V10 RS 6 - 757 BHP/967NM
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Dr G said:
Top work!
I sold your C5 to its last owner (which is a test drive I'll always remember for entirely positive reasons).
Was that from Fontain? Tell us more...I sold your C5 to its last owner (which is a test drive I'll always remember for entirely positive reasons).
There isn't really a catch, there were loads with the old C5 model.
It isn't just speed, it makes long journeys a breeze too. The radar cruise slows down and speeds up depending on the traffic, I had it set at 90 and over 80 miles of motorway, I didn't touch any pedal, not even once, and at one point I was even following traffic at 20-30. Then, when making progress on country lanes it looks after turning the main beam on and off for you. If you're approaching a car, or one comes the other way it is off before I've even spotted said car, then on again as soon as it is safe. It is as quiet as a normal family car if taking it easy, and at motorway speeds when doing a constant 70-80-90, but loud enough to wake up a small village if you boot it.
Cons, cons? It isn't a track car and is very heavy, but considering the weight, and considering it is an Audi, the steering doesn't feel detached and vague at all. It can handle track work though, if you check Top Gear Australia's lap times, the estate version (and with the standard 572 BHP obviously) was quicker around their track than a Porsche 997 Carrera S PDK, a Lotus Elise, BMW M3, Merc CLS 63 AMG, Merc SL 63 AMG, Lancer Evolution X, I kid you not.
Well in that case sir I salute you! Not only for buying an awesome car that will show a supercar a clean set of heels at a traffic light grand prix, but also for helping me decide on what to buy when the day comes and the mrs tells me that world of freedom ending sentence: "im pregnant"...now I shall rejoice at the thought of selling the Z06 and getting an RS6 (with recaro babyseat) haha!
TobyLaRohne said:
What is the catch? Is it a million pounds to do the engine work? Does it corner like a duck on ice?
All I'm reading is this thing is the ultimate car for anything, shopping or smashing supercars...there must be a catch!
If not, I think I just found my next car too!
I think that the elephant in the room would be the depths that you would need to reach into your pockets to keep it fuelled and properly maintained, and how potentially crushing the bill for anything significant [i]could[/b] be.All I'm reading is this thing is the ultimate car for anything, shopping or smashing supercars...there must be a catch!
If not, I think I just found my next car too!
Massive kudos to the OP for stretching the cars legs on track and strip, and using it for long distance journeys that must be an utter joy in a car like that.
mat205125 said:
I think that the elephant in the room would be the depths that you would need to reach into your pockets to keep it fuelled and properly maintained, and how potentially crushing the bill for anything significant [i]could[/b] be.
Massive kudos to the OP for stretching the cars legs on track and strip, and using it for long distance journeys that must be an utter joy in a car like that.
I can't imagine it would be worse than using a 7.0l V8 as my every day commuter car.Massive kudos to the OP for stretching the cars legs on track and strip, and using it for long distance journeys that must be an utter joy in a car like that.
TobyLaRohne said:
I can't imagine it would be worse than using a 7.0l V8 as my every day commuter car.
For fuel maybe, however I dread to think what price would be quoted for a set of discs and pads for one, or something relatively routine that needed some invasive work under the bonnet.TobyLaRohne said:
What is the catch? Is it a million pounds to do the engine work? Does it corner like a duck on ice?
All I'm reading is this thing is the ultimate car for anything, shopping or smashing supercars...there must be a catch!
If not, I think I just found my next car too!
The catch is finding the one with the right spec All I'm reading is this thing is the ultimate car for anything, shopping or smashing supercars...there must be a catch!
If not, I think I just found my next car too!
Avant version won't feel as lively and also it's hard to find a saloon with all the right box ticked.If you are looking for a performance saloon the RS6 definitely ticks the most boxes compared to the rest of the options.
mat205125 said:
TobyLaRohne said:
I can't imagine it would be worse than using a 7.0l V8 as my every day commuter car.
