Swoxy's A4 3.0 quattro Sport

[Swoxy]

I drive a fantastic 330d Coupe. It's an auto and having just returned from holiday in Canada I decided that I need a winter car (disregarding that I work in London and live in the suburbs). I wanted to spend around shed money but didn't mind what I bought as long as it was interesting.

I considered a Shogun Pinin (too small), a Range Rover (too battered) and an Audi Allroad (too expensive), I tried to find a cheap TT - I typed quattro into Auto Trader, hit search and around 24 hours later I owned an A4 3.0 quattro Sport ..





It's in great condition having had two owners, the previous for eleven years and full service history at a dealer and a specialist. It's a six speed manual with leather and is even on four Continental tyres

Edited by Swoxy on Saturday 22 November 13:12

[CJ1987]

always like that shape of Audi also was looking at one myself but insurance prices dealt the killing blow on it for me

[Max M4X WW]

Big miles for a 3.0 V6, well not for the engine but for the owner buying the fuel!

My mate had one, didn't particularly get on with the gearbox in 1st/2nd for some reason and the engine didn't seem to like to be revved - maybe it was a bad car.

[-crookedtail-]

Nicely done, I've always liked the B6 shape, a genuine quality product. What power do these give out?

[Swoxy]

219 bhp. Strangely, the five-speed is listed at 6.7 secs and the six-speed at 6.9.

[Pommygranite]

How does it compare to the 330d?

[carinaman]

Nice photo! Glorious autumnal foliage.

Here's the thread on another one:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=144...

I've driven one, and thought considering the journey and speeds was juicy.

[Swoxy]

I read that thread, thanks carinaman (do you have a Carina?)

It's not fair to compare it to the 330d but it reminds me a little of my old 330Ci.

I got 22 mpg driving across and then into central London last Saturday and 29 mpg on light, hour and a half long run this morning. So far, so good ..

[Brett748]

Interesting shed that.

What confuses me is a 330d is hardly an exotic, surely it can be used daily.

[cowboyengineer]

Swoxy said:

219 bhp. Strangely, the five-speed is listed at 6.7 secs and the six-speed at 6.9.

An extra gear change due to the reduced ratios?

[carinaman]

Swoxy said:

I read that thread, thanks carinaman (do you have a Carina?)

It's not fair to compare it to the 330d but it reminds me a little of my old 330Ci.

I got 22 mpg driving across and then into central London last Saturday and 29 mpg on light, hour and a half long run this morning. So far, so good ..

Thanks for the reply Swoxy. I've not driven an E46. I drove a 320i E36 in the late 90s and the B6 Quattro felt a more leaden, less nimble drive. The driver of that B6 was worried that the head gasket had gone, but seems it was getting condensation in the oil filler due to short commuter runs.

[Swoxy]

[BMWE34FAN]

Very nice! I would love one of these to replace my 75 but probably have to be a smaller petrol one or a diesel. Might have to start saving after seeing these pics!

[Katzenjammer]

Nice. Which bulb is out? I had one of these, which ate bulbs, headlights and tail lights.

After five years I noticed that I had been replacing the failed tail light bulbs with identical items. By accident I discovered that the tabs on the correct tail light bulb which should have been fitted were subly different in their respective vertical spacing. Problem cured, never has a bulb out afer that.

[shalmaneser]

Brett748 said:

Interesting shed that.

What confuses me is a 330d is hardly an exotic, surely it can be used daily.

I too am interested by this. Very similar cars surely? And how is a a4 that much better in the snow than a beemer? Couldn't you have just spent £300 on winter tyres?

[jonah35]

shalmaneser said:

Brett748 said:

Interesting shed that.

What confuses me is a 330d is hardly an exotic, surely it can be used daily.

I too am interested by this. Very similar cars surely? And how is a a4 that much better in the snow than a beemer? Couldn't you have just spent £300 on winter tyres?

I was just about to type the same

[GCH]

shalmaneser said:

And how is a a4 that much better in the snow than a beemer? Couldn't you have just spent £300 on winter tyres?

Quattro and manual....not that there is any snow to make a difference

[Swoxy]

Katzenjammer said:

Nice. Which bulb is out? I had one of these, which ate bulbs, headlights and tail lights.

It's a headlamp, I think it's a H7.

shalmaneser said:

Couldn't you have just spent £300 on winter tyres?

I was missing owning a petrol six since my 330Ci and bought this car for not much more than a set of winter tyres for the 19"s on the 330d

GCH said:

Quattro and manual....not that there is any snow to make a difference

Yeah, about that ..

Edited by Swoxy on Tuesday 2nd December 20:56