my new V8 family wagon
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hi guys, already posted this in the East Anglia region but this looks a better spot...
i recently sold my TDi passat to get something a bit more fun
the story goes the same as most of us when my first child was born i did what i said i would never do... i broke up and sold my MK3 Astra fitted with a cavalier turbo C20LET engine
With the money from that i bought a cheap Astra estate and this was swapped for the Passat diesel shortly after as i wanted a comfy, modern and more reliable car for a while
Fast forward a year and i just couldn't bare driving a diesel any more, my wallet loved the 50mpg cruising but it was doing nothing for my petrol head MOJO. I knew what i had to do so the Passat was put up for sale, here's how it was when it went....
the replacement had to be an estate to do the same job and please the missus but this time it had to be a big power petrol to replace what ive been missing out on since the C20LET left
after researching and looking at a few different cars i decided on a C5 shape (1999-2004) Audi S6 Avant. With a 4.2ltr V8, 344bhp and 4WD it fitted the bill perfectly so i set about finding a good one, after looking at a few and being messed about by the sellers of a few others i found the perfect one for me and went to get it on sunday
its a 51 plate, 89K on the clock with FSH, enthusiast owned and very well looked after so apart from that ill let the picture do the talking
20 inch RS4 style wheels and brand new tires
trademark S/RS chrome mirrors
lovely interior with black leather heated Recaros, black alcantara pillers and head lining, real carbon fiber trims, and tiptronic steering wheel
the car has loads of options including like xenon lights, front and rear parking sensors, tinted windows and also these built in rear sun blinds which were a must with one child and one on the way
....
it even already has the hardware for the rare 7 seat option (although the bench wasn't with it)....
and the even rarer option of a fully working DIS (a common fault on this vintage of VAG cars)
lastly the beast of an engine under the bonnet
which is VERY loud due to a previous owner removing both rear silencers
strait away i couldn't resist taking it over to the airfield and stretching its legs so here's a few vids to show just how loud it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHtDoI7LFEw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQtHuz-5H1I
so what do you guys think??
i recently sold my TDi passat to get something a bit more fun
the story goes the same as most of us when my first child was born i did what i said i would never do... i broke up and sold my MK3 Astra fitted with a cavalier turbo C20LET engine
With the money from that i bought a cheap Astra estate and this was swapped for the Passat diesel shortly after as i wanted a comfy, modern and more reliable car for a while
Fast forward a year and i just couldn't bare driving a diesel any more, my wallet loved the 50mpg cruising but it was doing nothing for my petrol head MOJO. I knew what i had to do so the Passat was put up for sale, here's how it was when it went....
the replacement had to be an estate to do the same job and please the missus but this time it had to be a big power petrol to replace what ive been missing out on since the C20LET left
after researching and looking at a few different cars i decided on a C5 shape (1999-2004) Audi S6 Avant. With a 4.2ltr V8, 344bhp and 4WD it fitted the bill perfectly so i set about finding a good one, after looking at a few and being messed about by the sellers of a few others i found the perfect one for me and went to get it on sunday
its a 51 plate, 89K on the clock with FSH, enthusiast owned and very well looked after so apart from that ill let the picture do the talking
20 inch RS4 style wheels and brand new tires
trademark S/RS chrome mirrors
lovely interior with black leather heated Recaros, black alcantara pillers and head lining, real carbon fiber trims, and tiptronic steering wheel
the car has loads of options including like xenon lights, front and rear parking sensors, tinted windows and also these built in rear sun blinds which were a must with one child and one on the way
....it even already has the hardware for the rare 7 seat option (although the bench wasn't with it)....
and the even rarer option of a fully working DIS (a common fault on this vintage of VAG cars)
lastly the beast of an engine under the bonnet
which is VERY loud due to a previous owner removing both rear silencers
strait away i couldn't resist taking it over to the airfield and stretching its legs so here's a few vids to show just how loud it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHtDoI7LFEw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQtHuz-5H1I
so what do you guys think??
Edited by JordanTurbo on Wednesday 29th August 18:29
king goodCheers for the input. i love the car to bits, its just what i wanted/needed
I already ordered an RNS-E (Audi built in sat nav) with audi bluetooth module as thats all i really miss from the passat
I've also ordered a replacement S6 badge to go back on the boot although im going to leave the Audi rings off for now.
as for the exhaust, ive already spoken to a mate of mine whos garage does custom exhaust fabrication. Hes going to add a couple of small silencers back into the system to make it a bit more sociable (also because i don't think the dogs like being in the boot with that noise right under them
). At the same time he is going to add some bigger tail pipes, nothing OTT but enough to fill the bumper cut outs a bit better.
I already ordered an RNS-E (Audi built in sat nav) with audi bluetooth module as thats all i really miss from the passat
I've also ordered a replacement S6 badge to go back on the boot although im going to leave the Audi rings off for now.
as for the exhaust, ive already spoken to a mate of mine whos garage does custom exhaust fabrication. Hes going to add a couple of small silencers back into the system to make it a bit more sociable (also because i don't think the dogs like being in the boot with that noise right under them
). At the same time he is going to add some bigger tail pipes, nothing OTT but enough to fill the bumper cut outs a bit better.
strait away i couldn't resist taking it over to the airfield and stretching its legs so here's a few vids to show just how loud it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHtDoI7LFEw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQtHuz-5H1I
so what do you guys think??
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The newborn will love that!
Nice cars and very good value now, yours sounds like fun but just like you I think I'd want it a touch more sociable
Xenons are standard but the parking sensors, privacy and blinds are options.
I don't think those are genuine Audi wheels; they're the wrong shape to be A5 wheels which would have a larger centre bore and require a spigot ring. RS4 wheels as already pointed out are a different diameter and have a much deeper dish.
If you look at a genuine wheel the shape is subtly different, the edges of the bolt holes closer to the base of the spokes and they are smoothly chamfered where on the replica wheels this edge is quite sharp/abrupt:
Xenons are standard but the parking sensors, privacy and blinds are options.
I don't think those are genuine Audi wheels; they're the wrong shape to be A5 wheels which would have a larger centre bore and require a spigot ring. RS4 wheels as already pointed out are a different diameter and have a much deeper dish.
If you look at a genuine wheel the shape is subtly different, the edges of the bolt holes closer to the base of the spokes and they are smoothly chamfered where on the replica wheels this edge is quite sharp/abrupt:
cheers for that Dr G, you are (as i have also seen else where) a genuine Audi genius 
i did have an inkling they were reps as the tires didn't seem wide enough to me, but i believed they were genuine because they have more of a concave look than replicas ive seen in the past. You've just confirmed it without me having to go get my hands dirty and take off to look at the inside so thankyou.
still love the wheels though, just think it needs lowering a touch to set them off.
i did have an inkling they were reps as the tires didn't seem wide enough to me, but i believed they were genuine because they have more of a concave look than replicas ive seen in the past. You've just confirmed it without me having to go get my hands dirty and take off to look at the inside so thankyou.
still love the wheels though, just think it needs lowering a touch to set them off.
Edited by JordanTurbo on Wednesday 29th August 18:26
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