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The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 3:16 pm
by philroach
Guess it comes to all of us eventually .....
After 6 and a bit fantastic years , mostly laughs , and a few tears , I am parting company with my beast next week for something a little more sensible , and , hopefully , a lot more easy on the pocket
Have been offered a fairly pitiful P/X for her , but hope she will turn up here again some time
Thanks for the banter , advice when needed , and the fun at the meetings in Ide Hill
Its been emotional
Phil
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 3:22 pm
by ant1
Damn, what did you get px wise?
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:41 pm
by Mr Footlong
Phil, when are the keys being handed over? This chap is looking for a RS6 at the moment and WANTS rns-e... -
http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=103860
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:47 pm
by ahoooga
Has it been put in the 'cars for sale' section at all ?
I would of thought an ad in there might give better results than a part ex of a dealer or at least the chance for a fellow forum member to get a good deal.
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:47 pm
by swannny
And I'd love the milteks off you, and the wagners!!
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:48 pm
by Mr Footlong
THE VULTURES ARE CIRCLING. Depending on time available and the dealer, could be a good way to claw back cash Phil? Not worth the hassle?
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:50 pm
by swannny
Ha-ha!!
You know me too well Nic..I'm a hoarder and a vulture!
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 5:16 pm
by philroach
havent advertised her as it was a bit of an impulse purchase and the P/X was the easiest option
Cant be fussed with tyre kickers and test pilots , and dont intend to mess around swapping bits .
Do have full standard exhaust , Miltek non res centre sections , 3 winter tyres, 2 spare wheels , boot tray and net ,
Vagcom cables etc which will be sold seperately at some time in the future
If I got a firm cash offer , I could cancel the P/X , just had her MOT'd and serviced at 73K miles , suffered another outlay to renew steering pump and front arm bushes etc , and now just getting tired of waiting for something else to go wrong , bless her
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 5:20 pm
by Mr Footlong
philroach wrote:havent advertised her as it was a bit of an impulse purchase and the P/X was the easiest option
Cant be fussed with tyre kickers and test pilots , and dont intend to mess around swapping bits .
Do have full standard exhaust , Miltek non res centre sections , 3 winter tyres, 2 spare wheels , boot tray and net , Vagcom cables etc which will be sold seperately at some time in the future
If I got a firm cash offer , I could cancel the P/X , just had her MOT'd and serviced at 73K miles , suffered another outlay to renew steering pump and front arm bushes etc , and now just getting tired of waiting for something else to go wrong , bless her
I totally understand just not wanting the hassle, but, what timescale are you working with before you hand over the keys? While it may be a hassle, if you were chopping bits, as long as the person swapping/buying was prepared to pay the worktime to do it, could make you a nice bit of extra money. There would of course be the flashing back of the ECU, assuming you had her mapped on the Milltek/wagners, but meh.
Other than that, that Lala chap seems serious and I have pointed him in your direction so you never know. Either way, the handover time is the critical bit surely.
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 5:22 pm
by swannny
And I really want a miltek, ESP if you have the non res bits kicking around too, lol!
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:01 pm
by Mr Footlong
Phil, I have stretched the hell out of my cargo net so if yours is in good nick and is noice & toight, please give me first refusal thanks.
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:16 pm
by Shoppinit
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:14 pm
by ChrisRS6
Was yours a Muggy Blue Avant? Think I might have spotted this today... Glimpsed one on a very similar plate (I think, but can't be sure).
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 9:18 pm
by ChrisRS6
Just read your sig! Guess it wasn't your old one then!!!
Re: The End of R5 SKX :-(
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:16 pm
by philroach
She has gone now
, no more V8 rumble for me , just a stealthy 600N of torque
and 42mpg , not that i ever expect to see that mpg !!!
