RE: Audi RS4 (B7): Spotted
Discussion
Escort3500 said:
swisstoni said:
I sniffed around these a while ago. I really like the small size and fairly restrained mean looks.
And if course the V8.
Was eventually scared off by reports of engine out for jobs you really shouldn’t have to.
Engine out for what? Not heard that before. You’re not thinking about the contemporary RS6 are you? And if course the V8.
Was eventually scared off by reports of engine out for jobs you really shouldn’t have to.
Pintofbest said:
hertfordshire1 said:
I also put the plate RS04 DAD on it, much to my kids delight - I wonder what car that plate is on now (as I sold it with the plate)...
Steve
It's still on the RS4 if AskMID is anything to go by.Steve
ericmcn said:
E65Ross said:
Not that quick? Depends what you're used to but they're around 11secs to 100mph, now that's pretty quick by most standards.
Problematic..... Yes, although I've only experience from just 1 person. I don't think the cost necessarily means being without problems. The further you push the boundaries of technology, the cost goes up, and reliability can often go down.
For the outlay you could do better, I think that's the whole point. A 2 litre Subaru twinscroll is about 4 seconds worse off to 100 mph over the Audi and that is 'only' a 2 litre turbo and would be far less likely to break your wallet and cost much less too.Problematic..... Yes, although I've only experience from just 1 person. I don't think the cost necessarily means being without problems. The further you push the boundaries of technology, the cost goes up, and reliability can often go down.
Edited by Escort3500 on Monday 15th October 14:14
Christmassss said:
Thanks for the in depth answer 
No worries Managed to go 1 further...
http://www.volkspage.net/technik/ssp/ssp/SSP_377.p...
http://www.tbfh.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/RS4...
The bits above don't cover the R8 but i was wrong about the magazine assumption!
I bought a 2007 rs4 avant just over a year ago. Has always been one of my dream cars to own and bought it to replace my wife's 1.2 Skoda Fabia !Purchased with 115k miles and has now just ticked over 123k. Yes they can be expensive to maintain but hey it was a 60k car when new . In one year it's had the drc system fail ( fitted koni dampers for £700 instead of paying Audi 2k to replace the burst metal pipe). Also just replaced front discs and pads for approx £500 ( Audi wanted £1.2k for parts alone !). Saloons are cheaper than the avant. Yes ,there are various 2.0 turbo cars nowadays that would keep up with it and get twice the economy but you have to experience revving that v8 to 8.5k rpm! Still managed to just stay ahead of a remapped bmw 235i although that was probably due to traction issues for the bmw! I bought mine to use daily and not as an investment but could probably sell it for the same price I paid 13months ago. Would rather spend my money maintaining the rs4 than buying a new supermini and losing thousands in depreciation .
Some Gump said:
I've run an RS4 for 4-5 years, and would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone that likes cars. Some say "they are not that fast" and I do wonder what the hell they've been driving - sub 5s to 62 and 11s to 100 is still "very fast" to most people!
As far as cars go, I've run a modified 22B. My last bike was a modified s1000rr which ran the quarter mile in under 9 seconds. The biggest issue was keeping the front wheel down, otherwise it would have trapped faster.So yes, the RS4 is not that fast to me, but I appreciate everyone has their own benchmark.
big_rob_sydney said:
Some Gump said:
I've run an RS4 for 4-5 years, and would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone that likes cars. Some say "they are not that fast" and I do wonder what the hell they've been driving - sub 5s to 62 and 11s to 100 is still "very fast" to most people!
As far as cars go, I've run a modified 22B. My last bike was a modified s1000rr which ran the quarter mile in under 9 seconds. The biggest issue was keeping the front wheel down, otherwise it would have trapped faster.So yes, the RS4 is not that fast to me, but I appreciate everyone has their own benchmark.
Still wouldn't call an RS4 a slow car though.
Escort3500 said:
ericmcn said:
E65Ross said:
Not that quick? Depends what you're used to but they're around 11secs to 100mph, now that's pretty quick by most standards.
Problematic..... Yes, although I've only experience from just 1 person. I don't think the cost necessarily means being without problems. The further you push the boundaries of technology, the cost goes up, and reliability can often go down.
For the outlay you could do better, I think that's the whole point. A 2 litre Subaru twinscroll is about 4 seconds worse off to 100 mph over the Audi and that is 'only' a 2 litre turbo and would be far less likely to break your wallet and cost much less too.Problematic..... Yes, although I've only experience from just 1 person. I don't think the cost necessarily means being without problems. The further you push the boundaries of technology, the cost goes up, and reliability can often go down.
Edited by Escort3500 on Monday 15th October 14:14
The only ISF available on pistonheads currently is almost eight thousand pounds more expensive than this RS4, admittedly it is a newer vehicle with much lower mileage but if you want something specific then rarity can make it much harder to find the right car.
The ISF is the only one of the four (C63, RS4, ISF and M3) that I didn't get a chance to view when I was looking, not because there were none available but I was after a facelift car and nobody was selling one at the time.
The ISF is the only one of the four (C63, RS4, ISF and M3) that I didn't get a chance to view when I was looking, not because there were none available but I was after a facelift car and nobody was selling one at the time.
big_rob_sydney said:
As far as cars go, I've run a modified 22B. My last bike was a modified s1000rr which ran the quarter mile in under 9 seconds. The biggest issue was keeping the front wheel down, otherwise it would have trapped faster.
So yes, the RS4 is not that fast to me, but I appreciate everyone has their own benchmark.
My uncle has a share in an and Extra 300 aircraft (twin seat). He allows me to fly it sometimes with him. I've been on some very fast motorbikes but the Extra is something else altogether in terms of performance. The biggest issue was keeping it on the ground. I'm sure the s1000rr is not slow but everyone has their own benchmark I guess.So yes, the RS4 is not that fast to me, but I appreciate everyone has their own benchmark.
Brighton Speed Trials 2018 results 9.0 sec was the fastest time of the day over a quarter mile. So PH contributors are faster...
motco said:
Brighton Speed Trials 2018 results 9.0 sec was the fastest time of the day over a quarter mile. So PH contributors are faster...
Looks accurate!
Naturally, it took less than 1/4 mile for the TVR to break down
Alucidnation said:
B6 would have been an s4
Still good cars though.
I'm not up on my model codes but there was certainly both an S4 and an RS4 version of the previous model. I looked at S4's before getting my first C43. The RS4 had a coswoth-reworked lump, fat arches and so on. Both Were V6's. Still good cars though.
AC43 said:
A mate of mine had one just like to replace his 996 C4 when kids came along. Awesome thing.
Another mate had the earlier B6 Avant which really was stealthy. His missus did a lot of short trips in that one, though, which resulted in a huge bill for some sort of top-end rebuild so he got shot of it in the end which was a real shame.
Your mate didn’t have a B6 RS4 Avant... because they never made a B6 RS4. B5 maybe?Another mate had the earlier B6 Avant which really was stealthy. His missus did a lot of short trips in that one, though, which resulted in a huge bill for some sort of top-end rebuild so he got shot of it in the end which was a real shame.
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