Not finding love with my RS6
Discussion
davyvee said:
boombastictiger said:
This is the exact reason I did not buy an M3 and went for a 370z instead.
oops.The 370Z is more rare and will turn heads and has a specialness about it that the M3 cant match...the M3 on the other hand is a car that nobody will notice and out on the road it looks exactly the same as a 318d.
julian64 said:
My rough guide for car fun. After five minutes of driving look down and count how many hands you have on the wheel
One = not fun.
And between a fun car and a really fun car is if after five minutes driving you have two hands on the wheel and smiling or you have two hands on the wheel with white knuckles and whole body shakes from the adrenaline!?One = not fun.
cerb4.5lee said:
Not really the 370Z is a car designed to be a sports/GT car from the start whereas the M3 is based on a boring diesel saloon that has a fancy engine chucked in and a few subtle spoilers added here and there, I have had a M3...I would much prefer a 370Z without a doubt.
The 370Z is more rare and will turn heads and has a specialness about it that the M3 cant match...the M3 on the other hand is a car that nobody will notice and out on the road it looks exactly the same as a 318d.
I tend to agree with this. My M3 bored me senseless as does my current Alpina. Both are good cars but there's no sense of occasion. None.The 370Z is more rare and will turn heads and has a specialness about it that the M3 cant match...the M3 on the other hand is a car that nobody will notice and out on the road it looks exactly the same as a 318d.
Greg66 said:
Well, it's gone now so stop thinking about it!
What's the replacement though?
Sadly for the time being cash in the bank and in a bizarre twist the old couple who I sold the 530d to wants me to buy it back (they took an 11 year old car to a BMW main dealer and were surprised when they quoted thousands to 'fix' problems that aren't really problems - like £1300 for auto boot mechanism which still works!!)What's the replacement though?
There was nowt wrong with the car when I sold it so I'm happy to buy it back!
May drive that car into the ground and hopefully if I can keep it year or so without getting bored I can come back and try the C7 RS6 or keep the beemer or a similar big diesel jobby and an exige!
Edited by QuattroDave on Sunday 4th October 19:39
and that was that.
New owner currently winging his way up to the midlands with his wife trying to keep up in a civic!
Had to get back to work sharpish so not sure if it's a regrettable decision or not yet! Time will certainly tell, but I lost no money on it over the last two months so that's not a bad start!
Here's to whatevers next!
New owner currently winging his way up to the midlands with his wife trying to keep up in a civic!
Had to get back to work sharpish so not sure if it's a regrettable decision or not yet! Time will certainly tell, but I lost no money on it over the last two months so that's not a bad start!
Here's to whatevers next!
If i'd spent another £10kish I'd have loved a breathed on RS6. Being an inveterate cheapskate I bought the S6 instead, and do about 50-60 miles/day, and am loving it.
Noise OK (needs some exhaust work) and decent acceleration, plus handles OK for a big estate.
So far (2 months) it's been great
Noise OK (needs some exhaust work) and decent acceleration, plus handles OK for a big estate.
So far (2 months) it's been great
wsurfa said:
If i'd spent another £10kish I'd have loved a breathed on RS6. Being an inveterate cheapskate I bought the S6 instead, and do about 50-60 miles/day, and am loving it.
Noise OK (needs some exhaust work) and decent acceleration, plus handles OK for a big estate.
So far (2 months) it's been great
Glad to hear you're enjoying your S6. I had eyed up one of those for quite a while and was pondering between that and the 550i touring but deep down I knew that I would come across an RS6 one day and be gutted I didn't stump up the extra!Noise OK (needs some exhaust work) and decent acceleration, plus handles OK for a big estate.
So far (2 months) it's been great
It's a great car, I had a blast in it and the acceleration was just so effortless and genuinely made me chuckle.
As mentioned in a recent earlier post ever since I knew I was selling it I actually thoroughly enjoyed the driving. Perhaps if I didn't have to borrow some pennies to pay for it things might have been different, who knows. But it's done now and I don't regret having trying one.
Back to the spare Alfa for the time being and see how things progress from there!
As for next car, well if the guy who wants to 'return' the 530d I sold him accepts my offer then I'll be in that until at least late spring by which time I would have saved up enough cash to be able to buy outright another car, whether it be the newer RS6, maserati, that exige I keep hearing the noise of in my head or perhaps even something new like mustang V8/Focus RS!?
Who knows!
QuattroDave said:
Glad to hear you're enjoying your S6. I had eyed up one of those for quite a while and was pondering between that and the 550i touring but deep down I knew that I would come across an RS6 one day and be gutted I didn't stump up the extra!
It's a great car, I had a blast in it and the acceleration was just so effortless and genuinely made me chuckle.
As mentioned in a recent earlier post ever since I knew I was selling it I actually thoroughly enjoyed the driving. Perhaps if I didn't have to borrow some pennies to pay for it things might have been different, who knows. But it's done now and I don't regret having trying one.
Back to the spare Alfa for the time being and see how things progress from there!
As for next car, well if the guy who wants to 'return' the 530d I sold him accepts my offer then I'll be in that until at least late spring by which time I would have saved up enough cash to be able to buy outright another car, whether it be the newer RS6, maserati, that exige I keep hearing the noise of in my head or perhaps even something new like mustang V8/Focus RS!?
Who knows!
Sounds like fun car times ahead - enjoy It's a great car, I had a blast in it and the acceleration was just so effortless and genuinely made me chuckle.
As mentioned in a recent earlier post ever since I knew I was selling it I actually thoroughly enjoyed the driving. Perhaps if I didn't have to borrow some pennies to pay for it things might have been different, who knows. But it's done now and I don't regret having trying one.
Back to the spare Alfa for the time being and see how things progress from there!
As for next car, well if the guy who wants to 'return' the 530d I sold him accepts my offer then I'll be in that until at least late spring by which time I would have saved up enough cash to be able to buy outright another car, whether it be the newer RS6, maserati, that exige I keep hearing the noise of in my head or perhaps even something new like mustang V8/Focus RS!?
Who knows!
Twist in the story.
RS6 sold yesterday, gone. Done!
Drove the 'spare' alfa to work today, no issues. Nipped to bank and shop then home at lunch no issues. Started it up and put in gear, judder judder, pop wheeez. Clutch gone! Either master or slave cylinder, though suspecting slave, mainly because that's the most expensive one of the two as it's a gearbox out job!
Would just say f&*k it and cycle to work but I'm in Bristol tomorrow! Pool car it is then!
RS6 sold yesterday, gone. Done!
Drove the 'spare' alfa to work today, no issues. Nipped to bank and shop then home at lunch no issues. Started it up and put in gear, judder judder, pop wheeez. Clutch gone! Either master or slave cylinder, though suspecting slave, mainly because that's the most expensive one of the two as it's a gearbox out job!
Would just say f&*k it and cycle to work but I'm in Bristol tomorrow! Pool car it is then!
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