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A guy called Jack Silverman imported 2 into the US....

Posted by: Ram on 2002-02-10 00:34:24
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In Reply to: Why does anyone want the RS4 (approx. $75k+) when you can spend less $.. posted by "Gone like a Ghost" on 2002-02-10 00:05:47

Cost him $25,000 to get EACH one approved by the US officials (including import costs/transport)....

He mentioned to me that he had to get a guy in from Germany to assist with the testing which included locking off the gearbox to make the car run front wheel drive and then rear wheel drive...

Why? I don't know, but Jack says that the US doesn't like people importing cars without type approval into the US, and that they support the dealer networks 100% in this..

So - how much for a US RS4?

Regards,

Ram :)

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Thread:

Why does anyone want the RS4 (approx. $75k+) when you can spend less $.. - "Gone like a Ghost" 2002-02-10 00:05:47 (3830 views)

Re: Why does anyone want the RS4 (approx. $75k+) when you can spend less $.. - quovadis 2002-11-11 18:19:08 (529 views)

well take a camaro, and put as mch as yur s4 base and it would kill it etc.. - Fusion 2002-02-10 19:35:12 (1843 views)

Cause if you modify THAT car as much as an S4 - Tostao 2002-02-10 10:30:54 (1916 views)

Re: Cause if you modify THAT car as much as an S4... - "Gone like a Ghost" 2002-02-10 14:04:53 (1486 views)

Well, that's obvious :), lucky them uh hehe - Tostao 2002-02-10 16:42:58 (979 views)

Here is why... - bitrbo 2002-02-10 10:02:10 (1955 views)

Re: Here is why...NOT - "Gone like a Ghost" 2002-02-10 10:27:49 (1528 views)

Nope... RS4 uses a different head than the S4.... - bitrbo 2002-02-10 16:06:07 (2133 views)

There are more differences between the RS4 motor than just turbos... - Kent L 2002-02-10 10:42:06 (2332 views)

You should about those internals? From what I've always heard, it was just the heads that were - The R 2002-02-10 14:12:04 (1203 views)

Pretty certain... - Kent L 2002-02-10 14:45:59 (982 views)

RS4 Vs S4 Engine - RichardS4 2002-02-10 14:40:49 (5015 views)

New or Used RS4 Engine question - liquid_X 2002-09-13 11:25:30 (516 views)

I only spent $60 for mine used with 8,000 miles on it. Luv It!!! - XTRALOW 2002-02-10 09:48:25 (1602 views)

Agree absolutely although you can buy a second hand RS4 for about $50K now - EuroDriver 2002-02-10 09:16:49 (1470 views)

RS4 would be a much better base for modding, simple mods would probably yield 420-450hp - L F S 4 2002-02-10 07:17:29 (1057 views)

Read on RS4.org that Quattro Ghmb tuned the RS4 engine to 450 BHP .... - RichardS4 2002-02-10 08:02:02 (2390 views)

Where could you buy an RS4 engine? - mjbuch3 2002-02-10 12:22:10 (2250 views)

I agree; S4 with mods is still a better deal - bobbO 2002-02-10 01:28:56 (1488 views)

A guy called Jack Silverman imported 2 into the US.... - Ram 2002-02-10 00:34:24 (10698 views)

Re: A guy called Jack Silverman imported 2 into the US.... - quovadis 2002-11-11 18:21:54 (252 views)

33k in upgrades and no warrenty left...that's one reason to go straight to the RS4 - Bill in SoCal 2002-02-10 00:12:55 (1272 views)

Gray market RS4 has no warranty anyway. - George 2002-02-10 07:02:46 (1377 views)

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