Sprint blue C6 S6 yeay or neigh?

Sprint blue C6 S6 yeay or neigh?

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rufmeister

1,334 posts

123 months

Thursday 12th February 2015
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MrTickle said:
No ceramics! Took me a long time to find a top spec car without the damn things - costs of replacements to one side, they are horrendous for regular road driving.....

As for spec > how about rear seat entertainment, individual electric reclining rear seats with lumbar, heated seats front and rear, massage seats front and rear, vented seats front and rear, champagne fridge in rear, adaptive cruise, full Bang and Olufsen system, extended leather, electric rear and side blinds, keyless go etc. on top of all the usual paraphernalia hehe

I have had a few of these, and have yet to see another one with all of the above wink
Wow...sounds a proper car.

Sure anyone interested in an S8 will snap it up.

KungFuPanda

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4,334 posts

171 months

Thursday 12th February 2015
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rufmeister said:
MrTickle said:
No ceramics! Took me a long time to find a top spec car without the damn things - costs of replacements to one side, they are horrendous for regular road driving.....

As for spec > how about rear seat entertainment, individual electric reclining rear seats with lumbar, heated seats front and rear, massage seats front and rear, vented seats front and rear, champagne fridge in rear, adaptive cruise, full Bang and Olufsen system, extended leather, electric rear and side blinds, keyless go etc. on top of all the usual paraphernalia hehe

I have had a few of these, and have yet to see another one with all of the above wink
Wow...sounds a proper car.

Sure anyone interested in an S8 will snap it up.
I've bought a car previously owned by Mr Tickle, I've bought a car previously owned by Mir Tickle's brother too. Now I want this car. Unfortunately, funds won't permit.

KungFuPanda

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Thursday 12th February 2015
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jakesmith said:
Is the S6 a boggo A6 with the amazing engine? Not being pejorative, just trying to justify buying one, does it have a load of specific parts or are they as cheap to run as a 3.0tdi (apart from the obvious fuel, tax, insurance difference?)
And what MPG do you get on a run?
I've had two S6s. A saloon and now an avant. Both had over 100,000 miles on and I've had no problems whatsoever with them. I've heard that you can have problems with the engines coking up much like the RS4 and also sticky manifold flaps.

Differences over and above the bog standard S6 are the DRLs which are set into the bumper, quad exhaust, lovely sport seats and lots of real carbon fibre on the dash, door and console inserts. To be fair, you'd have to be a bit of an afficionado to spot and S6 amongst the plethora of S lines but that's why some love the understatedness of such cars.

Running costs can be quite reasonable. My insurance is £350 with 14 years NCB and my girlfriend on the policy too. Tax is a steep £500 per year. Servicing is really cheap under Audi's fixed servicing scheme. £195 for an oil service and £365 for a major including 10 platinum spark plugs as well as your filters. Tyres can be had here for £100 each. Thayre AO rated too. http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres/toyo/proxes-... Some may turn up their noses at Toyos but surely two sets of Toyos for less than one set of premium brand tyres can't be sniffed at.

Also factor in the cost of an exhaust to release some of that lovely v10 noise.

daydotz

1,742 posts

162 months

Thursday 12th February 2015
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It does look smart in that colour

KungFuPanda

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171 months

Thursday 12th February 2015
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A few pics of mine after clay barring, polishing and waxing at my friend's garage








rufmeister

1,334 posts

123 months

Thursday 12th February 2015
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Love that KFP!


KungFuPanda

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Thursday 12th February 2015
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Cheers. Got it booked in for a minor service at Audi next week. Then getting the wheels done a gunmetal grey and last but not least the exhaust. The exhaust will have to wait a month or so though.

rufmeister

1,334 posts

123 months

Friday 13th February 2015
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I am toying with doing that to my wheels, had a photoshop done and it looked ok, but not too fussed yet.

RobbyJ

1,573 posts

223 months

Friday 13th February 2015
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Wow looks great, very nice.

Just on the ceramics point though, in what way are they horrendous for road driving? I've got them on mine and they are absolutely amazing! The stopping power and more importantly fade resistance is incredible. On such a heavy car having that level of fade resistance is just a must if you drive hard. The discs should be good for 150,000 miles plus they can be refurbished for 900 euros a corner which isn't that bad considering the life of them and their capability. I've never been more glad of ticking that optional extra box on any car.

KungFuPanda

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Sunday 15th February 2015
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Well the effects of the claybar, polishing and waxing didn't last long. I stayed at my parent's on Friday night. Parked the car on the street and on Saturday afternoon came back to this...



No details left. Looks worse than it is. The majority is white paint transfer from the other vehicle. I think most of it will polish out. Whatever is left, I may try my hand at wet sanding. Gutted was not the word.

rufmeister

1,334 posts

123 months

Sunday 15th February 2015
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Must be something in the air! Mine took a scuff to the bumper at some point, no idea when or where.

Mosdef

1,739 posts

228 months

Sunday 15th February 2015
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Hi Mr Tickle, I'm likely to be in the market for an S8 in April and wondered whether you'd be happy to PM me some photos and your pricing expectations.

I'm not on the other forum mentioned but will probably sign up there too.

Thanks

Mosdef