Audi

I used to drool over those, a sort of poor mans quattro

ourmaninthenorth – Member

They were followed by two Audi 100s. The first being an awful meadow green that had clearly been played with by the garage that sold it (Dave Sutton Motorsport for those who know the significance). Was the ultimate Q car.

I bet that was a Recce / pacenote / snow notes car then 😈

Not unusual for them to basically be standard looking cars but with effectively Last years Rally motor in them and uprated Springs and dampers.
Kind of like a “group N” with works motor without the stripped interior and cage.

Was a very common thing in the 70s / 80s…… you should have seen the spec of some of the DTV support vehicles !!

Bedford CF service barges with Full 2.7L Blydenstein works motors, ZF Boxes etc. Was also another way of effectively carrying more spares.
But its no wonder one of them was nicked in Belgium, it was found a while later, stripped of engine / box and rear axle 😳

As for Audis…… modern ones leave me a bit cold (Apart from the V10R8)
Ur Quattro, RS2, RS6+ were epic cars.

…or a SWB Pajero with 240+ brake, that caused J McRae to come over and ask WTF during the Manx Rally mid 80’s?

(Was Service Co-ordinator for Pentii Airikkala/ Safey Devices at the time, navigating the chase car!)

Mmmmm. Lovely!

I, I like this 😉

I like it too, bikebouy, but I heard too many stories about unreliability in the sort of age TT that I could afford.

Mmmmm. Lovely!

Too clean to be yours! 😉

Here is my old S2 from back in the day, I wish I still had it!

The car loved it when I used to work for the Forestry Commission

CaptainFlashheart – Member
Mmmmm. Lovely!
Too clean to be yours!

That’s what happens when you give staff time off. Mine looked like that for a while in the summer.

If you think the Audi’s dirty you should see the Skoda!

JulianA, has to be said mines only had sensor issues so far. The Air Con radiator sensor failed in the summer and I’ve just had the Air Sensor replaced on the intake feed.

I absolutely love it. It’s been a total indulgence and I’ve enjoyed every minute of driving and owning it.

@ cr500dom – very interesting. I’ll let my father know – I don’t think he ever asked (or they wouldn’t tell him). I once remember riding in the back with my sister as we set off across country to Alton Towers. The 205 1.9 GTi just couldn’t shake the old barge….

Seems to be a common theme going on with modern sports coupes


Big daft grilles, neither is a attractive looking car either.

My practical family estate, looking decidedly outclassed at brunters

Sounds as though you’ve had a good time with the TT then bikebouy. Good to hear and I might be tempted in future then – since all TTs are quicker than mine. Do like having four seats though… Mines had a couple of coil packs and an injector go. Thankfully, injectors are available singly!

I have the roadster 8)

I know the coil packs are flakey, I had mine changed FOC at 40k service, but then I get it serviced at Audi anyway.

We’re not having kids so it’s a selfish indulgence that 2 seaters offer, shall always be this way too. I’m always receiving compliments about it, I get nothing but good vibes from everyone.

I drive it like my Grandad though, a Grandad with slippers on 😆

What sort of mpg do you get, bb, if you don’t mind me asking?

Quite some company you’re keeping there, eep!

Normal around town (London) and I get 32ish, on a run (Motorways) 38-40 and fast A roads I get about 38, so that’s between 350-400 out of a tankful. I only use Shell Ultimate and for some reason it goes better with it. It’s got the DSG flappy paddles too and sport mode and launch control (which I’ve never used, ever)

Superb car, takes more than enough stuff in the boot (incl 2 roadie wheels and my riding kit easy) more than enough for us two to go away on holiday (we recently went down to South Switzerland), what a blast..

8)

That’s not bad at all, bb!

Rather envious – I get about 28 overall. Can be low 20s going into town and back, have seen 37 on a very slow day on the dual carriageway in the way home from work.

