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A simple 3 stage question - what would you do differently if you had the chance to spec your car again...

Swap (Options you would swap if there is an alternative i.e. paint colour, wheels etc)
- If I was feeling VERY flush I'd possibly swap Misano for a non Audi colour. Although I love Misano so it would have to be for something very special!

Add (Options you don't have but in hindsight wish you did)
- B&O - the standard system isn't as good as the standard systems in the C7. It lacks range in the mid>highs.
- Adaptive Cruise Control - I recently had a chance to drive a car with this fitted, and I hadn't realised how well it actually works in the real world.

Ditch (Options you have but wouldn't choose again given the choice)
- Heated Seats - the insulation and heater in the B8 is so good that I haven't felt the need to use them this winter.

Swap - Riviera to Kingfisher, Sports Seats to Buckets

Add - Black Styling

Ditch - Pano Sunroof

Why don't you like the roof?

Swap - At a push a non-Audi colour, but I love my colour anyway

Add - DVB, miss this from my X5 or Ceramics, the wife has requested I get DVB retro fitted so working on that.

Ditch - Nothing, sorry, don't want to remove anything

I was quite fortunate, I picked exactly what I wanted and that includes most of the options list

Whats wrong with the roof, I love it?

Happy with what I've got, cars fully loaded apart from pan roof and auto close tail gate and the shopping storage thing in the boot, those 3 things all add weight which I don't want

RIV wrote:Happy with what I've got, cars fully loaded apart from pan roof and auto close tail gate and the shopping storage thing in the boot, those 3 things all add weight which I don't want

Auto tailgate is a pain in the arse, I wish it wasn't standard fit now as it bugs me on a daily basis

The only thing I really miss from my first B8 is the Bucket seats, but then I do also like the extra leg room the standard seats affords the rears and also I'm not wearing the sports bolsters half as much as I did the buckets with constantly getting in and out

I also only turned the auto handbrake on once, and didn't like it, so haven't since, but for £60, it's not a big deal and might help resale if someone really likes it

LKA is a bit of gimmick, and doesn't work well in general conditions, but it came as a pack with Adaptive cruise, which I use most days, so well worth the outlay in my opinion

Not an option, but after saturdays bonnet scrape from a flying object, i really really wish I'd coughed up for the protective film

Auto handbrake i never use but it was only £60 anyway so i'd still spec it again.

Possibly spec ceramics next time just for the sake of it, Don't use the motorway enough to bother spec'ing the auto cruise thingy plus i don't like the box on the lower bumper grill as it looks cluttered.

Wouldn't change anything else, love the buckets, Pano roof etc etc.

Swap: Possibly Daytona for Prism - I spotted one in Portishead the other day and it looked fantastic.

Add: Sliding rail things in the boot and bucket seats. The standard SuperSport seats are fine but buckets feel more special & look better.

Ditch: Lane keep assist and load-liner carpet. The former is awful on UK roads (particularly bits of M4 roadworks where they haven't done a very good job of removing the old white lines) so I keep it turned-off. The latter doesn't seem to fit properly and is useful only for the flap which protects the bumper.

Graeme4130 wrote:Not an option, but after saturdays bonnet scrape from a flying object, i really really wish I'd coughed up for the protective film

Share your pain, a big tractor flew past me the other day depositing mud and stones all over the car, quite a few chips now and matching Prism is difficult, especially as there's no touch up available. I'm more anal about this car than my last 991, it is meant to be a daily driver but I've become very attached, despite the fact I don't like the steering.

I would ditch sports pack next time and fit an after market exhaust, LKA is a nonsense, but I like the roof, tailgate (why is it a PIA) and ACC, the boot liner is a waste of time. I don't think there's anything I miss and I'm happy with my lot.

memory seat - I so thought this was standard even at handover I asked where the memory seat settings were - 60K car and no memory seat - nonsense....

Ditch: DRC and dynamic steering.....I'll let you all guess why

Add: ceramics

Change: colour from sepang to nardo grey

Excuse my density but...what is LKA?

richrocksmy wrote:Excuse my density but...what is LKA?

It's Lane Keep Assist
Uses a small camera on the grill to identify the White lines and steer the car between them

Graeme4130 wrote:

richrocksmy wrote:Excuse my density but...what is LKA?

It's Lane Keep Assist
Uses a small camera on the grill to identify the White lines and steer the car between them

I started to use it on my ski road trip but quickly became pee'd off with it and it seemed to make the car wander....within the lines but felt odd.