I have a 00 S4 w/ 6SP and I am keeping it for a very long time.

You can find a lot of info from http://www.audiworld.com/search/. Please use
the search function since all of your questions have been discussed many
times there.

David

"BDWood" > wrote in message
...
> Hello all.
>
> Been lurking for a bit, after having recently bought a 2001 S4 with
> about 45k miles on it. First of all...what a fabulous car. I believe
> I will definitely enjoy this beast.
>
> Anyway, three primary questions...
>
> First is what are the major maintenance/wear/service items I should
> pay very close attention to as I get closer to the 50k warranty mark.
> I want to get the dealer to cover as much as possible, so if I know
> what to look for or have them look for that wouldn't hurt.
>
> Second question is what the consensus is regarding extended warranties
> on this car. I'm generally not a big believer in extended warranties,
> as if they made sense for the car owner on average the companies that
> offer them wouldn't...so obviously they make money. The question is
> whether this particular year/model is one that tends to be on the good
> side or bad side of that curve.
>
> Third, I know there are a lot of different chip manufacturers, and I'm
> wondering also what the word is on whether some warrant more attention
> than others. Are there any that have a bad reputation? Basically, if
> you have one, let me know how you like it and whether you'd buy the
> same one again.
>
> That's it for now. I know these issues have probably been hashed out
> before, and in running searches I find bits and pieces, but I thought
> I'd try to boil it down to a few questions.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> BDWood
> 01 S4