I decided it was time to upgrade to a newer S when my old one hit 75,000 miles. I found an amazing deal on a 2004 Berlina Black / Black AP2....had to drive 4 hours to get it...but it was a no brainer, and a deal I couldn't pass up. 12,500 miles / Still smells new...So far I've got a Comptech Intake, and just bought these 17" Diamond Black LE-37's from a local.

Old:









New:















Future ASAP Plans:
Suspension
Tint
APR or AP2 lip
AP1 Rear Spoiler
Single Exhaust
Audio

So far I'm loving the switch to the AP2. For a daily driver it's 10x times better then the AP1 IMO. But I do miss the 9k

Snapped a few pics of my roommates M45 for the hell of it:







This v8 is pretty sick, wouldn't mind having one myself.

 

hope you kept the hardtop........cuz then all you need to do is drop and paint the top

 

m45 ftw but i hate working on them.

 

nice down grade ap1 ftw!!! jk LOL looks clean

 

was that a shine or asm bumper on your ss? both rides look good, need to lower ap2 ASAP, lol

 

lower it haha

looks good though

 

what was wrong with your old S to abandon it at 75k?

ps was the car hit rear pass side?

 

It was a Shine bumper, I'm actually considering getting another one instead of a lip. Fitment was great, and it's always been my favorite front end

And yes, lowering is definitely gonna happen lol. Just gotta figure out what suspension I wanna go with.

 

Wasn't about abandoning it. I never had one engine problem within the 5+ years of ownership. I always wished I picked Berlina when I had my old AP1 though, my favorite color on the S. Mine was also an 01' so whenever I took the hardtop off, I couldn't stand that plastic rear window. This one had 12k miles and I got it for less then $16k.

No, it was never hit in the rear passenger side as far as I know....doesn't look like it either, inspected it pretty hardcore. Also had a completely clean carfax <-----Not saying much though lol. Why do you ask?

 

oh jw.

good choice on the colour. and I was just asking cuz the paint looked mismatched from the photo but that was probably just the lighting.