B8 S4 Ownership
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DibblyDobbler said:
Humph - got halfway up to the garage (having covered 40-odd miles) to receive a phone call telling me they had sold it, despite me having supposedly reserved it yesterday 
Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
The ad for that has gone now. what were you after? saloon or avant? mines manual maybe we should talk?Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
Easternlight said:
GroundZero said:
silentbrown said:
Seems an optimistic price for a pre-facelift car. Spec definitely isn't great but it has the carbon inlays, which I like -and if you're really after a manual there's probably not much choice.
Pushing the budget out to £17K gets you plenty of choice of decent spec later facelift cars with DSG, like this one https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...
£565 VED is going to hurt, too...
The VED prices hiked up on model years of 2011 and onwards. So if you can find a model year of 2010 or earlier then you only pay £325.Pushing the budget out to £17K gets you plenty of choice of decent spec later facelift cars with DSG, like this one https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...
£565 VED is going to hurt, too...
Before buying mine I looked at four others, all manual, ranging from 2008 to 2010 model years, all were only £325 per year on VED.
I think the EU/UK changed the emissions in 2011 which forced similar CO2 levels up in to a higher price bracket. So all S4's regardless of manual or auto grearboxes became high tax from then.
Couple of current examples on Autotrader :
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...
Edited by GroundZero on Tuesday 14th July 09:24
GroundZero said:
Mine is a 2009 manual and I'm only paying £325 per year.
Before buying mine I looked at four others, all manual, ranging from 2008 to 2010 model years, all were only £325 per year on VED.
I think the EU/UK changed the emissions in 2011 which forced similar CO2 levels up in to a higher price bracket. So all S4's regardless of manual or auto grearboxes became high tax from then.
I paid £300 last year for my S4 auto...Before buying mine I looked at four others, all manual, ranging from 2008 to 2010 model years, all were only £325 per year on VED.
I think the EU/UK changed the emissions in 2011 which forced similar CO2 levels up in to a higher price bracket. So all S4's regardless of manual or auto grearboxes became high tax from then.
catso said:
GroundZero said:
Mine is a 2009 manual and I'm only paying £325 per year.
Before buying mine I looked at four others, all manual, ranging from 2008 to 2010 model years, all were only £325 per year on VED.
I think the EU/UK changed the emissions in 2011 which forced similar CO2 levels up in to a higher price bracket. So all S4's regardless of manual or auto grearboxes became high tax from then.
I paid £300 last year for my S4 auto...Before buying mine I looked at four others, all manual, ranging from 2008 to 2010 model years, all were only £325 per year on VED.
I think the EU/UK changed the emissions in 2011 which forced similar CO2 levels up in to a higher price bracket. So all S4's regardless of manual or auto grearboxes became high tax from then.
Easternlight said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Humph - got halfway up to the garage (having covered 40-odd miles) to receive a phone call telling me they had sold it, despite me having supposedly reserved it yesterday
Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
The ad for that has gone now. what were you after? saloon or avant? mines manual maybe we should talk?Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
Well this is sub-optimal....
Noticed last week that the temperature gauge isn't sitting at 90C when moving - there's a needle's width below 90C. What's frustrating is that the thermostat was only replaced 3 years ago (by Audi) when I had a warranty on it. I paid £250XS but they said at book rates it's well over £1k as there's 6.5 hours labour to pull the supercharger before you can even SEE the thermostat!
Done some logging of temps with VCDS and I reckon that rather than failing shut, as it did last time, it's now not fully closing when it should so takes ages to get up to temperature and then fluctuates when driving.
Found a 30 minute video showing how to change it, but not sure I've got the patience! I thought it was bad enough for a thermostat to fail at 50k miles/6 years, but guess there's plenty of scope for less life for it....
Not long had to pay to replace the same part on my Golf GTI, which is similarly inaccessible, and also prone to leaking very early in the car's life.
Oh and a new windscreen on the S5 for the 2nd time in 2 years. Really should just sell one of the cars!
Noticed last week that the temperature gauge isn't sitting at 90C when moving - there's a needle's width below 90C. What's frustrating is that the thermostat was only replaced 3 years ago (by Audi) when I had a warranty on it. I paid £250XS but they said at book rates it's well over £1k as there's 6.5 hours labour to pull the supercharger before you can even SEE the thermostat!
Done some logging of temps with VCDS and I reckon that rather than failing shut, as it did last time, it's now not fully closing when it should so takes ages to get up to temperature and then fluctuates when driving.
Found a 30 minute video showing how to change it, but not sure I've got the patience! I thought it was bad enough for a thermostat to fail at 50k miles/6 years, but guess there's plenty of scope for less life for it....
Not long had to pay to replace the same part on my Golf GTI, which is similarly inaccessible, and also prone to leaking very early in the car's life.
Oh and a new windscreen on the S5 for the 2nd time in 2 years. Really should just sell one of the cars!
Searider said:
Easternlight said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Humph - got halfway up to the garage (having covered 40-odd miles) to receive a phone call telling me they had sold it, despite me having supposedly reserved it yesterday
Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
The ad for that has gone now. what were you after? saloon or avant? mines manual maybe we should talk?Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
I hope Searider enjoys it as much as I have, definately the best car I've ever owned
Anyone planning to attend Simply Audi 2020 at Beaulieu?
https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/simply-audi/
Searider - first trip out for your new avant?
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Searider - first trip out for your new avant?
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Hi all! first time Audi owner having been an Alfa owner for the past 8 years. Picked my S4 Avant (manual - big tax
). Based in Norfolk and had a full service after picking it up, Clive Atthowe here in Norwich gave it a clean bill of health which was a welcome relief! It then went straight off to the body shop for a front end respray having have a bad job done previously! Few more jobs to do but I think it compliments my GT nicely! (3.2 V6). Love the power and ease with which it covers ground! Had a nice clear run through the Peaks last weekend. It appears to be well equipped with B&O, adaptive dampers, drive select, start stop and sports seats.
Easternlight said:
Searider said:
Easternlight said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Humph - got halfway up to the garage (having covered 40-odd miles) to receive a phone call telling me they had sold it, despite me having supposedly reserved it yesterday
Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
The ad for that has gone now. what were you after? saloon or avant? mines manual maybe we should talk?Oh well - back to the classifieds I suppose.... thanks to those who helped with my witterings as above.
I hope Searider enjoys it as much as I have, definately the best car I've ever owned
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