Took it over to The Harz Mountains in September – what a blast that was! Very easy to get used to cruising at 120.mph.. 145mph was the most we saw, but not for long – bottled out after a minute or so! Fun though!! No idea how many mpg that was(nt). 🙁

No kids here either – space is useful though. Can get quite a lot of beer and wine into it on a weekend trip to France…

Niiiice, I’ve got a Saris Bones for the occasional bike carry.. Never been over 100 in mine and that was a few years ago coming back from Austria.

Top Down 😆

I have strangely mixed feelings about Audi as a brand these days. I love their old cars, and I still like their big sporty estates but I don’t think I could buy one. When I was in the market for a fast estate I looked at a few nice ones, the wife liked them, but for some reason I couldn’t bring myself to buy one.

If I had £100k burning a hole in my pocket, and as much as like the look/idea of an RS6 I think I’d buy something else.

(although I’m about £100k short of this dilema at the mo)

I love their old cars, and I still like their big sporty estates but I don’t think I could buy one. When I was in the market for a fast estate I looked at a few nice ones, the wife liked them, but for some reason I couldn’t bring myself to buy one.

And why not? Old RS2’s, RS4’s and now the RS6 are starting to appreciate in value at the moment. The B5 RS4 seemed to reach the bottom of it’s depreciation curve around a year or so ago. As a regular looker at the ads on Pistonheads then good ones now seem to be fetching £1-1.5k more than they were 6 months ago.

Yes they’re thirsty on fuel, cost quite a bit more to maintain than the average car but if you do average miles then these costs can balance out when compared to the depreciation of a boggo new car? Even with an older RS car you’d have to be seriously unlucky to match the first years depreciation on a brand new Mondeo diesel. And which would you rather drive day to day?

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And why not? Old RS2’s, RS4’s and now the RS6 are starting to appreciate in value at the moment. The B5 RS4 seemed to reach the bottom of it’s depreciation curve around a year or so ago. As a regular looker at the ads on Pistonheads then good ones now seem to be fetching £1-1.5k more than they were 6 months ago.

Yes they’re thirsty on fuel, cost quite a bit more to maintain than the average car but if you do average miles then these costs can balance out when compared to the depreciation of a boggo new car? Even with an older RS car you’d have to be seriously unlucky to match the first years depreciation on a brand new Mondeo diesel. And which would you rather drive day to day?

Well for a start I don’t think I could afford to maintain an RS to tip top standard never mind afford a good one to start with. So I was looking more at S4/S6s etc.

I’m a complete wrecker too, the things I own just always seem to take a battering. Two babies, mountain bikes etc…no car I own is going to have an easy life. And lastly there’s the stigma that they currently seem to have. I just no too many complete dicks who drive them (albeit diesels).

I ended up going for a Subaru because it was just that much more utilitarian and anonymous.

I’ve no idea why the sudden hate for Audi, I suppose a lot of people who have even half an interest in cars worship at the alter of Jeremy bloody Clarkson and he said mean things about them.

Anyway. I think it’s easy to forget just how amazing looking the original TT was when it first came out, it looked like a spaceship compared to most of the other cars on the road.

P-Jay – Member

I’ve no idea why the sudden hate for Audi, I suppose a lot of people who have even half an interest in cars worship at the alter of Jeremy bloody Clarkson and he said mean things about them.

If that’s in response to me I can assure you I can’t stand Clarkson. If anything I’d say Clarkson is a totem for the type of driver stereotype Audi are now saddled with, regardless of him making the odd joke about them.

I’ve no idea why the sudden hate for Audi, I suppose a lot of people who have even half an interest in cars worship at the alter of Jeremy bloody Clarkson and he said mean things about them.

The Q7 probably didn’t help, huge ugly car driven by tossers (IME).

Yes they’re thirsty on fuel, cost quite a bit more to maintain than the average car but if you do average miles then these costs can balance out when compared to the depreciation of a boggo new car? Even with an older RS car you’d have to be seriously unlucky to match the first years depreciation on a brand new Mondeo diesel. And which would you rather drive day to day?