For fuel maybe, however I dread to think what price would be quoted for a set of discs and pads for one, or something relatively routine that needed some invasive work under the bonnet.
TobyLaRohne said:
What is the catch? Is it a million pounds to do the engine work? Does it corner like a duck on ice?
All I'm reading is this thing is the ultimate car for anything, shopping or smashing supercars...there must be a catch!
If not, I think I just found my next car too!
High maintenance albeit more than worth it assuming your pockets are deep enough All I'm reading is this thing is the ultimate car for anything, shopping or smashing supercars...there must be a catch!
If not, I think I just found my next car too!
TX.
Powerrr said:
mat205125 said:
TobyLaRohne said:
I can't imagine it would be worse than using a 7.0l V8 as my every day commuter car.
For fuel maybe, however I dread to think what price would be quoted for a set of discs and pads for one, or something relatively routine that needed some invasive work under the bonnet.StottyZr said:
Powerrr said:
mat205125 said:
TobyLaRohne said:
I can't imagine it would be worse than using a 7.0l V8 as my every day commuter car.
For fuel maybe, however I dread to think what price would be quoted for a set of discs and pads for one, or something relatively routine that needed some invasive work under the bonnet.
Shhhhh! I'm happy for people to talk up the running costs in order that used values can further plummet to a point where I can jump in! Sorry OP! 
I have an Avant although not in the same state of tune as this!!
I'm 600bhp ish.....
Great to hear the positive comments about the RS6!!!
Might keep prices propped up!!!...lol
As Been said finding the right spec is essential....I'm lucky only options I haven't are ceramic brakes and sunroof.
In hindsight I'd say the ceramics are a must ...slowing two tonnes from 200mph takes its toll on the steel discs believe me!!!
Don't even think about buying one unless you are prepared for big bills....I've just had my rear discs and lads done circa £1000!!!!
Fronts are due and are slightly more!
Oil service including all filters and plugs was £900...
And don't expect better than 11mpg around town...25mpg on a run.
Apart from that the most awesome car I've ever owned!!!! Love it
Chris
I'm 600bhp ish.....
Great to hear the positive comments about the RS6!!!
Might keep prices propped up!!!...lol
As Been said finding the right spec is essential....I'm lucky only options I haven't are ceramic brakes and sunroof.
In hindsight I'd say the ceramics are a must ...slowing two tonnes from 200mph takes its toll on the steel discs believe me!!!
Don't even think about buying one unless you are prepared for big bills....I've just had my rear discs and lads done circa £1000!!!!
Fronts are due and are slightly more!
Oil service including all filters and plugs was £900...
And don't expect better than 11mpg around town...25mpg on a run.
Apart from that the most awesome car I've ever owned!!!! Love it
Chris
V8Driver said:
Was that from Fontain? Tell us more...
It was, we bought it directly from its first owner in 2008 with 10,000 miles on the nose. Older bloke who even had hand controls in it!It was up at £39,995 then and the chap who was after it part exchanged an S8 Final Edition. I'll always remember the test drive because he asked we stop half way so he got get himself a bottle of water, I think he liked it
I think the only thing that went wrong in his ownership was the suspension.
Just to agree with most on here, Top car.
As for the discs, they should last the life of the car as mentioned earlier. I had an S8 with them on and there were no visible signs of wear whatsoever, though with only 25k road use miles admittedly.
The fronts were replaced under warranty in my early ownership due to (apparently) hairline cracks appearing on the inside of them. Which was a good thing as I was debating about changing the pads at the time, and Audi did them for free.
I nearly bought an RS6 when I changed it and, having read this thread, now wish I had as I miss the 4WD. (Though possibly not with that many horses)
As for the discs, they should last the life of the car as mentioned earlier. I had an S8 with them on and there were no visible signs of wear whatsoever, though with only 25k road use miles admittedly.
The fronts were replaced under warranty in my early ownership due to (apparently) hairline cracks appearing on the inside of them. Which was a good thing as I was debating about changing the pads at the time, and Audi did them for free.
