Well now I just feel dumb

[Lars]

Re: Well now I just feel dumb

i'm totally backing this.

i think you've proved that you're not ready for a "powerful" car so something practical seems more right. i also find it classless to talk about your financial situation. it comes across as bragging.

3rd, couldn't agree more, I would have recommended not making any drastic lifestyle changes or major purchases immediately after such a traumatic event. If you haven't already you should soon find someone (an accountant, adviser, whatever) to help make some solid financial decisions



^ Agree with all and that's why both my kids will not get anything till there 25 if something happens to me and the wife . Hopefully they are less impulsive at that age .

[Mantis]

Re: Well now I just feel dumb

i'm totally backing this.

i think you've proved that you're not ready for a "powerful" car so something practical seems more right. i also find it classless to talk about your financial situation. it comes across as bragging.

3rd, couldn't agree more, I would have recommended not making any drastic lifestyle changes or major purchases immediately after such a traumatic event. If you haven't already you should soon find someone (an accountant, adviser, whatever) to help make some solid financial decisions

[Mantis]

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I believe STaSIS was bought out by Revo... If you go on their website, it's now the STaSIS Revo Group.

Back on topic, my uncle has had two now... a 2011 B8 and 2014 B8.5. He says it's by far his favourite car and he's planning on keeping this one for a long time. I haven't driven a tuned on yet, but even stock they're fairly quick.

I got tired of reading so if someone definitively answered this after the quoted post forgive me.


STASIS IS GONE, Revo bought themselves back from the merger, Stasis filed for bankruptcy and all operations have ceased. IF you have a Stasis warrantied car........Best of luck to you.

Stasis has been a shady operation for many years, I posted on this site some of the crap they pulled in the purchase of Eurojet, furthermore, they were never anything more than a rebranding agent for multiple products.

Do not mourn the loss of such a shitty company, that was actually being partially funded by the people of the commonwealth of VA

Also, to address the 8.5 vs 8. The sole mechanical difference is in an updated DSG, the esthetics of the front end changed (the .5 indicates a facelift, not a mech change) The new DSG actually has a lower final drive and a lower redline as dictated by the DSG computer, making for a more fuelly happy car. The fastest 1/4mi times and highest trap speeds are still held by B8's, most likely because there are more of them tuned. When APR and GIAC released their files, they released their latest versions first to the new B8.5's, B8's had to wait until a couple of weeks ago for the GIAC V2, which made considerably more power than their previous version.

So long story short, the B8 and B8.5 will offer identical performance as a 6mt, and vary an imperceptible amount on the DSG

[100%VAGitarian]

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I'm going to be the old guy in the room and say something only old guys would to younger people. You don't need more/less cars, what you need is a financial advisor. All this impulse buying of toys, what is the end result? If it was myself I would get one good year round vehicle that you could be happy with, buy a house and invest some of that money you received from your father. You might think I don't know what I'm talking about, but when my father dies I will inherit an oilfield company. The difference is I'm in my mid 30's with two kids and a wife. My priorities are different than some one such as yourself in your 20's. I would rather have a little now with more down the road(and a lot more money in my pocket) or you can have everything right now and potentially being broke sooner than you think. But that's just my 2 cents.

i'm totally backing this.

i think you've proved that you're not ready for a "powerful" car so something practical seems more right. i also find it classless to talk about your financial situation. it comes across as bragging.

[ToXicXxX]

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This is what I was looking at... http://www.revotechnik.com/stasis-revo-group-brands/

The same thing more or less is also on the STaSIS website http://stasisengineering.com/stasis-revo-group-brands

It sounds to me like they're very closely related now, but I could be wrong.



The S4/S5 is the 335 competitor and the RS4/RS5 is the M3 competitor. I haven't driven a 335, so I can't really comment on performance. I know STaSIS had a tune for the 2013/14 models and from what I can see on the APR website, it looks like they have one as well.

Owned a 335, the stock performance was alright, nothing special, more high power luxury. The S4 seems more performance oriented to me, it also seems to have a much higher top end for power via tuning. The 335 with the N54 peaks at about 380-400 with stock turbos (changing turbos requires the engine to be dropped), the S4 seems to easily exceed that.

