Breadvan RS4

[neilparf]

EPIC. Ross, these pics and write have made me want to go.

Is it me, or does a 7 year old RS4 still look stunning on a track?

Great to hear the car behaved faultlessly. And yes, are those silver blocks behind the radiator grill the top mount of radiator or similar or secret flash lights!

[RossDagley]

Jut a quick update here.

The laps of the 'ring I did (7) 5 were in the wet (and 4 of those were absolutely THROWING it down - you can kinda see from the photos!). So, very kind on the car, very low speed and lots of learning by me! The other two laps weren't exactly quick either so the wear on the tires was no where near as bad as predicted but they're due now really (come onto that in a sec).

I've had a few issues in other areas that I'll not drag into this post but hopefully those are being sorted!

Car currently wants for a new MAF sensor, but I've got one coming tomorrow (christ, I wish these were cheaper!) so hopefully that'll sort the running issues. It also needs new tires but we'll see if I can hold on just a moment longer because (anyone who diverges onto the other RS246 forum areas might have seen this) but I'm actively viewing C6 RS6's now, and have an appointment with a Approved Used one tomorrow in fact. IF (big if) I trade in the RS4 for the RS6 then the tires can be sorted by Audi rather than me spending the £600 on them just before selling the car!

I'm not saying the 4 is for sale, or even that I want rid, just... if the RIGHT C6 comes along then I'm open to temptation... Horrible really as I love this car so much but crave 700bhp and more load space

Thanks all for reading my drivel!

[neilparf]

Jut a quick update here.

The laps of the 'ring I did (7) 5 were in the wet (and 4 of those were absolutely THROWING it down - you can kinda see from the photos!). So, very kind on the car, very low speed and lots of learning by me! The other two laps weren't exactly quick either so the wear on the tires was no where near as bad as predicted but they're due now really (come onto that in a sec).

I've had a few issues in other areas that I'll not drag into this post but hopefully those are being sorted!

Car currently wants for a new MAF sensor, but I've got one coming tomorrow (christ, I wish these were cheaper!) so hopefully that'll sort the running issues. It also needs new tires but we'll see if I can hold on just a moment longer because (anyone who diverges onto the other RS246 forum areas might have seen this) but I'm actively viewing C6 RS6's now, and have an appointment with a Approved Used one tomorrow in fact. IF (big if) I trade in the RS4 for the RS6 then the tires can be sorted by Audi rather than me spending the £600 on them just before selling the car!

I'm not saying the 4 is for sale, or even that I want rid, just... if the RIGHT C6 comes along then I'm open to temptation... Horrible really as I love this car so much but crave 700bhp and more load space

Thanks all for reading my drivel!

I think that makes sense! 700bhp and more space - at least of it pulls off, you'll only be a forum away

[toyneg]

I went to the Ring last mth and loved it so much I am going back again next Friday for the weekend. Can't wait.

[voidopolis]

Well that's the start of my raspberry pi install done.

Now have a video/audio input on the rnse and a raspberry pi with usb 1tb hdd installed. Limitless possibilities now - the pi is controlled by xbmc app on my phone (connected to my iPhones wifi hotspot) and you can watch or listen to anything on the hdd now.
Because the pi is on wifi to my phone, can even stream audio over the web love (like 1xtra or watch iplayer etc) if I wanted.

That should keep the wife happy on longer journeys and the music choice is going to be awesome

enjoyed reading your thread - question: do you have a writeup somewhere on the Raspberry PI Setup with your RNSE?

[RossDagley]

enjoyed reading your thread - question: do you have a writeup somewhere on the Raspberry PI Setup with your RNSE?

i don't I'm afraid. I'll try to remember to write one when I get a chance.

In other news...

Small puddle of oil under bumper today. Great. :/ Booked in already next week again with MRC - looks like I'm due some oil cooler lines too.

Looking like an expensive month again! New pads (again - ds3000 this time), decats, remap for above and oil pipes (hopefully not cooler!).

Grrr. At least it'll be ready for the ring next weekend. Rather it failed here than there!

Trax car show Sunday so started prep today. Cleaning of course.





And a "clean" is only a "wash" until you take the wheels off to do em properly.



Still. They clean up well.

[neilparf]

Ross, lovely 'wash'! Proper job with wheels - nice work!

What colour are your wheels - anthracite?

Sorry to hear about the cooler lines

[RossDagley]

Thanks

Yeah anthracite. It's not a "lepsons" standard of finish but a mobile van place did it at my house. Respray rather than powder coat. But still came out nice. Had them done a few months ago now and still scrub up ok.

Off to mrc this morning.

[neilparf]

Thanks

Yeah anthracite. It's not a "lepsons" standard of finish but a mobile van place did it at my house. Respray rather than powder coat. But still came out nice. Had them done a few months ago now and still scrub up ok.

Off to mrc this morning.

Nice - Anthracite suits black very well Lepsons do a nice finish agreed but yours do look very good still...

MRC - ahhhh your holiday home beckons! Good luck

[murph22]

Car is stunning Ross, best of luck with the Oil Cooler.

You mentioned in a previous post about your drivers door being out of line, did you ever get this sorted and if you did, can you let
me know as my passenger door is similar.

[longman h]

Looking very nice indeed.

Where abouts did you get the centre caps from as I think they'd look good on the plus?

[RossDagley]

Looking very nice indeed.

Where abouts did you get the centre caps from as I think they'd look good on the plus?

I just got the centre caps from ebay. Here's the ones I bought:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-AUDI-ALLO ... 35d6e543ec

Car is stunning Ross, best of luck with the Oil Cooler.

You mentioned in a previous post about your drivers door being out of line, did you ever get this sorted and if you did, can you let
me know as my passenger door is similar.

I managed to adjust the door on the hinges a little - just enough to stop it bothering me too much.

Thanks for the comments. I've had a MASSIVE result today. I had just presumed it was the oil cooler lines but... turns out it wasn't (and that's a good thing!). MRC have just said it's the oil level sensor that's at fault and leaking. So... Pipes and cooler are officially fine, it's just an £80 sensor. Mega happy. For once it's not too expensive!

Went to Trax car show at Silverstone yesterday:




Not the best photos but the car really looked well Needs a front end respray though to fix the stone chips - I'm gonna be massively outshone at ADI :p

[neilparf]

Wow - result Ross!!!! £80 vs the fat end of £800 is a result!

Nah, car looks tidy!!! ADI will be great.

Just watching mine have a Hunter alignment - almost perfect just a touch toe in to resolve but apprently the operator is 'picky' so that's good!

ADI here we come!

[murph22]

Thanks for the info Ross, I wouldn't be as confident as you about adjusting it myself, so off to the bodyshop.

The car looks superb in the Trax pics, and for once a positive outcome with the oil cooler/sensor.

[Ian_C]

I'm sure you are already aware the oil sensor can only be changed when the sump is empty. So will need to be combined with 9 litres of Castrol and a new filter.