[naz]

about the oil consumption that Nos brought up.. i wouldn't worry about that too much.. just do the usual use car tests (ie insist on a compression test before buying). my sube drinks about 1qt every 3k miles give or take.. i don't worry about it much.. at my last track day i didn't use any oil at all, so its not like motors that use oil are going to blow up or something.. in fact the subaru factory spec for excessive use is 1qt per 1000miles... i'm sure audi has something similar

personally, i would not purchase a 1.8T or 2.0T A4.. i think they are really slow unless you start dumping $$$ into them. (ie my 91 integra was faster than a friend's stock 05 1.8T A4).. I don't think you will be getting much driving excitement out of those cars unless its in the snow or heavily modded. i think a turbo subaru wagon would get the job done for you much better than an A4 :lol:

i think the S4 avant would be a pretty solid daily driver though!

also, E36 M3 is getting to be pretty cheap these days.. you should be able to find a high quality example for a reasonable price.. i think those are GREAT cars. not that fast anymore compared to what is out there, but still fabulous to drive. i think you have a great time with one of those and it would be a huge leap ahead from an '03 A4 for similar money