S4 dreams came true!

**carmine914** · 09-28-2016 08:40 PM

So, I'll try not to get too sappy but my love affair with Audi started by happenstance nearly 13 years ago when a family friend sold me their B5 A4 1.8T as my first car. I wasn't looking for anything in particular so I like to think that the car found me. While the A4 was perfect to me, what really did me in was seeing a Nogaro Blue B5 S4 for the first time shortly after joining the family. Instant enthusiast.

When it came time to purchase my next car as a full-time working (semi)adult, the S badge was out of reach but I came across a car that was, once again, a perfect fit for me at that moment in time. B7 A4 3.2L with a sport suspension and manual gearbox. Met my sporty needs without having to break the bank and over the years I made a few modest upgrades for improved aesthetics and performance.

Now fast forward nearly 7 years to the present day - in a bittersweet turn of events, my B7 was totaled after a truck rear ended me but the tragedy left a door wide open and I never lost sight of the dream...
2015 S4
- Sepang Blue / Nogaro Blue Edition Interior
- 7speed S-tronic
- Black Optic
- Prestige Package
- Sport Rear Diff
- B&O

Very proud to finally be a part of this sub-forum.

Cheers!

**14S4GWM** · 09-28-2016 08:44 PM

Welcome, nicely equipped, congrats!

**whiped** · 09-28-2016 08:44 PM

Beautiful car! Good choice!

Welcome to the S4 family!

**carmine914** · 09-28-2016 08:47 PM

Thanks! Realized after I posted that I never resized. Fixed!

**mmm def** · 09-28-2016 08:51 PM

Awesome car dude

**Sick S4** · 09-28-2016 08:56 PM

Beautiful Color and congrats on the car!

**DBL R** · 09-28-2016 09:02 PM

Welcome. Good looking car.

**absolutarin** · 09-28-2016 09:07 PM

So glad you're here on AZ as well as on Reddit lol. Beautiful color and congrats on the dream car!! You'll love every single bit of driving in it.

**Pyromatic177** · 09-28-2016 09:09 PM

Hey man if you're going to get the dream B8.5 you picked the right one! Especially with that interior!

**carmine914** · 09-28-2016 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by absolutarin

So glad you're here on AZ as well as on Reddit lol. Beautiful color and congrats on the dream car!! You'll love every single bit of driving in it.

Ha! Gotta diversify, right? Good eye!

Originally Posted by Pyromatic177

Hey man if you're going to get the dream B8.5 you picked the right one! Especially with that interior!

Thanks! I didn't take any of the inside as I quickly pulled over to take a few shots (drove the car up to NY from Miami). I'll have to follow up with a few of the interior ASAP.

**PSUGOLD** · 09-28-2016 09:20 PM

Welcome and great color!

**pdqgp** · 09-28-2016 09:38 PM

Dat Blue!

Congrats!

Time for the mods to begin

**Bruno_s4** · 09-28-2016 10:31 PM

Congrats! Nogaro Interior? SWEET!

**mlavelle92** · 09-28-2016 11:21 PM

Nice man! Saw this on Reddit too! Welcome to the S4 Club

**AudiSTL** · 09-29-2016 05:14 AM

Welcome to the S4 club congrats

**MrFunk** · 09-29-2016 08:23 AM

Approved!

Awesome color!

**BDP** · 09-29-2016 08:34 AM

Love the color. Congrats on the new ride!

**SDBolts** · 09-29-2016 09:36 AM

Congrats! Definitely one of my favorite colors for our cars.

**jygesq** · 09-29-2016 09:49 AM

congrats!!! 2015" was a very good year," to quote an old song

**jsh139** · 09-29-2016 10:15 AM

Congrats! Didn't realize you could get the Nogaro interior with Sepang. Either way, looks nice.

**A4_n00b** · 09-29-2016 10:53 AM

Congrats on the new car, looks great!

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**BigBluu** · 09-29-2016 08:57 PM

Congrats! Great color choice with Sepang!

Yours is probably the first Sepang I've seen with the Audi Exclusive Nogaro interior. All others were part of the Limited Edition Nogaro on Nogaro. Interior pics please when you have a chance.

**FWP!** · 09-29-2016 09:25 PM

Jealous of the Prestige package and sports diff!! I have a '16 with the s-tronic, black optics and the B&O stereo which I love, but those other options would have been nice to have. Congrats!

**carmine914** · 09-30-2016 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by BigBluu

Congrats! Great color choice with Sepang!

Yours is probably the first Sepang I've seen with the Audi Exclusive Nogaro interior. All others were part of the Limited Edition Nogaro on Nogaro. Interior pics please when you have a chance.

