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Why would you a buy a car knowing you'd have to spend several thousand dollars in repairs that soon?
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Sounds like you need an Accord or Camry.
It's unfortunately a modern rule of thumb that you do not own a European car unless you can deal with major maintenance issues. If you buy new, you get a comprehensive warranty. If you buy used, you either get an aftermarket warranty or you make sure you save enough on the purchase price to cover any issues that might/will arise.
Never mind the engine--check out the price on the instrument cluster, the HVAC controller or almost any other component that might fail without warning.
Again, the used price reflects all of this. There's a reason VAG products hold their value so poorly.
The issue with the S4 is not the turbos dying. Any turbo that lasts 100k miles owes you
nothing. It's the tight packaging that requires several days of labor to change them.
But don't pass judgement until you've ridden in a 450+ HP S4.