Thinking about trading in fleet for R8..

[wakzak33]

Hey everyone, I was thinking about selling some of my fleet, and buying a new R8. Here is the lineup. Tell me what you think I should sell, to still keep a nice lineup, but be able to add the R8 too it.

04 Audi S4
02 Porsche Turbo
02 BMW M3
03 Mercedes G500
02 Mercedes S430
05 Mercedes SL500 AMG Pckg.
01 Ford Excursion (Gas)
06 Ford Excursion (Diesel)
07 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Ed.
08 Ford F250 Superduty

.... Now, I honestly am tired of all of my cars, and need some new ones. But which ones should go first? In your opinions.









SL500, S430 pics are coming. My white excursion is in Ohio with my son at college.

[fusionx]

My dad had an 03 turbo and got it for around $95 grand with a few miles on it, once it hit 60,000 miles the car was worth $40 grand hahaha. Soo you might want to sell it sooner and get as much money as you can for it.

Id keep:
1 SUV
1 Truck ( if you have to )
M3
S4

you could probably sell the s4 if you needed to, ive just always been a sucker for that body style m3

[Tiesto]

Wow, with all the money you've spent on that "fleet" you could own a few supercars. I'd hate to know what it costs to insure all that even in PA.

[zberch]

even if your so bloody rich why do you have so many cars that are really used for the same thing?

[OEMplus.com]

Id keep:
1 SUV
1 Truck ( if you have to )
M3
S4

x2, but substituting the SL500 for the M3. ;)

[wakzak33]

I know you won't believe me, but I'm not really loaded. I had a few good years in business, and have a weakness when it comes to cars. So take a guess, where do you think all my money is?? In my freakin' driveway! Haha. We'll honestly, I was thinking about selling the SL500, the G500, the Ford Explorer, the Ford Excursion and the Porsche Turbo. That way I wouldn't have 2 supercars, plus an SL500 which is on the line. So this way I'll still have my S430 Sedan, S4, M3, R8, Diesel Excursion, F250, and a little extra cash to spend on my R8 :)

[SAMMY]

hey Everyone, I Was Thinking About Selling Some Of My Fleet, And Buying A New R8. Here Is The Lineup. Tell Me What You Think I Should Sell, To Still Keep A Nice Lineup, But Be Able To Add The R8 Too It.

04 Audi S4
02 Porsche Turbo
02 Bmw M3
03 Mercedes G500
02 Mercedes S430
05 Mercedes Sl500 Amg Pckg.
01 Ford Excursion (gas)
06 Ford Excursion (diesel)
07 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Ed.
08 Ford F250 Superduty

.... Now, I Honestly Am Tired Of All Of My Cars, And Need Some New Ones. But Which Ones Should Go First? In Your Opinions.

Don't Sell The Excursion! I Have One Also And Will Never Let It Go! I Am Getting My R8 1st Of Next Year---good Luck

[sakimano]

keep these + R8

02 BMW M3
02 Mercedes S430
06 Ford Excursion (Diesel)
08 Ford F250 Superduty

[wakzak33]

Yeah, I need one family car (S430, thinking about getting an S63 AMG as well)... A nice summer ride (M3), wife's car... (G500 or SL), and I love my Diesel and Gas Excursions. No need for explorer or f250 i'm thinking because I have dealerships I could use any pickup truck for. I got the explorer for my son while he's at college, because I wouldnt' want him with his M3 while he's at school, getting drunk, and racing. So I think I'll just get rid of it all and get myself an R8 and a Bentley Flying Spur :) ... THanks for advice. Not saying I'll use it, but I just like to hear other peoples opinions....

Sammy, also just wondering, how did you come about getting your R8?

[NastyNogaro]

I can't believe noone said keep the Porsche Turbo. Are you guys on shrooms? Keep an M3 over a turbo Porsche?

Keep:

Porsche Turbo
S430
S4 (only cause we're on audizine)

[wakzak33]

I love the porsche, but that will be most of the money I get for the R8. I do love it though, and I honestly can say that my car is most likely just as fast as the R8. I love the AWD it just feels amazing. The pickup is incredible. My brother has a Murcielago Lp640 and my car beats it to 140

[Sharkfin]

Hey everyone, I was thinking about selling some of my fleet, and buying a new R8. Here is the lineup. Tell me what you think I should sell, to still keep a nice lineup, but be able to add the R8 too it.

