New car replacing my RS6

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Wills2 said:

Welshbeef said:

longintheleg said:

Which garage have you sold your RS6 to as I have a friend who's looking for one?

Bump

Has this friend found one in the minutes between you posting this and me replying? Or were you posting up bullst?

Well you'd know Welshly, why don't you just say which garage has got it?

Is your 535d the 299hp/ps model?

Its Oct 2010 build

I'll let that longintheleg chap respond as its clear he is B/S and now is founcing....

Remember I only said id bought a clapped out 944 played it out for 3 days then came clean got a months ban some 19months ago. So saying your mate is after buying an RS6 but mate doesn't exist and then vanishing say no more

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longintheleg said:

Pardon?? Apologies for not sitting at my laptop awaiting for your very response but I was doing other things away from my laptop.

If you want me to pass on the garage name to my friend then PM me. I'm not going to send you a PM requesting the information when I've already posted it here now am I???

So when I was hounded as not responding giving the exact same response as you have... They thought that fair game tables turned you use the exact argument I did and don't like it exactly like I didn't (well it didn't bother me)

Prove this mate exists which RS6's has he viewed so far

Its b/S until the custard comes out remember.

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nottyash said:

So when you put your foot down hard, does it kick the gears down and put the revs up pointlessly?

If its flat to the floor yes if its hard but not fully I've found it does hold the gear (unless its 1k revs it nips down a cog then holds that all the way).

Try one if you have a view that autos are dire slow changing hunting for gears etc this will certainly change your view.

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longintheleg said:

So what you're saying is, until I take a photo with my mate accompanying some custard, the fact of him looking for an RS6 is invalid????
This would also come to the conclusion that you've never actually owned any of the cars you've mentioned as you've never taken a photo of them with custard now have you??

You're not very clever now are you?

That's the very crux of it - no one can prove 100% a car is their own online - have you got custard for all yours nope. Fact is does it matter not one bit.


Where is your mate based (roughly) and how far is he willing to travel? Car is within 20 miles of Reading currently so if your far away its pointless.

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Wills2 said:

I'm not a huge fan of the 35d, (I have one) but it does rev out quite nicely and the power (which is what counts after all) is at the top end (I use the term loosely)

Before anyone flames me I've had 3 x M3 so understand the benefits/joys of high revving N/a engines.

So far I've only max out the revs once - test drive - however as per previous pic as you can see c21mpg over what 60 miles ...so am enjoying it .

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nottyash said:

Your missing the point. The diesel in the 350bhp Evolve mapped 335d I had kicked down, putting the revs over 3k, which is fine for a petrol, but with a redline around 4500rpm you have little power band. In a diesel where peak torque is below 2k rpm, you want to be able to select a gear where your at 2k rpm and put your foot down, so in this sense it is pointless. Its a crap gearbox for a diesel engine.

Having owned the 6 speed box for 60k miles and now the 8 speed its worlds apart literally its superb & doesn't do what you had and I had in the 6 speed unless you mash throttle into the carpet So far and its only 60 miles it appears that up to say 80% maybe 85% throttle depression it holds the gear and you can build that to foot into carpet without kickdown.

Try one

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Wills2 said:

I think you're missing the point, kick down in my m3 put the engine at over 6k RPM (where the power is) kick down in my F31 335d puts me in that engines power band (over 3k) power is what counts.

Do you think your car would accelerate faster at 2k in 5th than it would at 3k in 3rd?

And on the x35d they produce the power all the way to the red line - it revs to 5,250rpm red line 5,500 rpm limiter in a diesel....

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garyhun said:

In one.

Given this is THE car enthusiast site and I've been on it for over 7 years I'll not be flouncing. Also it is only 10 individuals give or take.

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doogz said:

Every car makes power all the way to the redline.

Peak power though, isn't that at less than 4500?

http://www.superchips.co.uk/curves/BMWF13640dEPC.pdf

309bhp peak And it drops to I'm guessing 290bhp on the redline so 6% down.

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nottyash said:

3k in 3rd was screaming and had about 1k rpm before it died.
Being at 2k in 5th it would shift for 2k rpm riding the torque curve and suited my driving style far better.
I am talking about my old 56 plate remember, I can't comment on the newer version because I haven't driven one.

Was the old 272/286bhp x35d really all done by 4k revs?







The revs to bhp and torque to revs show a different outcome.

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Tipped over the 100miles today in it (averaged 36mpg today door to door) but I've rediscovered the comfort -sport-sport+. Sport setting really makes a notable difference turns it from a pretty quick car to a very quick car.

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I've seen my RS6 up for sale on A Trader High Wycombe location

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k-ink said:

It is no longer your RS6. Stop thinking about your old RS6. Your dinner party tales of the RS6 have come to a close. You will have to start limiting your use of RS6. Move on. Your new saying is now Diesel

Very true - though I will always look back fondly at owning an icon and using it as a daily for a year. Taking it on dump trips eeking out 27/28mpg on a run to Manchester.

Anyone looking for one and wants comments about this specific one PM me - it is a cracking example though.

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Fox- said:

You owned an Audi RS6 Avant for 1 year and spent 5 figures keeping it on the road and the two memorable experiences which spring to mind first are.... going to the tip and eeking out 28mpg on the Motorway?

Lol no I had a full stop in there - just mentioning in passing things it also did.

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k-ink said:

Just on a wind up. I go on about my old Lotus too much myself. It was fun at the time. Less so in other ways. Oh well, time moves on.

I'm really enjoying my replacement car very different very competent quick - though to be honest I've hardly gone over 3k revs so far actually make that 2.5k revs while still making very good progress.

I think I'm going to change it to sport mode and leave it in that setting but switch the gearbox to comfort setting - I want to explore the handling more.



Adaptive lights are a work of dark magic - so too that 8 speed gearbox why anyone would go stick shift over that is beyond me.

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HairyMaclary said:

That narrows it down to this then:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

What did the dealer offer you against the bimmer? £6500?

You'd be brave buying one with 107k miles for £9k.

That's the one.

I didn't buy the BMW from them I bought from main dealer with no part x

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longintheleg said:

Can't believe you never put a Milltek on it.......Sacrilege.

Has it ever had work done to the gearbox?

Not in my ownership nor do u recall any invoices previous to my ownership.