2005 B7 RS4 - Phantom Black £14,995 carbon clean, brakes, oil cooler all sorted.
Posted: Sat May 11, 2019 10:26 pm
The time has come to move on from my B7 RS4. I have owned this fantastic car for the past 18 months which has been a surprise since I usually only keep my cars for 9 – 12 months maximum (an expensive hobby I know!) During this time I have covered just over 3000miles as this is garaged and only used on weekends if it’s dry.
A few key points for a prospective buyer – I spent a significant amount of time travelling the country originally looking for an Avant until seeing this one and being set on it immediately:
- Price £15, 495O.N.O
- Located in Southampton, Hampshire
- Mileage is 92,002 (will go up very slightly as still used on weekends occasionally)
- Recaro ‘Wing Back’ bucket seats
- Carbon trim – zero scratches or blemishes
- Flat bottom steering wheel – minor fading from bottom logo
- Sunroof – fully functional
- Bilstein shocks to replace the original DRC faulty shocks (fitted prior to my ownership)
- Registered in 2005 therefore lower take bracket! (£325/yr vs the normal £570/yr)
- Digital TV tuner as standard
- MOT until 14th July – happy to put a fresh MOT on before sale
- Full service completed in the past 400 miles including Mobil1 oil, genuine filters, diff and gearbox oil, NGK spark plugs.
- Carbon clean completed 1500 miles ago
- Front oil cooler upgraded to Forge Motorsport system
- Front discs and pads replaced
- Drivers seat inflates when Sport button pressed
- Middle resonator delete
- Aux radiator thoroughly checked and free from corrosion and leaks
- Alloys refurbished and spotless
- All tyres have >5-6mm tread
- Garaged 100% of the time – does not come out in the wet – my OCD cant deal with having to clean it again!
- Extensive folder of paperwork and receipts including some step-by-step photos of the carbon clean, forge oil cooler install etc.
- Prive plate will not come with the car – will revert back to OE55 YLB
- HPI clear
During my ownership the following work has been completed to ensure the car is in 100% top condition:
• Forge Oil cooler upgrade - since the original was suffering from the well documented corrosion around the hose connections (old system will come with the car if you want it) £980
• Walnut blast carbon clean - carried out 1500 miles ago – engine pulls like a train with a noticeable kick at 5500 rpm
• CNC 034 Motorsport Inlet Manifold linkage – replaced due to a hairline crack on the old plastic ones that become brittle with heat cycles and age. £225
• Rear suspension top mounts
• Front suspension complete hub / arm assembly due to seized pinch bolts and a minor knocking noise from the upper arms. £1400
• Replacement battery since the last one was struggling in the cold even with my trickle charger in place.
• Brand new front discs + rotors with Ferodo DS3000 pads
• Professionally detailed with stage 2 paint correction
• Rear diff oil change with Castrol – 80 miles ago
• Gearbox oil change with Castrol – 80 miles ago
• Detailed with a mixture of Meguiars and DoDo Juice hard waxes
• Leather regularly fed with Gliptone conditioner
This car has been my absolute pride and joy and will be a shame to see it go however I have my eyes on either an early Aston Martin Vantage. All mechanical issues have been dealt with via replacement or proactive upgrades to eliminate any of the common faults these cars suffer from. I also have Vagcom so happy to run a full diagnostics test in front of prospective buyer to show this is in top condition.
Now on Autotrader
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... de=so455ew
A few key points for a prospective buyer – I spent a significant amount of time travelling the country originally looking for an Avant until seeing this one and being set on it immediately:
- Price £15, 495O.N.O
- Located in Southampton, Hampshire
- Mileage is 92,002 (will go up very slightly as still used on weekends occasionally)
- Recaro ‘Wing Back’ bucket seats
- Carbon trim – zero scratches or blemishes
- Flat bottom steering wheel – minor fading from bottom logo
- Sunroof – fully functional
- Bilstein shocks to replace the original DRC faulty shocks (fitted prior to my ownership)
- Registered in 2005 therefore lower take bracket! (£325/yr vs the normal £570/yr)
- Digital TV tuner as standard
- MOT until 14th July – happy to put a fresh MOT on before sale
- Full service completed in the past 400 miles including Mobil1 oil, genuine filters, diff and gearbox oil, NGK spark plugs.
- Carbon clean completed 1500 miles ago
- Front oil cooler upgraded to Forge Motorsport system
- Front discs and pads replaced
- Drivers seat inflates when Sport button pressed
- Middle resonator delete
- Aux radiator thoroughly checked and free from corrosion and leaks
- Alloys refurbished and spotless
- All tyres have >5-6mm tread
- Garaged 100% of the time – does not come out in the wet – my OCD cant deal with having to clean it again!
- Extensive folder of paperwork and receipts including some step-by-step photos of the carbon clean, forge oil cooler install etc.
- Prive plate will not come with the car – will revert back to OE55 YLB
- HPI clear
During my ownership the following work has been completed to ensure the car is in 100% top condition:
• Forge Oil cooler upgrade - since the original was suffering from the well documented corrosion around the hose connections (old system will come with the car if you want it) £980
• Walnut blast carbon clean - carried out 1500 miles ago – engine pulls like a train with a noticeable kick at 5500 rpm
• CNC 034 Motorsport Inlet Manifold linkage – replaced due to a hairline crack on the old plastic ones that become brittle with heat cycles and age. £225
• Rear suspension top mounts
• Front suspension complete hub / arm assembly due to seized pinch bolts and a minor knocking noise from the upper arms. £1400
• Replacement battery since the last one was struggling in the cold even with my trickle charger in place.
• Brand new front discs + rotors with Ferodo DS3000 pads
• Professionally detailed with stage 2 paint correction
• Rear diff oil change with Castrol – 80 miles ago
• Gearbox oil change with Castrol – 80 miles ago
• Detailed with a mixture of Meguiars and DoDo Juice hard waxes
• Leather regularly fed with Gliptone conditioner
This car has been my absolute pride and joy and will be a shame to see it go however I have my eyes on either an early Aston Martin Vantage. All mechanical issues have been dealt with via replacement or proactive upgrades to eliminate any of the common faults these cars suffer from. I also have Vagcom so happy to run a full diagnostics test in front of prospective buyer to show this is in top condition.
Now on Autotrader
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... de=so455ew