04 Audi S4
02 Porsche Turbo
02 BMW M3
03 Mercedes G500
02 Mercedes S430
05 Mercedes SL500 AMG Pckg.
01 Ford Excursion (Gas)
06 Ford Excursion (Diesel)
07 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Ed.
08 Ford F250 Superduty

.... Now, I honestly am tired of all of my cars, and need some new ones. But which ones should go first? In your opinions.

I'd keep the:
s4
m3
1 mercedes only
1 SUV only
1 truck only

that means you sell 4 cars....

[UnkleGatsby]

ditch all the Fords besides the super duty

[$teady$upreme]

Keep

06 Ford Excursion
02 Porsche Turbo
03 Benz G500
02 Benz S430
04 S4
+
09 R8

That way, you will have everything in any occasion.

[20vturbo]

keep the porsche and the g500 sell the rest

[fusionx]

wakzak did I hear the word Bentley?!

Bentley = waste of money!!! you might as well just buy another r8 instead of that POS haha

[NastyNogaro]

I love the porsche, but that will be most of the money I get for the R8. I do love it though, and I honestly can say that my car is most likely just as fast as the R8. I love the AWD it just feels amazing. The pickup is incredible. My brother has a Murcielago Lp640 and my car beats it to 140

Sorry, but Porsche turbo > R8. In all respects. Post pics please!

[cerfus]

Sorry, but Porsche turbo > R8. In all respects. Post pics please!

seriously, sell the M3, S4, G5, explorer, gas excursion. I don't know why you would want to keep the M or S over the turbo.

[OverSpun]

Sell everything and start over. Keep S4, get R8, get cayenne turbo for an SUV, and then a different truck if you really need a truck. Why would you need 4 SUVs?

[djwimbo]

04 Audi S4
02 Porsche Turbo ... if you can afford to Keep
02 BMW M3 Keep
03 Mercedes G500
02 Mercedes S430 Keep
05 Mercedes SL500 AMG Pckg.
01 Ford Excursion (Gas)
06 Ford Excursion (Diesel) Keep
07 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Ed.
08 Ford F250 Superduty

That means 6 vehicles would be leaving your parking lot. Keeping at least 3 + the R8.

M3 is timeless and sexy.
Merc's are so-so in my world, I'm not that impressed with them, but you gotta keep a 4dr around.
Expedition's are actually cool if (and only if) diesel.
Porsche Turbo's are f-in sweet, BUT you are buying an R8. Porsche turbo has been done for years, how many years as Audi made the R8? It's the new hotness and sets the bar for everything else.

[TonyD]

Sell everything and start over. Keep S4, get R8, get cayenne turbo for an SUV, and then a different truck if you really need a truck. Why would you need 4 SUVs?

Agreed...zor.

[FrankA6]

keep the S4 and Porsche Only! a Stg 3 S4 and tuned porsche turbo is faster than a R8 anyways.

[fusionx]

the Porsche is going to loose its value A TON faster than any of the cars he has. so if he uses the Porsche now, that's a lot more money going towards the r8. id say keep the s4 / m3 just because they would be fun cars to mod out maybe stage 3 s4 and im sure theres something similar to the m3. I saw a stage 4 m3 1100hp 31 lbs of boost the other day hahaha. anyways i like the idea of trading in your SUV's for something like the cayenne turbo, although the cayenne turbo is almost as much as the r8... i think you'd enjoy the cayenne S just as much. my moms old cayenne s was a ton of fun

[Reaxion]

wakzak did I hear the word Bentley?!

Bentley = waste of money!!! you might as well just buy another r8 instead of that POS haha

Bentley = waste of money? I beg to differ. Not many sedans are par for par with a flying spur.

If your talking about the GT, then I'll have to agree with you.

[Reaxion]

Ohh, and dump the S4 and/or M3 and get a Protomotive turbo setup for your porsche!

[fusionx]

Bentley = waste of money? I beg to differ. Not many sedans are par for par with a flying spur.

If your talking about the GT, then I'll have to agree with you.

GT yea for sure


but i mean would you really drop $175,000 on a crysler 300c looking sedan?! You could get an R8, Aston martin DB8, new bmw m3, m5, m6 and a lot more :-/

[Maverick]

here is what you should sell

03 Mercedes G500 (too old and outdated compare to what MB has currently)
02 Mercedes S430(same as the G500, outdatede, S550 is way better)
01 Ford Excursion (Gas) (diesel is better than this gas engine)
07 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Ed (boring and no personality vehicle)

[Reaxion]

GT yea for sure


but i mean would you really drop $175,000 on a crysler 300c looking sedan?! You could get an R8, Aston martin DB8, new bmw m3, m5, m6 and a lot more :-/

Flying spur is a BEAST. Stage 1 = all those you mentioned in your rear view. But....I would never buy one new, being from the car industry, I find it hard to buy a car right off the showroom floor. Depreciation FTW.

