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Greg the Fish said:
Shakermaker said:
Remember in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Kev C and Morgan F are trying to break down the door and Morgan says "Damned English Oak?"
Now I know what he meant when he said that.
But yeah I was doing probably 40mph
40 and that's all the damage???!!!!! Good old VolvoNow I know what he meant when he said that.
But yeah I was doing probably 40mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUGCtZT-VLU
bolidemichael said:
Nice. You need to update your garage!
Central London, this is what £60/month gets you, painted lines in a shared, secure garage underneath some council flats rented directly from the local authority.To upgrade from this is another £300 per month to rent a garage privately. paralla said:
bolidemichael said:
Nice. You need to update your garage!
Central London, this is what £60/month gets you, painted lines in a shared, secure garage underneath some council flats rented directly from the local authority.To upgrade from this is another £300 per month to rent a garage privately. 
That looks pretty good to me for £60/month in London.
5 previously owned
Phase 1 GSI, only around 316 sold in the U.K.
My first of 5 Audi’s, an S2. again, only around 300 Avants sold in the U.K.
My 2nd S2, bought to replace a B5 S4 saloon as I loved my blue one so much. It was the newest and last S2 Avant registered.
A 500bhp B5 S4 saloon followed, which was sold for the RS4 when their prices hit rock bottom, picked it up for 9k!
Followed by a not so quick remapped 330d which I loved, one of the best all rounder car I’ve owned
Phase 1 GSI, only around 316 sold in the U.K.
My first of 5 Audi’s, an S2. again, only around 300 Avants sold in the U.K.
My 2nd S2, bought to replace a B5 S4 saloon as I loved my blue one so much. It was the newest and last S2 Avant registered.
A 500bhp B5 S4 saloon followed, which was sold for the RS4 when their prices hit rock bottom, picked it up for 9k!
Followed by a not so quick remapped 330d which I loved, one of the best all rounder car I’ve owned
Krikkit said:
paralla said:
bolidemichael said:
Nice. You need to update your garage!
Central London, this is what £60/month gets you, painted lines in a shared, secure garage underneath some council flats rented directly from the local authority.To upgrade from this is another £300 per month to rent a garage privately. That looks pretty good to me for £60/month in London.
illmonkey said:
I was paying £180/month for a single space in a secure garage under flats in Oxford, £60 is cheap!
I was on a waiting list for two years to get the space, this one only came up because it has a height restriction caused by the cast iron pipe above it. I almost knocked myself out on it the first time I hauled myself up out of the very low bucket seats of the GT4 the first time I parked there. I haven't done it again. illmonkey said:
Krikkit said:
paralla said:
bolidemichael said:
Nice. You need to update your garage!
Central London, this is what £60/month gets you, painted lines in a shared, secure garage underneath some council flats rented directly from the local authority.To upgrade from this is another £300 per month to rent a garage privately. That looks pretty good to me for £60/month in London.
Michael
Stussy said:
5 previously owned
Phase 1 GSI, only around 316 sold in the U.K.
My first of 5 Audi’s, an S2. again, only around 300 Avants sold in the U.K.
My 2nd S2, bought to replace a B5 S4 saloon as I loved my blue one so much. It was the newest and last S2 Avant registered.
A 500bhp B5 S4 saloon followed, which was sold for the RS4 when their prices hit rock bottom, picked it up for 9k!
Followed by a not so quick remapped 330d which I loved, one of the best all rounder car I’ve owned
Interesting. How do you find the 330d coming from the RS4? Phase 1 GSI, only around 316 sold in the U.K.
My first of 5 Audi’s, an S2. again, only around 300 Avants sold in the U.K.
My 2nd S2, bought to replace a B5 S4 saloon as I loved my blue one so much. It was the newest and last S2 Avant registered.
A 500bhp B5 S4 saloon followed, which was sold for the RS4 when their prices hit rock bottom, picked it up for 9k!
Followed by a not so quick remapped 330d which I loved, one of the best all rounder car I’ve owned
I often wonder if I could do the 330d or 335d thing as they sound so good on paper. But always decide I couldn't live with the sound or apparently the woeful 4wd system in the BMW. Would be interested in your thoughts going from a high performance petrol to a diesel?
Jim on the hill said:
Interesting. How do you find the 330d coming from the RS4?
