S4 B8 Remap and other questions!

[h3lp]

So, I'm already bored with my A4 Tdi 2.0. I swapped her out for my 3.2 DSG TT as I have 2 kids that were developing rickets from having their knees jammed against the back seats in the TT.

So I love the extra space in the A4 estate, but I've been having problems with the DPF (missus uses it for a lot of school runs etc, so it's not regenerating properly).

To top all this off, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF the other day, so I thought RIGHT, I'm getting a new one.

Would love a new RS4 but they're £50k+ which isn't happening.

Could afford an RS5 but I need an estate (I've got a dog, and use the car for business trips sometimes).

Was going to get an S4 estate (B8) but I knew I'd always have this feeling that I could have something faster.

Then I read about how responsive S4 B8s are to tuning / remapping.

Has anyone got anyone had a remap done to theirs? I suppose I'd have a budget of approx £2k for tuning works. Would I get above 450bhp for this? Do they all come with "switches" to turn them off in case of an accident / warranty work?

Finally before I buy the car, am I right in saying there are two variants of the B8? ie, 1st gen and 2nd gen? When was the 2nd gen brought in and what are the improvements?

Cheers!!!

[h3lp]

OK cheers, I'll get in contact with them this week.

Out of interest, how much was your stage one?

Also, any general pointers on what are the must have factory fitted upgrades to look out for when I'm looking for a car?

[h3lp]

found it, cheers!

[h3lp]

Yeh that's an option! How much does it add out of interest?

There was another reason I'd like it switchable though, for when I let the missus drive it!!!