Whats the first years depreciation on a Mondeo diesel?
After owning a RS4 for 5+ years I’ll say you can easily spend the purchase price on an old RS in maintenance, if you are particularly unlucky in maintenance every 2 years.

The B5 rs4 is getting on for 15 years old and most are approaching 100K miles. Theyt were 40-50K new and are a limited run model, all the parts that make it go/stop/turn/special are unique and are starting to be unavailable from dealers. I can’t admit to myself what I’ve spent on the car this last year (I’ve been unlucky) but it is and will be a specialist car with the associated problems and eye watering bills.

I wouldn’t swap mine and given my time again I would buy another one but if you are thinking of buying something fast/fun do lots of homework.

Just for a bit of balance 😆

@jimjam to no one in particular, just in general – I’ve heard Audi = Cocks and whatever else, but they’re just cars.

I refuse to discount any car over any other when I have to change because the badge supposedly says something or other.

This is doing nothing to quell my lust for an S4 Avant.

I quite like the idea of hiding in plain sight – looks like a company car cockmobile, goes like a **** train.

ourmaninthenorth – Member

This is doing nothing to quell my lust for an S4 Avant.

I quite like the idea of hiding in plain sight – looks like a company car cockmobile, goes like a **** train.

Silly, silly little boots though. An S6 is the only option if you really “need” estate car capabilities. I am confused by your last sentance though. The word in asterix to my brain can only be either a male chicken, a shortened form for Richard, another word for excrement or indeed, the F word. None of which make, sense, but all make me laugh.

jimjam – Member

ourmaninthenorth – Member

This is doing nothing to quell my lust for an S4 Avant.

I quite like the idea of hiding in plain sight – looks like a company car cockmobile, goes like a **** train.

Silly, silly little boots though. An S6 is the only option if you really “need” estate car capabilities. I am confused by your last sentance though. The word in asterix to my brain can only be either a male chicken, a shortened form for Richard, another word for excrement or indeed, the F word. None of which make, sense, but all make me laugh.

I got to assume the four letter word is “fast” trains, after all mostly being far slower than RS Audi’s.

Second one in CFH’s original post was an Avus concept car from 1991 IIRC. I’ve got a matchbox model of it somewhere.

I like it.

This is doing nothing to quell my lust for an S4 Avant.

Mrs PF works in servicing for Audi. I almost bought a 2011 one from her work. It had every option on it. I passed simply because my head wouldn’t let me do 20-25k miles a year on the mpg.

I dodged a bullet. It seems that particular car has been causing it’s new owner quite a bit of trouble. From what she’s said, the S cars can get rather spendy (nowhere near RS obviously though).

I’d only consider now if it was brand new and I had 3 years worth of warranty and a couple of years servicing.

It all went down hill from here:

Oh, as they say, the ironing.

**** = ****

😉

@PF interesting. My mileage is prob too high to justify the MPG and, to the above point on boot size, the S6 is off the scale.

How tediously sensible of me.

@PF – am I right in saying a car with full Audi service history gets an Audi warranty up to 100k miles?

@PF – am I right in saying a car with full Audi service history gets an Audi warranty up to 100k miles?

3 years manufacturers from new, or 1 year with Audi approved used.

Have a look at an aftermarket Audi or 3rd party warranty for an S4. It’s not cheap…on Audi’s insured warranty a 4 year old S4 Avant with 50k on the clock is £1100 per year.

I’ve been on the lookout for an S4 avant but they are quite rare. Especially the ‘black’ version in black. You can get an identical looking 2L diesel but with 150 less bhp and considerably cheaper. I sometimes think it’s not worth getting the power these days as you can hardly ever use it, but I’ve had a Quattro sport v6 for the past 8 yrs and would miss it.

Don’t know if anyone’s noticed the A6 Avant 3L bi Turbo? It’s a 3L diesel Quattro that does 0-62 in 5.3 secs! How mad is that? Still out of my budget unfortunately! Maybe next year….

iPhone double post 🙁