Short affair with S4 (b6) cabriolet
Discussion
Some may remember me asking about these cars when I was looking to buy
Bought a nice grey one in March and Sold it in September
I enjoyed my first soft top experience, roof was good up and down, quiet on motorway when roof up. I did enjoy finishing work and putting the roof down in the summer sun, but also enjoyed it on crisp blue sky mornings with heated seats.
Convertibles / cabriolets really does add a new dimension to motoring
The tiptronic was never as sluggish I thought from what I read.
It wasn't as quick as the DSG I had in my R32, but was good enough with the 4.2 v8
It did lots of things okay, but I never loved it.
Standard exhaust was too muted, and I didn't want to spend money on upgraded exhaust, but I think its a must if its a keeper.
Annoying things I found was the brake beeping 3 times on start up at times, but all discs and pads were relatively new or new. When the roof was down I found on uneve roads the pedal movement from what I imagine is a bit of flex from the cabriolet design
The thing I hated most was the mpg. I wasn't expecting big figures but I didn't hoon it from A to B and the average urban mpg was mid teens and started to hurt on the wallet for something I never fell in love with.
Glad I tried one, 4.2 v8, soft top ticked
Guess it was hard to justify it when running it alongside then a lovely e61 535d
What's next? Well back running in a 10 yr old ka for commutes. I was thinking of going m3. But could do with lower running costs, something more engaging and fun (I hope); so on the look out for an Integra DC5
Bought a nice grey one in March and Sold it in September
I enjoyed my first soft top experience, roof was good up and down, quiet on motorway when roof up. I did enjoy finishing work and putting the roof down in the summer sun, but also enjoyed it on crisp blue sky mornings with heated seats.
Convertibles / cabriolets really does add a new dimension to motoring
The tiptronic was never as sluggish I thought from what I read.
It wasn't as quick as the DSG I had in my R32, but was good enough with the 4.2 v8
It did lots of things okay, but I never loved it.
Standard exhaust was too muted, and I didn't want to spend money on upgraded exhaust, but I think its a must if its a keeper.
Annoying things I found was the brake beeping 3 times on start up at times, but all discs and pads were relatively new or new. When the roof was down I found on uneve roads the pedal movement from what I imagine is a bit of flex from the cabriolet design
The thing I hated most was the mpg. I wasn't expecting big figures but I didn't hoon it from A to B and the average urban mpg was mid teens and started to hurt on the wallet for something I never fell in love with.
Glad I tried one, 4.2 v8, soft top ticked
Guess it was hard to justify it when running it alongside then a lovely e61 535d
What's next? Well back running in a 10 yr old ka for commutes. I was thinking of going m3. But could do with lower running costs, something more engaging and fun (I hope); so on the look out for an Integra DC5
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