Is the RS4 B7 old hat

[Regy53]

Howdy all

I have owned two B7's before once in 2014 and once in 2015, the first with a milltek and second with a JCW weldfab, both cars had stage 2 by MRC

I have also since owned a RS6 C6, Audi A7 bi turbo black edition, A S8, and more recently a BMW m5 F10 twin turbo 4.4 v8

Its worth noting i do sell my cars often if i find a reason too, i started a business in 2014 and have justified all the sales for this reason, usually a summer purchase with a end of summer sale at not much cost but tops business account back up to levels needed

The problem is i find the f10 lacking, its a lovely car, drives so nice is insainly fast with the DMS remap i have done (720 bhp) it puts you on the edge of your seat when pushing but i just find the rest of the time it lacks, well anything.

no noise
no special looks
a lovely auto box but its all to easy
a bit bland all around

I find myself looking again at Audi RS4's this time a supercharged car. I have seen it this week and do not feel it has aged any, its not like other 2006 cars where the panels look like bricks, its still a lovely looking car as standard.

I remissness to the times i owned a RS4, if your driving fast or slow it has a presence about it, a noise that cannot be matched by any modern turbo cars, wide arches, bucket seats, a kind of retro feel without going back to the 80's etc etc.

My f10 is worth 30 odd K, a supercharged Rs4 7 years older is 25 odd k, am i mad? is it truly that wonderful drivers car that i remember. I can get out my m5 at a carpark and walk away, with my old RS4's you couldn't help but look back a few times?

how have you guys found the RS4 when comparing to more modern cars? has anybody had the same as me?

[HYFR]

still feels modern if you find a good tight one

living legend

[J130YCE]

Mine is amazing, just need to update to a DAB, other than that I don't find I'm left wanting. Get one again, then charge it and its bike quick.

[Regy53]

Mine is amazing, just need to update to a DAB, other than that I don't find I'm left wanting. Get one again, then charge it and its bike quick.

looking at a charged one at FS in luton

[J130YCE]

Grey one? Is your the blue F10?

[Regy53]

yes and yes ? lol

[J130YCE]

Do it

I just took mine back to MRC and got them to go over it, supercharger service re-map etc health check, ended up with a bill for a few £K's but now I'm back tip top again. All of the bits were minor but as with these things more that I'd thought i would be spending, but after all they are older cars so do consider this when you do a deal with FSperformace

[Regy53]

how do you know my car is blue lol....

[Dantheman84]

Mine is amazing, just need to update to a DAB, other than that I don't find I'm left wanting. Get one again, then charge it and its bike quick.

Well only if the bike is a 600cc that is

[FaisalJ]

The only bit of the B7 that felt really dated was the head unit.

So I changed it.




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[Regy53]

Grey one? Is your the blue F10?

Ah wait no mine is not that blue one that's one they currently have

[marc1]

Regy, totally agree mate. I've had two as well and can't help but want another. I've moved to more modern stuff and find it a bit soulless really. Don't get me wrong, the replacement is possibly quicker, practical, warrantied, easy to live with and frugal by comparison. However, I'm left wanting more...

[daytonamart]

still feels modern if you find a good tight one

living legend

This.

I've had two, there's a reason so many previous owners come back to the B7.

[TechNick]

The only bit of the B7 that felt really dated was the head unit.

So I changed it.

...and the diffuser

[Covkiller]

I've had two as well, with a C63 (520HP) in between. I recently tried an F80 M3 for the day and did not like it so bought an E36 M3 and I am restoring it. I drove the M3 during the winter and stored my RS4. When I got back into my RS4 it was like driving the Star Ship Enterprise, man you forget how special these cars are.

Photo care of FaisalJ