RE: Audi S4 Avant: PH Fleet

RE: Audi S4 Avant: PH Fleet

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Bitzer

4,289 posts

169 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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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?
Yes, 23 March 2006 is the cut off for sensible VED.

TTOBES

609 posts

168 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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mat205125 said:
Off to the classifieds to search for an older V8 model smile
My Dad would listen to offers on his 06 saloon V8 manual in Phantom black and Carmine red leather!

42,000 on the clock, I think.

James1972

98 posts

146 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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About time the inexcusable pile of doo that was the Passat had time called on it !
Nice tool - what happens to the insurance with the mods ? Can I hear the insurance man laughing from here
with 'motoring journalist' and 'Modified car' added to the risk profile ?


Edited by James1972 on Tuesday 26th March 15:16

CudaBen21

9 posts

134 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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I think for 15 grand thats a bit of a bargain!

EGTE

996 posts

183 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Chris,
Can you keep the noise down on these B8 S4's please? Most B5 RS4 owners see the B8 S4 as the only thing capable of replacing their beloved B5s when they eventually die (B7 is just too slow for its looks) and we'd like to see the B8 continue depreciating as quickly as possible.

Uprating rear ARB works a treat on almost all Audis. Bilstein B12 kit is virtually as good as Pss 9/10s for a lot less money, too.

How much did the previous owner lose in value by not fitting a (£60 for custom-tailored) boot liner.......? Madness.

Contigo

3,115 posts

210 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Chris, get this car to MRC in Banbury and get Doug to remap it. The gains on this engine are really impressive!



Edited by Contigo on Tuesday 26th March 15:46

Major T

1,046 posts

196 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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These work wonders:


y2blade

56,143 posts

216 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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EGTE said:
Chris,
Can you keep the noise down on these B8 S4's please? Most B5 RS4 owners see the B8 S4 as the only thing capable of replacing their beloved B5s when they eventually die (B7 is just too slow for its looks) and we'd like to see the B8 continue depreciating as quickly as possible.

Uprating rear ARB works a treat on almost all Audis. Bilstein B12 kit is virtually as good as Pss 9/10s for a lot less money, too.

How much did the previous owner lose in value by not fitting a (£60 for custom-tailored) boot liner.......? Madness.
Are all us B5 lot looking to the B8 S4 then? I didn't realize lol biggrin
Yeah uprated ARB does wonders.

Contigo

3,115 posts

210 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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MRC Stage 2 481ps 584nm

MRC Pulley, MRC Filter, 034 Motorsports Intake Pipe, MRC Stage2 Remap , stock exhaust.



Chris, if you want rid of it let me know biggrin You have a serious amount of car there for not alot of cash!



Kermit79

96 posts

148 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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SunDiver said:
If you really want to liven it up a little, then I suggest you take a look at...

www.mrctuning.com

They're in Banbury - Audi Driver tuning award for seven years running. They're now offering their stage 2 package for around £1500 - smaller pulley for the supercharger etc.

This is the dyno plot you need to see...(500ps, 600NM)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5118773355...

No affiliation - just in the market for a B8 S4 myself these days and they did some great stuff on my previous B5s...
Absolutely totally agree, Dougie has had my S3 through and he is a top bloke who knows what he is doing. Top VAG tuners for something like 4 years on the trot as far as I can remember. No affiliation from my side either....I did suggest MRC when Chris initially mentioned about tuning an Audi estate on here a month or so ago.......real usable horsepower..

y2blade

56,143 posts

216 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Contigo said:
MRC Stage 2 481ps 584nm

MRC Pulley, MRC Filter, 034 Motorsports Intake Pipe, MRC Stage2 Remap , stock exhaust.



Chris, if you want rid of it let me know biggrin You have a serious amount of car there for not alot of cash!
STOP IT STOP IT...LA LA LA LA I'm not listening lol biggrin

Stedman

7,229 posts

193 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Contigo said:
Chris, if you want rid of it let me know biggrin You have a serious amount of car there for not alot of cash!
Says the man with the E61 M5!

Unless, you get rid and take THAT off your hands idea

Contigo

3,115 posts

210 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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y2blade said:
STOP IT STOP IT...LA LA LA LA I'm not listening lol biggrin
Lol

I am tempted to sell the M5 and replace it with a 15K S4 and spend the £1495 on the MRC stage 2. It's an awesome map for not much outlay and I get to go back to my lovely Audi's.


Contigo

3,115 posts

210 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Stedman said:
Says the man with the E61 M5!

Unless, you get rid and take THAT off your hands idea
TBH I'd sell the M5 and take an S4 for this price and have the stage 2 every day of the week! These cars are great but with the stage 2 are simply awesome.


Chris Harris

494 posts

154 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Contigo said:
Lol

I am tempted to sell the M5 and replace it with a 15K S4 and spend the £1495 on the MRC stage 2. It's an awesome map for not much outlay and I get to go back to my lovely Audi's.

Stop it!

I wanted an E61 M5 but couldn't justify the fuel economy....

RSoovy4

35,829 posts

272 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Chris Harris said:
Contigo said:
Lol

I am tempted to sell the M5 and replace it with a 15K S4 and spend the £1495 on the MRC stage 2. It's an awesome map for not much outlay and I get to go back to my lovely Audi's.

Stop it!

I wanted an E61 M5 but couldn't justify the fuel economy....
hehe

You're in the wrong place if you don't want egging on....!


tomoleeds

770 posts

187 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Chris who were you making the videos for ,such as the one featured for the Audi ,headed as Republic.
The damage to the front bumper,i get them jobs done for £80,a bumper corner,£120 full bumper.
In fact there the cars i look for to buy ,a lot cheaper than a undamaged same model, £200 worth of paint and you can sane a grand

Contigo

3,115 posts

210 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Chris Harris said:
Stop it!

I wanted an E61 M5 but couldn't justify the fuel economy....
There is that! Not great but I did get over 20MPG on a nice 400 mile cruise last week so pretty good considering the mighty V10 engine. If you do go down the stage 2 route then you will no doubt compromise that fuel economy for the extra power but normal driving won't be too different from stock.

SunDiver

780 posts

238 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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X5TUU said:
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 possible
Remember that it's forced induction (supercharger) on a 3 litre engine, not normally aspirated. Pretty much any 3 litre car with a supercharger or turbo will give up that sort of extra power from a remap alone. MRC's remap on the TTRS gives 60ps/120nm extra and that's "just" a 2.5, albeit a turbo.

Over 100hp extra is possible with remap and filter on the B8 S4. Swap the supercharger pulley for a smaller one, and you're getting up to 150 extra hp. Very very tuneable car. Here's a stage 2 one hitting 3.55s to 60 and just nudging into the 11s in the 1/4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNddFyznyqg

Contigo

3,115 posts

210 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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RSoovy4 said:
hehe

You're in the wrong place if you don't want egging on....!
Quite! so here's mine in its glory for Chris to salivate over. I expect a call soon biggrin