[CGY_GTI]

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Off topic again, sorry. Stasis owns that website and Revo has nothing to do with it from what I heard. Revo's website is revotechnik.com


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This is what I was looking at... http://www.revotechnik.com/stasis-revo-group-brands/

The same thing more or less is also on the STaSIS website http://stasisengineering.com/stasis-revo-group-brands

It sounds to me like they're very closely related now, but I could be wrong.

From what I understand they compete with the 335is, but tend to vastly outperform them.

The 2013 and onward S4/S5 is still uncrackable isn't it?

The S4/S5 is the 335 competitor and the RS4/RS5 is the M3 competitor. I haven't driven a 335, so I can't really comment on performance. I know STaSIS had a tune for the 2013/14 models and from what I can see on the APR website, it looks like they have one as well.

[ToXicXxX]

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I'm going to be the old guy in the room and say something only old guys would to younger people. You don't need more/less cars, what you need is a financial advisor. All this impulse buying of toys, what is the end result? If it was myself I would get one good year round vehicle that you could be happy with, buy a house and invest some of that money you received from your father. You might think I don't know what I'm talking about, but when my father dies I will inherit an oilfield company. The difference is I'm in my mid 30's with two kids and a wife. My priorities are different than some one such as yourself in your 20's. I would rather have a little now with more down the road(and a lot more money in my pocket) or you can have everything right now and potentially being broke sooner than you think. But that's just my 2 cents.

I've yet skimmed the surface, this is my self allotted "fun" money.

[Bitzer]

Re: Well now I just feel dumb

I'm going to be the old guy in the room and say something only old guys would to younger people. You don't need more/less cars, what you need is a financial advisor. All this impulse buying of toys, what is the end result? If it was myself I would get one good year round vehicle that you could be happy with, buy a house and invest some of that money you received from your father. You might think I don't know what I'm talking about, but when my father dies I will inherit an oilfield company. The difference is I'm in my mid 30's with two kids and a wife. My priorities are different than some one such as yourself in your 20's. I would rather have a little now with more down the road(and a lot more money in my pocket) or you can have everything right now and potentially being broke sooner than you think. But that's just my 2 cents.

[ToXicXxX]

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Ahhh... Was talking to the salesman and he was talking about stasis a bit, he was very excited to see the M3, he used to work at BMW.

It's gonna pain me to see the M go, but I think it deserves a home with a collector, not a young kid who will actually drive it and expose it to the elements. That and practicality is really taking principle here.

The thing Danny said about summer cars... So true. I'm like a toddler, I'll cry if you take my toys away for a season.

I believe STaSIS was bought out by Revo... If you go on their website, it's now the STaSIS Revo Group.

Back on topic, my uncle has had two now... a 2011 B8 and 2014 B8.5. He says it's by far his favourite car and he's planning on keeping this one for a long time. I haven't driven a tuned on yet, but even stock they're fairly quick.

From what I understand they compete with the 335is, but tend to vastly outperform them.

The 2013 and onward S4/S5 is still uncrackable isn't it?

[Ur0Drivr]

Re: Well now I just feel dumb

Off topic again, sorry. Stasis owns that website and Revo has nothing to do with it from what I heard. Revo's website is revotechnik.com


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[CGY_GTI]

Re: Well now I just feel dumb

I believe STaSIS was bought out by Revo... If you go on their website, it's now the STaSIS Revo Group.

Back on topic, my uncle has had two now... a 2011 B8 and 2014 B8.5. He says it's by far his favourite car and he's planning on keeping this one for a long time. I haven't driven a tuned on yet, but even stock they're fairly quick.

[ToXicXxX]

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Just FYI the new S4s are a B8.5 and they are a whole new beast.

The 2014 with the new fun lights and locked ecu right?

The one I was looking at was pearl red and fully loaded.

I had forgotten Ryan had one!

[Ur0Drivr]

Re: Well now I just feel dumb

Not from what I understood on the Revo thing.


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[Danaldson]

Re: Well now I just feel dumb

I've always though owning a car for just summer is dumb. if I'm gonna own a car i love, i wouldn't be letting it sit in a garage for 8 months every year. Cars are meant to be driven.

tj's s4 has a tune and it is already crazy. superchargers sound unreal, and obviously amazing for winter.

stasis is gonzo, but i think revo kinda took them over?

[T-Dubbs]

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Ya, Stasis/EuroJet went under.