As promised! These were the stock photos I saved from the dealer site. Still haven't had a chance to conduct a proper shoot with the car.

**jygesq** · 10-01-2016 10:39 AM

Was this car new or used?

**carmine914** · 10-01-2016 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by jygesq

Was this car new or used?

Very lightly used. I picked it up with around 6400 miles on the clock and the only noticeable aesthetic wear is the tiniest of chips on the driver's door.

**jygesq** · 10-01-2016 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by carmine914

Very lightly used. I picked it up with around 6400 miles on the clock and the only noticeable aesthetic wear is the tiniest of chips on the driver's door.

Very nice could you tell us price.? Or email, I have same model & year with very similar equipment .

**Dirt** · 10-01-2016 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by jsh139

Congrats! Didn't realize you could get the Nogaro interior with Sepang. Either way, looks nice.

Originally Posted by BigBluu

Congrats! Great color choice with Sepang!

Yours is probably the first Sepang I've seen with the Audi Exclusive Nogaro interior. All others were part of the Limited Edition Nogaro on Nogaro. Interior pics please when you have a chance.

There was a member from Melbourne, FL selling a beautiful S4 in this same color combo recently. He posted a for sale thread here, actually.
Definitely a different car though as his is a 6 speed MT.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...(Melbourne-FL)

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**Oloung1** · 10-01-2016 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dirt

There was a member from Melbourne, FL selling a beautiful S4 in this same color combo recently. He posted a for sale thread here, actually.
Definitely a different car though as his is a 6 speed MT.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...(Melbourne-FL)

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gt-r's b8.5 is not a manual, it's dsg.
congrats carmine on the nogaro, still waiting for pics.

**GRUMPY-S4** · 10-01-2016 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by carmine914

So, I'll try not to get too sappy but my love affair with Audi started by happenstance nearly 13 years ago when a family friend sold me their B5 A4 1.8T as my first car. I wasn't looking for anything in particular so I like to think that the car found me. While the A4 was perfect to me, what really did me in was seeing a Nogaro Blue B5 S4 for the first time shortly after joining the family. Instant enthusiast.

When it came time to purchase my next car as a full-time working (semi)adult, the S badge was out of reach but I came across a car that was, once again, a perfect fit for me at that moment in time. B7 A4 3.2L with a sport suspension and manual gearbox. Met my sporty needs without having to break the bank and over the years I made a few modest upgrades for improved aesthetics and performance.

Now fast forward nearly 7 years to the present day - in a bittersweet turn of events, my B7 was totaled after a truck rear ended me but the tragedy left a door wide open and I never lost sight of the dream...
2015 S4
- Sepang Blue / Nogaro Blue Edition Interior
- 7speed S-tronic
- Black Optic
- Prestige Package
- Sport Rear Diff
- B&O

Very proud to finally be a part of this sub-forum.

Cheers!

Congrats! We have the same exact car

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**GRUMPY-S4** · 10-01-2016 06:00 PM

GT-R's price is quite high in my opinion. I paid 54K for my Prestige Sepang Blue / Nogaro Edition brand new. How can I sell it for 46K with 18k miles on it?

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**HeymyAudi** · 10-01-2016 06:29 PM

When I get to South of the Border, I know Im 1/2 way home! Nice car!!!

**carmine914** · 10-02-2016 10:41 AM

[QUOTE=GRUMPY-S4;11922496]GT-R's price is quite high in my opinion. I paid 54K for my Prestige Sepang Blue / Nogaro Edition brand new. How can I sell it for 46K with 18k miles on it?

That is surprising, is that what you negotiated or was it the full MSRP? I got my hands on my car's original window sticker and the full MSRP came in at a hair over $64k. From the factory, Prestige is nearly $6k, Nogaro is over $4k, Black Optic is $1300, and the Sport Diff is $1100. Gets up over $60k pretty quickly in that case.

**B72.0T** · 10-02-2016 10:54 AM

Congrats and welcome! Nice combo.

**GRUMPY-S4** · 10-02-2016 10:56 AM

[QUOTE=carmine914;11923243]

Originally Posted by GRUMPY-S4

GT-R's price is quite high in my opinion. I paid 54K for my Prestige Sepang Blue / Nogaro Edition brand new. How can I sell it for 46K with 18k miles on it?

That is surprising, is that what you negotiated or was it the full MSRP? I got my hands on my car's original window sticker and the full MSRP came in at a hair over $64k. From the factory, Prestige is nearly $6k, Nogaro is over $4k, Black Optic is $1300, and the Sport Diff is $1100. Gets up over $60k pretty quickly in that case.

I negotiated it to be that price. MSRP was 65-66K

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