I know some people love the new car experience, I'm just not one of them

To the OP, GET THAT R8!

[cerfus]

keep the S4 and Porsche Only! a Stg 3 S4 and stock porsche turbo is faster than a R8 anyways.

GT yea for sure


but i mean would you really drop $175,000 on a crysler 300c looking sedan?! You could get an R8, Aston martin DB8, new bmw m3, m5, m6 and a lot more :-/

fixed.

I wish a 300c was a flying spur, but if your comparing a 300c boat p.o.s to a Flying Spur, then you don't know what your talking about. Sorry just do some research you'll find out quick, I was gonna buy one a bit back.

[KY_Soldier]

based on my sig, I'm with Rich, keep a sedan (S4), SUV (excursion diesel or G500), truck (your choice), and the R8.

I'd also trade the M3 for a 135 (living proof it kicks a**!). I dropped the M5 for a 335 and am gonna drop the 335 now that I have the 135. The new turbo bimmers are head and shoulders over many of the former (and even current) M's right now (sans a limited slip diff) in terms of all around performance/comfort/economy and useability.

I also considered a flying spur, but its a little over the top ostentatious for me. Not that the R8 isn't but it's not a sedan. I also considered a Maserati Quattroporte since they can be had cheap right now (little less flamboyant).

Lastly, a 300M is not a flying spur by any means. Had you mentioned a Phaeton, I would have agreed. That was the best VW that never caught on. Shame but if they sold that with an Audi badge it would have KILLED (dont think the A8 is quite as nice as the Phaeton was).

[fusionx]

**My own opinion**

Cars you can get that are about the same price as the flying spur:

2008 Aston Martin DB9
2008 Ferrari F430
2009 BMW M3
2008 Nissan GT-R
2008 Lamborghini Gallardo
200 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

the list goes on. The Bentley to me and always will never be anything special. The car's I listed above are a bunch of amazing machines that are head turners and loads of fun.




look too damn close to me haha


anyways, sorry to thread jack I just hate to see money wasted on something like the flying spur when you can get a 10x more amazing car for around the same price

[akasch]

^^you could buy the M3 and GTR and still have a bunch of money to spend on mods instead of a spur

[NewEnglandRS]

Trade it all and get both the flying spur and R8...not sure if you'd have enough trade-in value for both.

[manny6i9]

sorry to be a downer, but lets see pictures of your "fleet" all together in your drive...


sorry gents, but I call BS on this one, until proven wrong.

[wakzak33]

I'll post some pics when I get home. In Nyc for the day. Also, I love the F430 but one problem, my next door neighbor has one. I honestly am in love with the R8, F430, Murcielago Lp640, Phantom... So many amazing cars, I want them all! And manny6i9, suck my cock... I'll show your ass up

[03CrysBlueB6]

sorry to be a downer, but lets see pictures of your "fleet" all together in your drive...


sorry gents, but I call BS on this one, until proven wrong.

+1 we need to see pictures... according to your sig you have an a4.. doesnt mention anything about all of these others.. and we want to see pictures that say "told you so audizine" not a picture from google with them all lines up

[fusionx]

haha who cares if he has the cars or not, i doubt he would go into detail about some of those cars if he didn't have them, hes asking for advice not people to doubt him. its still fun maybe being part of the decision to buy an insane car :)

[ginkof]

get rid of all the fords since they are crap except the diesel. sell the g500... they are soooo over rated and pretty ugly. and sell your M3 to my friend. that should give you a pretty chunk of change as a down payment!

[wakzak33]

My signature says S4 because this is an audi forum, and no other cars that I own are audi's. I will get some pictures up, I keep forgetting. And yes, they are all in my driveway... I took the Black / Black Diesel Excursion to NYC yesterday with a driver. It was like the secret service. It's black on black pretty tinted. I'm 100% I'm keeping that.

[vjma]

sell everything and get a B8 S4 plus the R8. The new B8 is big enough to sit 4 6 footers comfortably, something the B6/B7 cannot even imagine.