[135Pats]

A few thoughts...

A friend of mine was VERY involved in the forced induction E46 community in the mid 2000s, he put a significant amount of time and money into his M3, and the result was pretty stunning. With that being said, I know he had a ton of problems with peripheral engine issues and electric gremlins, for over a year his radio would change stations without being prompted. Ultimately he let the car go due to those types of problems, so I hear your concerns. But the S65 has shown itself to be pretty solid, certainly less finicky than its predecesor. If you can handle the N54s constant misfires and fueling crankiness, I wouldn't be scared by an S65. What a motor too....wow.

Audis just don't do it for me, at least the performance oriented ones. I just couldn't go from a tuned N54 to an S5, but that's obviously IMO. Beautiful cars though.