New car advice

[Rhinonuts]

Hi there .
New to the forum, am looking at buying an rs4
Very soon. Seen one I like that has shown
(Weeping on the front shocks)
Is a slight weeping ok? Or is it Drc problems
Coming ?
Any advice would be great

[jonson66]

How much are you looking to spend? What spec etc?

[chriswhite1992]

What colour and price are you looking at mate? Mines for sale £15,400

[daytonamart]

Where did you get your wind deflectors from?

Rhino, if there's weeping on the shocks the DRC is on the way out, it'll only be a matter of time.

[Rhinonuts]

At the moment the only thing I am heading towards is avant, any colour considered, flat
Steering wheel, prefer below 80k. The one I'm looking at is 17k 75k miles avant . What do you think about weeping shocks

[chriswhite1992]

Just off ebay mate. I know there is alot of hate for them but i like them.
If the shocks are weeping it mean the system would have lost / loosing its pressure so you would be needing coilovers soon

[Rhinonuts]

How much would a decent coilover set
Set me back please

[chriswhite1992]

£800+ for the cheapest set. Bilstein b14

[Rhinonuts]

£800+ for the cheapest set. Bilstein b14

[jonson66]

18.5k for mine with rs4 plate but it's a saloon. May advertise soon

[Dantheman84]

I had weeping front shocks on mine lasted about 2 years and the rear 1 failed lol
I brought kw coilovers £1800

[docurley]

If shocks weeping then ask for a the cost to replace and recharge for sure as the DRC is a walking time bomb and this one has already lit the fuse but this should not put you off.

[Rhinonuts]

If shocks weeping then ask for a the cost to replace and recharge for sure as the DRC is a walking time bomb and this one has already lit the fuse but this should not put you off.

Which is how much ?? Trouble is not many people want to drop thousands of there price .

[chriswhite1992]

Drc repair can be very expensive! Both shocks and recharge getting on for over a grand

[eliano]

Audi told me about £800 a corner for drc,
If its the car you want and can knock a decent bit off the asking then just buy it, if they wont budge then move on.
If you dont mind shelling out loads on the drc or getting coilovers then dont worry about it. Theres arguments to both types of shocks but if i knew when i bought my car about the possible issues then id have looked for a car that had already had them removed.