I often wonder if I could do the 330d or 335d thing as they sound so good on paper. But always decide I couldn't live with the sound or apparently the woeful 4wd system in the BMW. Would be interested in your thoughts going from a high performance petrol to a diesel?
Obviously I was concerned about the difference in power/performance, the RS4 has 450bhp, and the 330d around 290.I often wonder if I could do the 330d or 335d thing as they sound so good on paper. But always decide I couldn't live with the sound or apparently the woeful 4wd system in the BMW. Would be interested in your thoughts going from a high performance petrol to a diesel?
However, I was pleasantly surprised with how good the 330d was for everyday use. The mpg was an obvious gain.
In reality it’s not often you get to really stretch the legs of a car with big power, so in everyday use it’s mostly unused anyway.
The 330d was not slow, and pulled like a train. What I loved about it was that it was more useable. Family holidays and days out were now affordable, I wouldn’t be as paranoid at parking it somewhere etc.
Cheaper running costs, lots of things made up for the difference in performance, but in reality, the 330d could easily put your licence in as much danger as the RS4, just taking a few more seconds to do so!
Overall, it was a great move that I didn’t regret at all.
If anything, I regret selling the RS4 while the prices were still low, and regret selling the 330d because it was so good, and I loved how it looked. It turned as many heads as the RS did.
As for the sound, yeah it’s a diesel, but being a straight six it was ok.
I actually quite liked it!
Jim on the hill said:
But always decide I couldn't live with apparently the woeful 4wd system in the BMW.
Sorry I picked up on that, what are you on about? It's one of the best, rear wheel biased and front join in with a wetted multiplate clutch (excluding the latest 1 and 2 series) . So rears are always turning as fast or faster then the fronts (=the way you want it). Not talking about landrover-esque off-road abilities, mostly irrelevant.... Jim on the hill said:
Interesting. How do you find the 330d coming from the RS4?
I often wonder if I could do the 330d or 335d thing as they sound so good on paper. But always decide I couldn't live with the sound or apparently the woeful 4wd system in the BMW. Would be interested in your thoughts going from a high performance petrol to a diesel?
I went the other way, owned a 335d for a couple of years, albeit not a Touring, and went to a B5 RS4 via a couple of other things. For me the BMW is an incredibly functional tool, and on paper ticks so many boxes, but in reality has zero character. Only thing I miss is the MPGI often wonder if I could do the 330d or 335d thing as they sound so good on paper. But always decide I couldn't live with the sound or apparently the woeful 4wd system in the BMW. Would be interested in your thoughts going from a high performance petrol to a diesel?
The RS4, despite what some may try to tell you, is an entertaining car in so many ways. The engine is a gem, the ride on modern tyres is nowhere near as bad as generally reported, and the steering is at least a match for feedback with the BMW, although not quite as communicative as an E46’s. They’re a bit heavy and there’s not a whole lot of room inside, but I’ve had mine for four years now and no plans to sell it
Jim on the hill said:
Thanks for all the comments above, useful to get some info from actual owners.
My comment regarding the 4wd system is from what u have read on here, i've always had AWD so the 4wd of a Golf or a BMW does make me second guess it a little.
US makes a big point in the difference, but there 4wd systems on pick up trucks have historically been very crude. A BMW or Golf basically have awd systems because the centre slipper clutch is closed (partly) during normal operation. Key difference is that on a fwd platform like the Golf, the rear axle can only join the front and thus never turn faster and thus never push the car from the rear actively. Awd like subaru/audi etc with centre differentials all four turn the same speed, and the gripping axle turns slower or, if fully locked equal speed than the slipping one, subaru making a big point that it's symmetrical. Rwd platforms where the front axle is added in, rear axle pushes on and is assisted by the front to pull things straight if rear grip is suffering. Maybe not the most traction but very dynamic. BMW, AMG 4MATIC(+), Porsche and also the Nissan GT-R use this kind of system, hardly bad references for sporty applications... My comment regarding the 4wd system is from what u have read on here, i've always had AWD so the 4wd of a Golf or a BMW does make me second guess it a little.
Car is 2009 A4 Quattro S-Line Manual 211bhp - seems to be quite rare spec whenever I check autotrader?
Fuel economy is woeful - old B5 S4 was similar or better and it had proper pace!
The S2 bumper was on route to my mate's batcave to finish off his EV conversion on his old Audi 80 Coupe 2.3
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