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I've decided to keep my R53, not for sale anymore.

 

Follow up... I'll probably just get another Audi quattro for driving in the winter and tuck the R53 in the garage for the winters.

 

I bought a 2002 Audi S6 Avant with 340hp OMG ut: screw loose? Not. This quattro is delightful and wicked fast. The 4.2l V8 sounds like I'm always running the Mulsanne at Le Mans flat out, it makes the most insanely beautiful noise EVER. This just fits my 4 meter RC Scale Sailplanes in the back better than the R53.

My R53 is still in the yard, still only 66k miles on her. I mounted the snows on, but not driving it in the winter.

Happy New Year to all!
Cheers, Thompson

My daughter hammering on it during her first autocross at a BMWCCA Street Survival school at Barre, VT Thunder Road race track. You think that she would have driven the R53? Kids these days are all so in automatic mode… Tail tucked, I feel slightly embarrassed that she still has yet to learn the finer etiquette of making the R53 go and learning the Getrag 6-speed. In time. At the same time, VERY proud that she grabbed this S6 by the horns and showed all the other kids (and instructors) that she is my daughter.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khle5PVGyVI&list=UUtXIHUTaJxC8J1kwdd_Xa8g"]2002 Audi S6 Avant V8 street survival lane change - YouTube[/ame]

 

Thank you for the bump Dave. Yes this is a really good deal and shouldn't last that long at this price.

ps... For those in the know and that have been around since 2006... This is THE R53 that is used when I dreamed up and designed the original "Owner's Club" badges. So, she's got some retro Internet pedigree.

Cheers, Thompson

 

I didn't mean to make your bud sad, sorry… It all added up, all your words of support and how amazed you were with the condition, super low miles, me as the original owner and yes, the photos speak many words (I shot those with my DSLR Oly E-500 and vintage Zuiko 50mm ƒ1.4 lens). I've had really good luck with this R53 since day one and to boot, MINI has actually been very responsive and taken care of me well the entire 8 years.

 

Thanks guys. Don't worry Chuck, I'm buying something faster Yeah somebody will score big time. I had two guys fly out from Maine and met them at BTV airport, one owned a '05 R53. He was test driving and said, "Wow this is really clean and is tighter than mine…". Pretty fast for a stock engine with only the JCW intake and GP factory exhaust.

 

Agreed. Take the parts off that make it too heavy and then it would be a perfect track car

 

Adjusted the price down