B9 RS4. Talk to me

[mjt]

Having stupid thoughts about chopping the M2 (& maybe the Q7) and getting a B9/9.5 RS4 for daily & family wagon duties.

Will it bankrupt me? The M2 has been (touch wood) perfect so far, but the 2 doors is a bit of a pain with the kids and the manual 'box is a bit of a drag in traffic.
I don't go for evening hoons and drives much any more as I don't have the time. Or maybe it's just the ADHD.

Anyway, thoughts? Realistic running & servicing costs v an F87 M2?
M3 Touring out of the picture unfortunately as they're still very expensive and registration taxes where I live are lol-worth at almost 10k due to CO2 emissions. Otherwise, I'd just get an Alpina B3 Touring as those prices are dropping surprisingly quickly (perhaps due to the sheer number made?)

TIA

 

[MrRockliffe]

The B9 from memory has issues with rocker arms failing, which has been resolved in later iterations of the engine.


Honestly I find Audis immensely boring and I’m not sure you’d enjoy it coming from an M2.


If you’re into music the B&O system is the worst premium audio upgrade I’ve had and heard, and it can’t be resolved without replacing speakers and amp because they’re both terrible.


Edit: why not an M340i? As quick as your M2, but much better to drive than the Audi.

 

[deviation]

Having driven a mates RS6, and been bored after the initial 'wow this is fast' placebo, I was left with thinking afterwards, "why didn't he get an M5, they have switchable X-drive now?", there's no way that you'll be happy with a B9 RS4, if you come from BMW's.
Expect lifeless handling, never knowing what the front end or steering is doing, and understeer. Oh and random things that shouldn't fail, failing, and costing you a lot of money in labour, ala typical modern VAG's.
The best thing to do, is to go waste a car dealers time, and take one for a test drive, and get it out of your system.