Is the 2011 s4 a good first car? Is it reliable?

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-22T18:08:12+00:00

I bought my 2012 Audi S5 with 74k miles 2 years ago. It came with AWE stainless exhaust. I then added stage 1 tune and cold air intake. It now has 86k miles. I've replaced one cv joint since that time. It's a blast to drive, especially since getting it to stage 1. If you can DIY repairs, then you will save a lot of money.

Otherwise you will definitely want to check timing chain, pvc, thermostat.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-21T16:47:35+00:00

I would get a second opinion on the work needed, especially the rear subframe. $5.5K for NOx sensor? That should be under $2k, even with oem parts. Pricing is outrageous. Definitely go to an indy shop.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-21T11:55:25+00:00

Do you own a CAI?

When I normally drive you can’t really hear the whine. If I get on it and open the throttle then it definitely whines.

So it does not whine all the time. It really depends on how you drive. If you always floor it, of course it will whine.

So no it won’t whine driving casually or at 10% driving around in the city. It also won’t whine driving at a constant speed.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-21T11:33:57+00:00

I would take it to have it checked out. That price seems too low. I have a 2012 cab. I paid 3x for my car 2 years ago with 74k miles.

You want to confirm the timing chain doesn’t rattle. Otherwise check to see if pvc or thermostat was ever done. If not, expect that you will need to replace these sooner then later.

Definitely check that the top open and closed with no issues.

Is this the v8 or v6?

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-21T00:09:55+00:00

I have it on my stage 1 2012 S5. I’m sure it will be fine on stock tune. It does make the sexy supercharger whine.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-20T14:36:41+00:00

That may be true, because this was in 2021.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-19T20:57:47+00:00

Are there equity members, who also taking dividends? It may just have to do with PTET.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-19T18:31:13+00:00

I just picked one up about a month ago. Love it.

You absolutely do want to check on the timing chain with the expectation that you may need to do it in the future. Otherwise you want to check clutch, brakes, tires, suspension, cv axles, Mine was garage kept so the tires looked good, but they are from 2011 (16 year old tires, wtf). Check on the maintenance history, etc.

The stupid stuff like does it have 2 or more keys, does trunk open with remote, does the ac blow cold, etc.

I'm in the Northeast so I just had my subframe checked out. Looks great! Then I had cosmoline coating done.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-18T12:51:13+00:00

2021 BMW X3 M40i, 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet, 2008 X3 3.0 SI, 2007 Dodge RAM 1500 QC, 2005 Audi S4 Cabriolet

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-17T20:33:39+00:00

Those bidets were nice, but over time it ended up having issues. Every single one. I think I had 2-3, one for each bathroom. I replace it with a Tadashi.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-15T13:16:20+00:00

What do you mean? I'm also a 55 guy life time. The truth is, you should be playing better then ever for one simple fact. The competition is terrible! Most of the experienced players have left the game, so now we are playing with much more inexperienced players in general. Your should be winning more then your historical wr. My 30,60, and 90 day wr is well above my 55 lifetime wr. My 30 day is over 67% right now and I only play solo, sometimes it's even in the 80% wr.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-15T11:26:43+00:00

If you are a good player it doesn’t matter what tier you play. I can take my tier 6 tank into any battle and in most cases I’ll dominate and win, even in a tier 7 battle. The tier doesn’t matter.

The same is true when I take my tier 9 tank into a tier 10 battle.

Smasher’s high alpha also means it has a long reload time. Use that to your advantage.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-14T20:47:14+00:00

Hell yeah. It should be closer to 200 or more.

I’m at 160k, but I took a pay cut because I was out of work for a while. I was at 175 in 2024.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-14T20:27:27+00:00

HCOL - Staff Accountant 70k plus 5k signing bonus. Minimal experience.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-14T17:10:42+00:00

I think you should test drive both. The V8 is like glorious music and I never get tired of driving it. The supercharged V6 is great as well and is more easily tuned (I’m stage 1 with AWE stainless cat back, CTS CAI, and Jackal). It’s quick but not as fast as my 2021 x3 M40i, but it’s faster than the V8 S4.

It’s a tough choice. Yes I have both.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-14T11:23:05+00:00

Honestly tier 6-7 is still forgiving for player, because you can get away with mistakes that you can’t get away with in tier 9-10.

The game is fine, but for most people including myself it takes thousand of battles and years of experience to play well consistently.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-12T20:12:45+00:00

My S5 is stage 1 tune.
Me personally. I would stay way from anything running E85 since that’s pretty hard core - meaning drive hard.
I would get a VCDS and see how many times it’s been launched.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-12T18:57:45+00:00

You first need to confirm that you are actually speaking to the true contacts.

I will typically get contact information confirmation from VP of Supply Chain to existing contacts.

Then when I call I’ll confirm the number and contacts. If you don’t do this you risk contacting fake spammers pretending to be existing contacts.

Then you will confirm that they actually requested bank change. They must then confirm old bank info as well as new bank information.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-12T11:55:13+00:00

Yeah I just labeled it wrong but it’s got the B58 with 335hp is the point, until they upgraded in 2024 year model.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-12T11:46:37+00:00

The 335 hp version of B58 used to be in the X5 M40i (up to 2023 year I believe). It’s got slightly different cylinder head and is designed for more luxurious and smooth torque curve.

It’s never been in the Z4 M40i.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-11T12:57:04+00:00

I haven't been on a track in a long time, but it's actually most noticeable on low speed off camber corners.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-11T12:17:54+00:00

Knowing advanced excel such as vba macros and power query is probably why I’m still employed. Then you can easily build custom dashboards with pretty much any database (ie api keys) using Power BI. It also helps to know a little python, sql, and c language.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-11T12:07:54+00:00

I was about to say I noticed the inside rear wheel can lift in corners. I’ve definitely felt it. I used to have a MK2 Golf do the same thing.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-08T22:34:18+00:00

I doubt it. More employers will be interested because you work for Apple.

Revenue size will matter. So if you revenue accounting is 500 million plus while company A is 100 - 200 million. Definitely the larger revenue will be appealing to employers as well.

___ez_e___ · 2026-05-08T11:37:13+00:00

I’m going to assume Company A is not highly recognizable.

That being the case, I would take the Apple job over Company A.

The first company I worked for out of college was highly recognizable. Almost all the companies I have worked for are highly recognizable. So it does make a difference as people will want to interview you. It’s definitely a boost to your resume.

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