The old boy had a surprise visitor earlier today with a near new RS7 pulling up beside it at the light. Driver and I smiled and we went on green.... The weather was perfect and things were running fantastic. In the back of my mind I had this nervous feeling about not wanting to be wallopped and thankfully the old beast held it's own. After a solid sprint to 130'ish I ended up beingonly 1 car length behind. Respectible in my eyes considering the older technology of the 5Tip vs. that of the new 8sp sequential tranny. I was hoping to chat with the owner, but he and I were heading in different directions.

Still can't get past the looks of the fastback, but it certainly bodes well from a performance perspective. Not $80K better, but that is just my opinion. I'm totally happy with my 13yr old ride that aside from the DRC and 5Tip woes has been a great addition to my stable.