I nearly bought an RS6 when I changed it and, having read this thread, now wish I had as I miss the 4WD. (Though possibly not with that many horses)
daveenty said:
Just to agree with most on here, Top car.
As for the discs, they should last the life of the car as mentioned earlier. I had an S8 with them on and there were no visible signs of wear whatsoever, though with only 25k road use miles admittedly.
Ceramics don't wear in the same way as cast iron discs and, depending on how you drive, they can still need replacing. You could feasibly need to replace them after on a few thousand miles if all you did was trackdays.As for the discs, they should last the life of the car as mentioned earlier. I had an S8 with them on and there were no visible signs of wear whatsoever, though with only 25k road use miles admittedly.
Rather than physically wearing, a carbon matrix disc 'decomposes'. This means the actual structure of the disc wears as the carbon precipitates out of the ceramic matrix. You find that every modern Carbon Ceramic disc on the market has a precise mass stamped on them. To measure wear, the discs must be removed at service and weighed, and replaced if the mass is below a specified tolerance.
I’m hearing a lot of ‘I don’t like Audi comments’. Because the car was designed and built by quattro GmbH the car doesn’t have the usual Audi WAUZZZ VIN, but a quattro one instead ‘WUAZZZ’. That’s perhaps why it is so good, as to be completely honest, most modern Audi’s don’t do it for me either, like I said earlier on in the thread, I would choose BMW 90% of the time, and I can’t take Audi seriously as a premium product whilst the majority of them are front wheel drive. But there are a few exceptions.
The engine is unique to this model, and not shared across 10 different VAG products, it handles extremely well, the steering isn’t detached at all and most of the power is sent to the rear wheels, you CAN get the back end out quite easily, it almost feels rear wheel drive. Of course, it will understeer, but you drive it in a different way to a rear wheel drive car and learn to work around it.
The engine is unique to this model, and not shared across 10 different VAG products, it handles extremely well, the steering isn’t detached at all and most of the power is sent to the rear wheels, you CAN get the back end out quite easily, it almost feels rear wheel drive. Of course, it will understeer, but you drive it in a different way to a rear wheel drive car and learn to work around it.
Dr G said:
It was, we bought it directly from its first owner in 2008 with 10,000 miles on the nose. Older bloke who even had hand controls in it!
It was up at £39,995 then and the chap who was after it part exchanged an S8 Final Edition. I'll always remember the test drive because he asked we stop half way so he got get himself a bottle of water, I think he liked it
I think the only thing that went wrong in his ownership was the suspension.
Yes, that's right. I remember seing some hand control leaflet amongst the paperwork. Marcus who you sold it to sold it to me after keeping it three and a half years and with 36,000 miles on it. I put another 14,000 miles on and sold it 14 months later for this. It is now owned by the director of 4Star Classics, he runs it as his own car and it isn't for saleIt was up at £39,995 then and the chap who was after it part exchanged an S8 Final Edition. I'll always remember the test drive because he asked we stop half way so he got get himself a bottle of water, I think he liked it
I think the only thing that went wrong in his ownership was the suspension.
RacerMike said:
Ceramics don't wear in the same way as cast iron discs and, depending on how you drive, they can still need replacing. You could feasibly need to replace them after on a few thousand miles if all you did was trackdays.
Rather than physically wearing, a carbon matrix disc 'decomposes'. This means the actual structure of the disc wears as the carbon precipitates out of the ceramic matrix. You find that every modern Carbon Ceramic disc on the market has a precise mass stamped on them. To measure wear, the discs must be removed at service and weighed, and replaced if the mass is below a specified tolerance.
Top bearding! Rather than physically wearing, a carbon matrix disc 'decomposes'. This means the actual structure of the disc wears as the carbon precipitates out of the ceramic matrix. You find that every modern Carbon Ceramic disc on the market has a precise mass stamped on them. To measure wear, the discs must be removed at service and weighed, and replaced if the mass is below a specified tolerance.
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