Long-term report: Life gets off to a troubled start for the Audi S4 Avant
The S4 has been off to a troubled start
I’m the type of person who doesn’t like to think about something good happening in case it doesn’t. If you try not to think about the weather when you’re going on holiday, it’s bound to be great. Don’t consider the traffic before setting off and there’s a good chance the roads will be clear. That sort of thing.
So when the kind people at Audi said that I could specify a new S4 Avant as ‘my’ next long-term loan, I was overwhelmed with the same feelings. Despite being able to pick the colour and interior trim of the diesel-powered estate car, I tried to push it to the back of my mind and wait for the four or five-month build time to whisk away. Given the year we’ve had, I was adamant that something would put a spanner in the works.