Audi RS / S / R8 picture thread!
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aspirated said:
Captainawesome said:
My S5, milltek non-res cat-back and MRC remap. It makes a very nice noise.
Clean
Not so clean
These are companies which can retrofit the 2012 facelift taillights onto your car, a must do mod IMO, takes years off itClean
Not so clean
though
KillyTheSaint]BM9000 said:
This thread has some gorgeous cars which keeps me occupied browsing through. I washed mine today and took some photos. I've had it for 5 months and really like it. R8 V8.
Hi, what rear spoiler is it ? How did you disable original, is it just a fuse pull ?
It's from German Rush in the usa. I bought it pre-Christmas when they had a massive deal on their site prices. The tilting spoiler is disabled using by vagcom. I bought the non-carbon fibre (GRP / fibreglass) and had it painted locally to me after delivery. Hi, what rear spoiler is it ? How did you disable original, is it just a fuse pull ?
www.germanrush.com
The owner is a good person to deal with. He is a site sponsor and posts regularly on R8talk.com
Edited by IBM9000 on Tuesday 26th January 01:01
KillyTheSaint said:
Just back from dealer for interim service, dropped car in at 9am,
be ready by lunch they said. Got keys back at 4.15. They missed
a few basic service items and I was there for nigh on 8 hours.
Love the car but that's me done with main dealers.
Anyhoo, a few pics....
What did they miss and did they not know you were waiting! be ready by lunch they said. Got keys back at 4.15. They missed
a few basic service items and I was there for nigh on 8 hours.
Love the car but that's me done with main dealers.
Anyhoo, a few pics....
Rich_W said:
KillyTheSaint said:
Just back from dealer for interim service, dropped car in at 9am,
be ready by lunch they said. Got keys back at 4.15. They missed
a few basic service items and I was there for nigh on 8 hours.
Love the car but that's me done with main dealers.
Anyhoo, a few pics....
What did they miss and did they not know you were waiting! be ready by lunch they said. Got keys back at 4.15. They missed
a few basic service items and I was there for nigh on 8 hours.
Love the car but that's me done with main dealers.
Anyhoo, a few pics....
Dr G said:
Non-standard sump-plug (never in stock), oil re-fill time for the dry sump and moving the fuse box to do pollen filter?
He said "interim" so lets assume no to plugs, air filters and no mention of pollen.A Dealer SHOULD have the 5 plugs and washers available. Assume it goes in at 10am. Hour after customer drops it off as awaiting job. Should be done inside 3 hours!
KillyTheSaint said:
Dr G said:
Non-standard sump-plug (never in stock), oil re-fill time for the dry sump and moving the fuse box to do pollen filter?
Coolant not topped up, hand brake not adjusted (Even though I asked ?), alternator belt sometimes squeals on start up if wet and cold (not touched so I replaced it, even though I asked again ?) and car not even cleaned. Was truly annoyed to be there that long, and although they were polite and very prompt with coffee etc, I had better things to do for 8 hours.Surprised that company sells any of it's bread and butter cars at all.
In saying that, the guy I use to buy all the new ones I've bought is very good, but he only deals in RS/S cars
+1
I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
JiggyJaggy said:
+1
I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
At 6'1 I've found the opposite tbh! I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
Can normally get a decent ish position after some faffing, but find Mk2 easier to get to that point than Mk1.
JiggyJaggy said:
+1
I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
Jeez, that sounds like my weekend experience. Park my 911 GTS outside the dealership's front window, walk straight in and sit in the R8. I've owned V8+V10 R8s. Not one person came over, I just got the usual look up and down (was scruffy at the time). I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
DMC2 said:
JiggyJaggy said:
+1
I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
Jeez, that sounds like my weekend experience. Park my 911 GTS outside the dealership's front window, walk straight in and sit in the R8. I've owned V8+V10 R8s. Not one person came over, I just got the usual look up and down (was scruffy at the time). I drove past a salesman in the Audi carpark in London, he saw me park in an R8, I parked my car, walked straight past him to have a sit in the new R8, which screams Im here for a potential upgrade and he just said give me a shout if you have any questions! The world's easiest slam dunk of a sale and he didn't even pay any attention! I sat in the car incidentally and found the roof line very low compared to my old R8. Not sure if it is the lower seat height in the mk1 R8 or lower roof lining in the mk2. I just didn't fit comfortably, shame its a stunning car.
A couple of weeks back, I walked into Dick Lovett ferrari/maser dealer in Swindon, having pulled up in my 14 plated RS4, which isn't the highest value car in the world compared to what they're selling, and the lady welcomes me in through the door and offers me a coffee. Within about 5 minutes, a salesman comes up to me very politely and asks if there's anything I'm interested in looking at or going through details with. The chap was courteous without seeming overpowering, and knew the answer to any questions I had on the cars without hesitation.
I appreciate they're dealing with a different market, but surely when you're at Audi and your salary is hugely weighted towards sales bonuses, you'd be on every person that walked through the door trying to see if they're buying or not or at least making them feel valued !
Perhaps I'm wasted in my current job and could make a killing in car sales by being attentive to people and not just ignoring them
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