I, Zx2guy19, stand before you all to admit defeat.
Impulse buy, 100%.
Absolutely love the car- a serious piece of machine for a 30 mile round trip commute. Unfortunately, it's just that. With my 240 coming back to life, I am second guessing my decision to have such a high HP machine for a daily driver. I am getting goat raped on gas (premium) and driving the manual in traffic still sucks (my Accord I traded in was also a manual). I can rarely open the car up and just don't think I need it as a DD.
That said, I am going to keep the car until I can find an avenue to cut my losses with grace and try to pick up an A4- still a fun, luxurious car but about 8k less than the S4 and better gas mileage, cheaper insurance, etc.
As a disclaimer: this truly has nothing to do with money (not that anyone will believe me), but really just a need for a high HP DD vs. a want.
Again, you all win.