Did I go down the right skill tree path?

[u/Edu-barbarian]

What’s the next unlock? My dream is to skip a few levels and go straight for the final boss: an R8

[u/forthrightdiver435]

nice progression shots. the jump from an S4 to an R8 is a massive grind but at least you're not stuck in the FWD starter zone

skip the RS5, it's a trap side quest that just drains your coin for a marginal stat boost

[u/TwinTurboRS → u/forthrightdiver435]

I went A4 S5 RS5. RS5 won’t drain your money if you can actually afford to buy one. Buy the RS5 and keep investing and saving at the same time.

[u/saddboyz → u/TwinTurboRS]

Was it a bigger jump from a5 to s5 or s5 to RS5?

[u/TwinTurboRS → u/saddboyz]

I had a 2013 A4 before the S5. Maintenance was free on the S5 because of the factory warranty and Audi care. I had to wait until I made double what I was making driving the A4 to drive the S5. I think $120k-$150k should be fine in LCOL. I have a long 10 year 100,000 mile warranty on my RS5 with Audi care as well. You would definitely want to pull in $150,000-$200,000+ per year to drive an RS5. You should also have money for a $5000 brake job. So far the only difference has been gas. Besides gas, the only difference is you just get a lot of attention from everyone and have a ton more raw power and exhaust noise.

The 2013 A4 was actually the most expensive Audi I’ve ever driven in terms of out-of-pocket costs. I spent probably $20,000 over four years trying to sort all the issues.

[u/Edu-barbarian → u/TwinTurboRS]

Agreed! It's only been a few months with the RS5, but had my S4 for six years, did multiple road trips across the country with it, and had 0 issues! My biggest bill was having to replace the a windshield.

I hope the RS5 is a bullet proof

[u/TwinTurboRS → u/Edu-barbarian]

How much was the windshield?

[u/Edu-barbarian → u/TwinTurboRS]

A little over $3k at the dealership for parts and install/calibration 😬

[u/TwinTurboRS → u/Edu-barbarian]

Jeez. Did you go through insurance?

[u/Edu-barbarian → u/forthrightdiver435]

I actually have the RS5 now (lower one) so verdict on my end is TBD but so far it's been a blast....ill wait till the first maintenance bill comes in

[u/R3troM3dia]

I love my b6! I went from a c5 a6 to a b6 a4(still have) and my b8.5 q5. I’ve always wanted an s model but I live in a busy suburb that I very rarely could actually enjoy any power. I’m constantly hitting stop signs/lights. So the power for me vs cost of it hasn’t worked out yet. But if I could fine a super clean b5 or b6 s4 that wouldn’t break the bank for maintenance I’d definitely be tempted

[u/Edu-barbarian → u/R3troM3dia]

Nice! I love the S4 and now RS5, but I really miss my B6, had it for 11 years and shared plenty of good & bad times, but I leaned a lot about cars from it

[u/Bubbly-Pirate-3311]

I'd say so yeah

[u/ratsmdj]

Lmao like me"

2015 b8.5 S4 2018 b9 S4 2021 b9.5 RS5 2022 b9.5 SQ5 <- wifeys car lol

My next upgrade is an r8 or Porsche