RE: Audi S4 Avant: PH Fleet
Discussion
The only Audi I have ever owned is the one I have now. It's a 2010 A4 3.2 Avant Quattro with the sport package. It may not handle like a good three series but it is rock steady on the Autobahn and not shabby elsewhere. There are more than a few curves in Switzerland and realizing that it isn't a little sports car, the handling is more than adequate. It may not be an S4, but I am very happy with it.
Chris very happy to see you make this purchase. i bought a b8 2.oT non-quattro manual avant last year and it is easily the worst car I have ever owned - but (as i now realise) solely because of the powertrain/spec i went for. i have suspected that with adj dampers, the 3ltr TFSI, DSG and quattro it would be a good package but have been too scared to make the same mistake twice.........you may just have convinced me to go for it! 15k is a bargain though - looks more like 20k for a sensible one on the open market.......
[quote=Dazed & Confused]
Now that I've seen the awful silver wing mirrors I can't unsee them!
I expect you can get a normal grill from a breaker pretty easily. Remove the V6T badges, get some slightly less blingy wheels amd some red wing mirrors - ultimate sleeper.
[/quote]
Any humdrum TDI rep special has comparable alloys so no need to deprive us of them, otherwise spot on.
I personally love to see cars being used properly instead of treated like pampered objet d'art. Folk sometimes seem too afraid of the resale value/neighbour's sneers, the ultimate extension of which is folk who leave seat covers on, or the film on their new phone/watch/dvd player.
The stuff exists to serve us, people, not the other way round! More smelly dog, less "detailing"!
Now that I've seen the awful silver wing mirrors I can't unsee them!
I expect you can get a normal grill from a breaker pretty easily. Remove the V6T badges, get some slightly less blingy wheels amd some red wing mirrors - ultimate sleeper.
[/quote]
Any humdrum TDI rep special has comparable alloys so no need to deprive us of them, otherwise spot on.
I personally love to see cars being used properly instead of treated like pampered objet d'art. Folk sometimes seem too afraid of the resale value/neighbour's sneers, the ultimate extension of which is folk who leave seat covers on, or the film on their new phone/watch/dvd player.
The stuff exists to serve us, people, not the other way round! More smelly dog, less "detailing"!
Max_Torque said:
I mean seriously? it's a 3yo series production audi estate, that hasn't been washed in a while that's all. I know CH swans round in shiney new flash motors the entire time, but a 3yo audi, even one that perhaps hasn't been treated to a wash every 3days isn't exactly SHEDing now is it ;-)
And as to the +75bhp from a software change - i call custard on that one too!
Excellent. A video in a few weeks time should prove you wrong on both counts. Oh, here's the front PU. There's much more too.And as to the +75bhp from a software change - i call custard on that one too!
First rule of judging a car in photographs, make sure you can see both sides before passing sentence. I'll give you that one for free - might save you a few quid in future!
And here's the video with the S4 in it when it was a press car. Took a bit of a thrashing that day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mcmvkBkVeg
Fast forward to 3min 53sec: should hopefully prove that I'm happy to buy the cars that I've used and abused.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mcmvkBkVeg
Fast forward to 3min 53sec: should hopefully prove that I'm happy to buy the cars that I've used and abused.
I'm back!
Wow, that is some attractive value for money for a desireable and fruitily vocal family wagon.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
Am I right in thinking that anything 55 plate or older will have sensible road tax too?
Wow, that is some attractive value for money for a desireable and fruitily vocal family wagon.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
Am I right in thinking that anything 55 plate or older will have sensible road tax too?
MonkeyMatt said:
I had no idea these things had got so cheap!
They're not. Can't see any others for less than 20kRSoovy4 said:
Did a B7 RS4 not appeal, Chris?
Think it's a bit like the whole 'Conti GT/Footballer' thing.......other owners of such cars can really influence a buyers decision...
A mate of mine who does detailing - and who I insist on giving lifts to so he can revel in a total waste-paper-bin of a car - says that dog smell is uniquely hard to get rid of because it's a mix of piss, scent gland secretions and decaying dander (dog skin - the stuff those lightweight people who complain about your dog are allergic to) - e.g. it's technically 'alive'
His solution is pretty drastic, includes some chemicals he wears a mask when using and then he "bakes" the car interior with a few portable heaters until the plastics are almost melting - and it works but it costs a fortune. He transformed a 407SW from 'total shed' to 'showroom mint' recently - I genuinely didn't think it was the same car.
So, boot liners then - well worth the cash!
His solution is pretty drastic, includes some chemicals he wears a mask when using and then he "bakes" the car interior with a few portable heaters until the plastics are almost melting - and it works but it costs a fortune. He transformed a 407SW from 'total shed' to 'showroom mint' recently - I genuinely didn't think it was the same car.
So, boot liners then - well worth the cash!
Edited by 405dogvan on Tuesday 26th March 12:15
mat205125 said:
I'm back!
Wow, that is some attractive value for money for a desireable and fruitily vocal family wagon.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
Am I right in thinking that anything 55 plate or older will have sensible road tax too?
POA on a 10 year old Audi estate?? What a twonk!Wow, that is some attractive value for money for a desireable and fruitily vocal family wagon.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
Am I right in thinking that anything 55 plate or older will have sensible road tax too?
Max_Torque said:
And as to the +75bhp from a software change - i call custard on that one too!
75 is a whole lot from a remap alone, the most I have seen in the past is circa 35-45bhp increase, unless this is at the flywheel rather than than the wheels, which could then be slightly more possibleI was considering exactly the same spec of S4 for a couple of months before boringly deciding to lease a BMW diesel; one of the things which put me off was the water pump being a bit flaky, which out of warranty would be a real liability since you could take out the engine before you'd switched off. Let us know how it goes, Mr Harris.
I've got the B6 S4 still - I keep looking at RS4 and the B8 S4 longingly!
The B6 has devalued quite a lot recently though - my 65k mile '54 plate manual avant with some nice options is around £7-£8k! A V8 isn't exactly sought after these days.
Tax isn't bad though - £270ish (to answer Matt above)
The B6 has devalued quite a lot recently though - my 65k mile '54 plate manual avant with some nice options is around £7-£8k! A V8 isn't exactly sought after these days.
Tax isn't bad though - £270ish (to answer Matt above)
X5TUU said:
Max_Torque said:
And as to the +75bhp from a software change - i call custard on that one too!
75 is a whole lot from a remap alone, the most I have seen in the past is circa 35-45bhp increase, unless this is at the flywheel rather than than the wheels, which could then be slightly more possiblehttp://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/46061...
That's on US spec 93 octane too, so 400 on UK premium sounds eminently do-able.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff