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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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I have a 98 black coup with 26000 miles and she looks like new. The car is a A4 with 273 rear gears.
I am thinking about some mods. Headers, x-pipe, Ti exhaust, 342 gears and stall Or sell the car and look for a C-5 z06. What do tou think?
Looking for the best way to spend the money and have a nice street car.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Really depends on what you want. The C5 Z will retain it's value better than the 98 but you can build a lot of HP for reasonable $$$ these days.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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If your concern is only money. Figure out how much you would pay for a Z06 with 26000 miles and how much you would get when you sell your car. If the difference is a lot more than it will cost to mod you car. Keep your car and mod it. If the difference is not that much, or less than the difference go for the Z.
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