Thanks guys, pretty much confirms my thoughts and what I'd told him.
Ronin is one hell of a film by the way!
Just looked on ebay. He can get a Ronin S8 for £3k
I had a Ronin M5 (E34) for a short while a long time ago. Frickin epic cars!
I think he'd last about 6 weeks before he got tired of quenching that V8
It's definitely a car for an enthusiast. Which he isn't, but he is learning.
A guy in my local was telling me all about the 'bargain' B6 S4 he'd picked up a while ago (same 4.2 pretty much IIRC?). I didn't let on that I knew a little bit about cars, just let him tell me all about the power and all the rest of it and humoured his enthusiasm. In my head I was thinking "too good to be true".
Fast forward a few weeks and he tells me it's off the road - needs chain/chains, whatever, and would be a fair few hundred to put right. Which he didn't tell me he didn't have, but I got that impression.
I feel kind of responsible for making sure my pal doesn't get carried away with something that might be a handful. Although I did give him a disclaimer - I won't guarantee him a perfect car, but I'll try my best to help him avoid a lemon!
Speaking of which, obviously this needs a belt, which I'd kick out of the asking price, but is this also too good to be true (on paper)? ....
Link imminent..