444

Well the ECU FLASH should be reversible.

IAS5

V6 will never sound as good as a V8, no matter what you do to it.

DrGP

I would have to believe that the S5 will probably run you between $900-1000/ month(or more) depending on the term length, miles/yr and down money. A comparable S4 will cost less because, s4s cost less and the interest rates and residuals are better. Another reason to go with the S4. As far as an exhaust is concerned, Yes, you can bolt up a new exhaust and put the OEM exhaust back on at lease turn in . BTW, the stock exhaust comes off in 1 piece. I have listened to sound clips of all the available exhausts and I like the Milltek non res and AWE the best. APR sounds raspy to me and Stasis exhaust doesn't really sound that much different than the stock system. Fast Intentions also sounds pretty good to me.

tgdA4

Thanks for the input everyone. Seems like the choice is down to style over substance in this case.

I don't like the S5 style so much that its worth an extra $200+ a month to me. True no exhaust can match the S5's V8, but it comes close IMO.

So I think I will put an order in for:

- Premium+
- Sports Diff.
- B&O
- Nav
- Carbon inlays
- Magma interior
- Daytona Grey exterior
- Titanium package (maybe - just like the wheels mainly)

Then I'll mod it with a milltek exhaust and stasis ECU.

With all that it should hopefully feel like a new car compared to my 3.2.

DrVolkl

You have chosen... wisely.

NWS4Guy

The V8 will also be pretty suceptible to the dreaded Carbon Buildup. The 3.0 might be, but that remains to be seen, the V8 definitely has - FI engines usually are more resistant to this.

helix139

Excellent choice. Daytona Grey + Ti will look awesome. There is one Daytona Grey + Black Optics that I've seen lurking around here and that was one sexy car. I was between Daytona and Sepang before ultimately going for Sepang but you can't go wrong with either. IMO they're the two best looking colors you can get on an S4.

plivac

Get the ADS - steering and adaptive suspension makes a difference...

tgdA4

I currently have ADS and while I do feel the difference, the cost is not worth it to me this time around. I would have to get the prestige trim then too. Would add over $100 to my payments.